pregnancy

Just lately I have been trying to perform a whole bunch of turn around's in my life, I guess an easier way to say that is I have been reviewing my flaw's (which sounds terrible, but it has been anything but, more therapeutic than anything else). One thing that has come out of this is that I am at my best, happiest and most inspired when I am not living in New Zealand, and was at my most happiest when I moved to Canada for a whole year, even though that also involved a whole lot of regrouping and dealing with the stuff I left behind, which was not a lot of fun, but it was necessary to say the least.

Abortion is okay!

On the one hand, I'm happy when I see other people being outward about this take: that abortion is plain OKAY. Not a necessary evil, not a sad shame, not something unfortunate that should-be-avoided-at-all-costs-except-that-it-should-of-course-still-be-an-option... but OKAY.

On the other hand, I have mixed feelings about how this writer goes about their opinion--both in how they practice it and how they express it. It's a pretty heavy blog entry. The writer--whose gender I cannot determine--works/volunteers at an abortion clinic and a pregnancy clinic. A choice quote:

"To all of those women waiting in the clinic’s nurse station for their pregnancy results, I said ... “If you think abortion is wrong, I’m not going to sign this referral letter.”

Due to my upcoming trip to Asia, I have had to have a few visits to the Doctor, for my shots etc, which I really don't enjoy doing at all, but more than that, I am totally sick of them talking about how I need to do this and that if I want to have children, because of my endometriosis etc. I patiently explain to them each time I go that it really is not a concern I have as I am not planning on having any anyway. This is apparently not the right answer.

Most of the time they think it's because I am young, and that I will change my mind in a few years, and order tests and things anyway. I am not concerned about whether or not I can get pregnant, now or in the future. I believe that if I can't for whatever reason then maybe I should look after one of the many kids in this country who are in desperate need of a good home, or just not have any at all. And I am happy with this.

Thomas Beatie is legally married, legally male and pregnant. His pregnancy has caught the attention of numerous media outlets, even Oprah and People magazine. Originally thought to be a hoax, his ultrasound on Oprah along with an interview with him and his wife, seems to have convinced the public that this man is pregnant.

Thomas Beatie is transgendered man. The biology behind is pregnancy is pretty simple. By stopping testosterone injections Thomas Beatie was able to get pregnant through artificial insemination. It's hard for me to believe Thomas Beatie is the first pregnant man for this reason. Some websites claim the first pregnant man was a transgendered, homosexual man about 20 years ago. Some intersex individuals who live as men can also have children, so it's very possible Thomas Beatie is not the first pregnant man.

Last week at work I was faced with a big decision. A Woman, who we know well at work, who is also quite pregnant right now, came into the bar. She had obviously been drinking and she ordered some more drinks for herself and her friends who were with her from my boss.

First of all, I was pretty shocked that my boss, who has 3 children, served her the alcohol, but also that the friends who she was there with were encouraging her to drink when she is pregnant. So when she went to sit down at a table, I asked my boss what we can do about that, and why he served her when it is harming the child inside of her. He said that there is nothing we can do about it because it is her decision and we are not allowed to get involved in it.

I quit my job a little over a week ago and already I am bored out of my mind. The bright side is it seems like I quit just in time; with the temperature outside apporaching a 100 degrees, walking almost a mile in black pants and a dark shirt wouldn't be a good idea.

Yet, I am bored. So, I have been doing what any other unemployed teenager would be doing: watching hour after hour of TV. One of my favorate channels has always been Discovery Health. I have always found genetic conditions interesting and they do alot of speicals on such. As a pregnant woman, interest has turned into concern.

When I was very young I told my mother that when I grew up I would adopt. Both my sister and my mother thought babies and children were icky when they were little, changing their minds as they got older, but I always knew I wanted children, just not my own.

The night before last I had a very long chat with my mother about babies and pregnancy. I had heard of something that can happen during labour and whilst talking about this with her we started a long discussion on the pros and cons. I had it all about right. As I saw it in my head, the pain, what you went through, how it felt she agreed with. I asked her, concerning the 'magical' side of pregnancy by saying 'Is it like, if you're sat in the garden on a sunny day just relaxing with nothing to do you look down and go ahh, I'm creating life, how magical. But the rest of the time it's horrid?' She said 'Exactly'.