PRO-LIFE

November 3, 2008

I am PRO-LIFE! And because I am pro-life, I get asked, “Why?” (Everyone gets asked why they are for what they are.)

This is my opinion and this is why I vote the way I do for politicians. I do base my vote on more than just the life of a child, but this is my main point that I look for in our next president. The biggest question I get for being pro-life is: “What about rape victims? Don’t you believe they should be able to have an abortion if they are raped?”

And for a long time I really thought that the only reason I cannot be fully pro-life is because I did think that a rape victim should be able to have an abortion for a couple reasons: 1. they didn’t ask to have unprotected sex with that person and 2. They will not want the baby as a reminder of the rape. Until I realized, whether that victim has that abortion or not, that person has been raped. There will always be something that reminds them of the rape. Such as the place, the date, any person that walks by them could be the rapist or even just the mere memory of it is considered a haunting of the incident.

So no, I do not think anyone should have an abortion. I don’t think that aborting a baby is going to get rid of the victim’s pain of the rape. Either way, they were raped and that is not the baby’s fault. The baby didn’t ask to be conceived, the baby did not plan the rape and the baby should not be held accountable for it either.

The same goes for whether a baby should be aborted because the parents found out the baby will have a disability or be disfigured in any way. God made everyone the way he did for a reason. And it should not be our judgment as to who puts that baby’s life to an end. A person can do great things in our world no matter how normal they are or not. The babies of today are our leaders of tomorrow. http://www.catholicvote.com/

I believe in forgiveness. I believe God has forgiven all the people for their wrong doings when they asked. I believe that HE is who we will all ultimately answer to. But when it comes down to it, I don't only believe in sparing the life of a child because God tells us to, I believe we should not have abortions because it is immoral.
What if someone didn’t want their kids anymore after so many years, would it be okay to have them killed if it made the parents life better? How is that any different than abortion? Abortion is killing a CHILD that you do not want because he/she interferes with your life. And that is wrong. Last I checked, murder was against the law and abortion is murder. If you don’t know what abortion really is, go here and look at it. www.abortiontv.com.
No one NEEDS to have an abortion. There is no such thing as NEEDING one. People NEED oxygen, food, shelter, love, water... but abortion is a WANT not a NEED. And it is a WANT that comes with a high price of grieving.

Many believe that a baby is nothing more than an organ in a woman’s body until a certain numbered of weeks. For all those people, look at http://www.babycenter.com/pregnancy-fetal-development-index. This shows all the stages of a baby’s life inside the mother’s womb.

There really is no reason for abortion. No one can give any excuse for killing a baby that is valid. People use abortion for all the wrong reason: 1. Used as a birth control 2. They are financially not ready 3. They are just that careless or 4. They are immature.

Do not be immature, do not be careless. Reality is, if you are pregnant, you have the responsibility to raise that child and if you cannot do that, you find an adopted family that can. When voting for our president, remember the lives that are at stake.

Driving is a Privilege and Privileges can be Taken Away

October 31, 2008

It is guaranteed that every day we can find some elderly people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The question is, should they be there?

It has come apparent that as we grow older we do three things like clockwork: 1. Shrink in size, 2. Drive slower and 3. Acquire a bigger vehicle. As it was for my grandfather too, it could take hours for an older person in their 80’s to get to point B from point A.

Some people we see driving can barely see over the steering wheel, and are moving at a pace of 5 mph in the slow lane on the highway. The next question is who allows these people to drive?

Prime example: earlier this year there was the elderly woman from Vestal who was going to the doctors and ended up missing. They eventually found her in Pennsylvania dead from an accident with the car. The family members had told the police that the woman had early Alzheimer’s.

So, no one thought that having this disease could possibly effect her driving? She wasn’t just “sick” she was elderly. Heck, sometimes I am headed to the grocery store and I forget where I am going too. AND I AM 23 YEARS OLD!

I think that everyone when they reach a certain age needs to go through a driving test every year. Then again, even drives young or old may have to be tested every year, because lately it seems that no one can drive or understand the rules of the road. Maybe we all think that once we get our license, it can not be taken away. News flash: driving is a privilege and privileges can be taken away.

Voting: It’s a Right as an American

October 27, 2008

She said what, he donated how much, and they support who? Being a young voter in the US can come with a high price, the chore of determining who is right for office.

Between the internet, television, radio and street ads, there is no limit to the amount of information we receive about ever position running for every position possible. We are responsible for making the decision as to who runs our county, city, state, and even the country. There is never a shortage of information and there is never a shortage of lies.

Lately the statement made by opposing positions about their running mates is: “She/He supports Bush.” We all may not like Bush, but when someone is in office, they make a choice, and supporting Bush may have been a good or bad choice.

How are we supposed to know who to vote for when she says he supported bush, and then in another ad he says she supported Bush?

In a recent online poll, the question was: Which celebrity endorsement for president would most likely influence your vote? Bono (Obama), Kelsey Grammer (McCain), Oprah (Obama), or Elisabeth Hasselbeck (McCain). While looking at the names and thinking which one I have more interest in, I began think. Why would any endorsement make me vote a certain way. Just because Oprah is backing Obama, does this mean I should vote for him? Even if I were the biggest Oprah fan on the face of the planet, I would not vote for Obama. What if I love Oprah so much, but she thinks abortion is okay, or we should support education but not help our economy the way it is needed. So in what sense, would any endorsement from any celebrity or “big name” could make my vote or your vote be influenced?

Don’t you think that our voting has come down to who likes who and who said what and he did this? It is childish. We should be looking at who stands for what, who is going to make a difference, and who we can trust to make the US better.

“That’s So…” KNOCK IT OFF!

October 18, 2008

We learn to not say things like “Shut Up” or “You’re Stupid” because the impact can be hurtful to others. We are also taught to no say “That’s so gay” or “You’re being retarded,” but when have we have listened to anyone? We always think we can say whatever we want if it doesn’t hurt us right? We have all heard that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words could never hurt me.” Words don’t hurt us until they are said to us.

Perhaps you have seen the FRIENDS episode where Monica’s feelings are hurt when her mother refers to all the bad things she does by saying “She’s pulling a Monica.” That is pretty much what we are saying when we refer to something bad, ugly, dumb or stupid as gay or retarded. We might as well put our own names in place of the hurtful words in order to get the point of how much words really do hurt.

Maybe if a celebrity like Hilary Duff or Wanda Sykes get involved, we will a learn to KNOCK IT OFF for the sake of others feelings. Wait, they are already getting involved. Check out their powerful ad campaigns against “THAT’S SO GAY” at http://thinkb4youspeak.com.

Possibly then, we can all learn to be a little nicer and accept people for the way they are. This is probably how we can help the world.

Maybe You Are an Alcoholic…

October 15, 2008

Think of drinking alcohol as smoking a cigarette. We as mothers and fathers know the dangers of second hand smoke to our kids. What are the effects of drinking in front of kids? Where should and shouldn’t there be alcohol served? Who should be the ones to know not serve it at inappropriate times?

I recently attended a 3rd birthday for my friend’s daughter at her house. Between my daughter, her daughter, the little neighbor boy and a few relative kids, there were about six kids all together there. My friend seemed to have thought and planned the party well. There were toys for the kids to play with and even a bounce house. The kids were having fun and the adults were in their own conversations. When someone asked me what I wanted to drink, I asked what they had. They said in the cooler on the floor there is coke, diet, cream soda, corona lime and Bud.

ALCOHOL? Served at a 3 year olds party? Yes, there were adults, but it wasn’t a party for them, it was for the kids. And the alcohol was in arms length for the kids to get. This was odd to me, and with my daughters 2 year old party around the corner, it became clear that serving alcohol at a kids place is unsuitable.

After celebrating her birthday, I decided to get some family members together to take my daughter to Chuck E. Cheese’s for the first time. We were thrilled to see her having so much fun, until a gentlemen walked by us with what seemed to be a beer; and sure enough, beer was on the menu.

Is this okay to serve beer or any alcohol around kids so young? Where are all the clear judgments of people and parents and authority going?

Don’t Wear White!

August 19, 2008

I have heard that wearing white on your wedding day is strictly for those who have not had sex before marriage or don’t live together ahead of time.

I have heard that if you wear white on your wedding day and you are not a virgin, you are lying, because you are not “pure.”

Well, I say, wear whatever you want. It is your wedding! You are hopefully only going to have one wedding. If you want to wear white, where white. You want to wear blue, wear blue. If you want a nudist wedding, go… in you birthday suit.

A wedding is about one thing and one thing only, the love between a man and a woman, those two people proclaiming that love to one another in front of their families and friends. It is not about your clothing, a wedding is not a fashion show. It is not about sex, a wedding is not a porno. It is not about your kids, a wedding is not a daycare center free for all.

A wedding is your wedding. And if someone tells you not to wear white, I say wear one as white as snow.

So wear white, and I am not talking about after Labor Day!

Are You My Soul Mate?

August 19, 2008

Whatever happened to the old fashioned way of meeting someone? When did our world get so desperate for love that they had to go to eHarmony or Match.com in order to meet the person of their dreams?

I have heard some weird ways people hooked up. But what I don’t hear is, “I met this guy in the produce aisle after we reached for the same apple, and he asked me to coffee.” Isn’t that the kind of love you would rather pursue? Instead we would like to talk on the phone or the internet to a person we can all most be positive looks nothing like he or she said. Things can be deceiving. Reading a profile can lie to you.

The latest story I heard that blew my mind was: a guy goes to local gay bars. Not because he is gay, but because he wants to hook up and find true love with a woman! He said that lots of women have gay friends and they will go to gay bars to hang with them.

I can tell you there is no way I would go to gay bar, and if I did, it sure wouldn’t be to find love in a straight guy.

Another person said that the reason they don’t want to meet a guy and get married is because they haven’t found “Mr. Right” yet. When I asked how she was looking for him, she said, I stay home, Mr Right will find me.

Let me tell you men and women, if you think that right person for you is going to come to your front door and you are going to live happily ever after, you need to wake up!

If someone comes to your front door and says they are your soul mate, you call 911, because that is creepy!

Don’t get me wrong, I am sure online dating or finding your soul mate through a phone service works for some people, but realistically, we rely on our phone and internet for everything nowadays, that we are almost becoming lazy. If we center our lives around these two contraptions, we are setting ourselves up to become hermits.

Think about it, we can do our banking, buy groceries, find any information possible to do anything we want, have anything shipped to our homes, talk to whomever, see whomever (webcam), rent videos, work from home and even download music and movies. Soon there will be nothing left for us do outside our homes; we will all become strangers to the outdoors.

So why don’t we forget about the online dating services and do things right? Get to know someone face to face and not through a computer screen or telephone line.