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Thank you so much!

2008-06-25T15:24:00.000-05:00

Thank you so much!

Thanks, Patty! Let's see... book recommendations. ...

2008-06-24T21:03:00.000-05:00

Thanks, Patty! Let's see... book recommendations. For money-related books, two I've been thinking on lately are The Two Income Trap The Price Of Motherhood. For fiction, my long-time favorite is Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson. For non-fiction, check out Random Family (finance and social class related, showing that even when I'm not thinking about money I'm thinking about money, I suppose).

Hello!I LOVE YOUR BLOG. The ONLY reason I have no...

2008-06-24T14:33:00.000-05:00

Hello!
I LOVE YOUR BLOG. The ONLY reason I have not read every single entry so far is that I do not want it end! Thank you for putting into words a lot of my thoughts, feelings, and curiousities. I wanted to ask if you could kindly make any book recommendations? Anything out there you found to be profound or moving or essential to your views on life issues? I understand if you are too busy or just don't want to comment back. But thank you for even reading this!!! Have a great Wedding!
-Patty

@ anonymous - The main reason I suggested that the...

2008-05-06T14:24:00.000-05:00

@ anonymous - The main reason I suggested that the view that abortion is a valid means of birth control should be reconsidered rests upon my commitment that a fetus is a human being from a very early stage. So, in my view of the world, it seems very sad to end someone's life because it is inconvenient or ends up costing money.

The issue to me is not over the autonomy of a woman's body. I feel like I absolutely hold to the notion that a woman's body is autonomous and her own personal, irrevocable possession. I think that the case of pregnancy is very unique in that I see a fetus both as a unique person and while at the same time being completely dependent upon the care and nutrients supplied by his mother. The issue revolves around the life of what I consider to be a human person, just like you and I.

If a pregnant woman were to be murdered, I would want the criminal to be tried on the charge of double homicide.

Steward: as politely as you put it, you're wrong i...

2008-05-06T00:30:00.000-05:00

Steward: as politely as you put it, you're wrong in your assumption that our esteemed blogger should consider "additional thought" to whether abortion should be an option. It is a last-resort birth control, and if you have read Freakonomics, it keeps women (and their possible other children) out of poverty. What "additional thought" could you mean? Women have a right to bodily autonomy and the choice for when to become -- and remain-- pregnant. If you disagree: perhaps you have a kidney you'd like to be forced to donate? (And in this case, be forced to pay for the associated medical bills -- having a kid costs ~$180,000 to raise in a middle-class lifestyle to 18.)

I think you make a good point in noting the impact...

2008-01-28T23:57:00.000-06:00

I think you make a good point in noting the impact that an additional wage earner can have on the financial well being of a family and that contraception and education have gone a long way in helping families and individuals decide when is the right time for them to leave the work force and have children, but I also think that considering abortion as a method of birth control, and especially seeing abortion as a money saving technique, may need some additional thought. Though I disagree with you on this point, I appreciate your point of view.