PARENTING FREEDOM

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    “The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” Thucydides

    “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” Epictetus

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    "Speaking the Truth in times of
    universal deceit is a revolutionary act."
    George Orwell
  • America Doesn’t Deserve Sarah Palin

    | January 23, 2011

    I watch as the world tries to destroy Sarah Palin. Since I share many of Sarah Palin’s political views and family values, I know the world’s hatred is for me as well.

    Why the Left Hates Sarah Palin [EXCELLENT ARTICLE]
    http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/01/why_the_left_hates_sarah_palin.html

    “People on the left hate Palin for one simple reason: because she is everything they are not. She is their polar opposite because her life journey has diverged from the prescribed liberal path…”

    “Sarah dated and then married her high school sweetheart; I learned that my body was a commodity that I “owned.” And I could use my body — and allow it to be used — to temporarily still the pangs of loneliness…”

    “I feel the ache of something stolen from me — something precious, never quite recovered. And there are countless others out there, similarly robbed, though they have no idea what has gone missing.”

    “And then, out of the blue, Sarah Palin, like a majestic bird in flight, swooped onto the scene of a depraved and deprived nation. With her children and grandchild, her religion and her patriotism, Sarah is the antithesis of everything the progressives stand for. Palin is not just pro-life, but she emanates life — and good, clean living…”

    “Leftists loathe Palin because she has retained something that was stripped from them years ago: a wholesomeness, a purity of heart. People on the left despise Palin because she shines a bright light on their shame and unworthiness, which they try desperately to deny.”

    “The progressives, like that brutal gang of abandoned girls, want to drag Palin down into the gutter with them; they want to spoil her. Of course, their efforts will be futile; Palin is fueled by a Spirit that isn’t simply her own.”

    “The left knows only how to point fingers, and threaten, and menace. Why? They are lost, abandoned children as well; they have shunned the only Force who could wash them clean and bring them home again.”

    Rush: I marvel at how Sarah Palin has handled herself
    http://www.therightscoop.com/rush-i-marvel-at-how-sarah-palin-has-handled-herself

    Feminists against Palin – shame on you
    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/20/IN5U13026F.DTL

    “Hillary and women like her are not disliked because they are competent and successful, but because they are chip-on-the-shoulder feminists, living in an unhappy world of their own making and spreading their discontent like a virus.”

    “After 40 years of telling wives and mothers to get out of the home (which Betty Friedan called “a comfortable concentration camp”), put their children in day care (tax-funded, of course) and join the workforce, these same feminists now tell Sarah to stay home with her children.”

    John Ziegler: Changing My Mind On A Sarah Palin Presidential Run
    http://www.mediaite.com/online/john-ziegler-changing-my-mind-on-a-sarah-palin-presidential-run/

    “Quantitative Easing Explained”

    | January 23, 2011

    Quantitative Easing Explained

    Heh…

    | January 23, 2011

    Vegetarians, from the other point of view!

    Seriously though, some people facing certain healing phases need lots of protein – more than a vegetarian/vegan diet can provide. With educated hindsight, I have learned the hard way that vegetarian diets are not for everyone.

    Abortion in the News

    | January 23, 2011

    Contraception linked to massive rise in abortion rate
    http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/new-study-links-contraception-hike-with-increased-abortions?

    “Contraception actually increases abortion rates.”

    20% of all young British women used morning after pill last year
    http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/20-of-all-young-british-women-used-morning-after-pill-last-year

    “The morning after pill, a large dose of the same hormones used in contraceptive pills, can either prevent ovulation or prevent the implantation of an existing embryo in the uterine lining.”

    “‘Very few women will know precisely when they ovulate,’ SPUC said, ‘so, if they take the morning-after pill, they will not know whether it has prevented conception or caused an abortion.’”

    MTV’s Teen Abortion Sales Pitch: It’s Just ‘A Ball of Cells’
    http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lziganto/2011/01/05/mtvs-teen-abortion-sales-pitch-its-just-a-ball-of-cells/

    41% of NYC pregnancies end in abortion
    http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=7883827

    “The Statue of Liberty should be the symbol of this city, not the grim reaper.” Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, the Most Rev. Timothy Dolan

    “‘If 41% of New York babies are aborted, with the percentage even higher in the Bronx and among our African-American babies in the world, it is downright chilling,’ New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan said.”

    “Broken down by race for 2009:”

    “Specifically non-Hispanic Blacks have a 59.8% abortion rate.”

    “Hispanics have a 41.3% abortion rate.”

    “Asians have a 22.7% abortion rate.”

    “And non-Hispanic Whites have a 20.4% abortion rate.”

    “The fact that 41% of all pregnancies in New York City end in abortion is not a secret and it’s not anything new.”

    “In fact, things have been getting better over the past decade.”

    “Back in 1998, 12 years ago, the number was actually 46%.”

    Couple with three sons abort twin boys conceived with IVF – and they will try again for a girl as their first daughter died
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1345057/Couple-sons-abort-twin-boys-IVF–try-baby-girl-daughter-died.html#ixzz1BsDyAke0

    “A married couple who aborted twin boys the wife was expecting after IVF treatment have gone to court to choose the sex of their next child – because they want a girl.”

    “‘Girls will go and get abortions and terminate when they know it’s not the right sex. That’s the reality.’”

    DA: West Philadelphia abortion doctor killed 7 babies with scissors
    http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=7906881

    Seconds earlier, it would have been legal.

    Partial Birth Abortion
    http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/pba/diagram.html

    Kermit Gosnell, the Jeffrey Dahmer of abortionists
    http://www.jillstanek.com/2011/01/kermit-gosnell-the-jeffrey-dahmer-of-abortionists/

    Women: Pa. abortions left us sterile, near death
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110123/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_clinic_investigation_8

    The ultrasound that changed my life – Abby Johnson’s pro-life conversion in her own words
    http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/the-ultrasound-that-changed-my-life-abby-johnsons-pro-life-conversion-in-he

    The Life Ballet – Have Mercy on This Woman

    Unbelievable Statistics… “LOSE TOUCH!!” So sad…

    | January 23, 2011

    The children who never see daddy: Tragedy of Britain’s fatherless families where one in five youngsters lose touch with a parent
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1346603/Britains-fatherless-families-1-5-children-lose-touch-parent.html#ixzz1BsgjAUET

    “One in five children from a broken home loses touch with a parent within three years and never sees them again, it is revealed today.”

    Public Schools in the News

    | January 23, 2011

    Half of school pupils suffer from stress because of ambitious parents (… and schools)
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344868/Half-school-pupils-suffer-exam-stress-ambitious-parents-schools-overwhelming-pressure.html#ixzz1BsAIQ8q3

    Parents “pass on the pressure to their children by setting unachievable targets.”

    I think homeschooling parents sometimes put too much pressure on students as well.

    ‘You’re gonna hear about the evil I did’: Student’s Facebook suicide note before shooting school teachers and then himself
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1344543/Millard-South-High-School-shooting-Student-Robert-Butlers-Facebook-suicide-note.html#ixzz1BsPoRaw3

    “‘Everybody that used to know me, I’m sorry but Omaha [his school] changed me and f***ed me up. And the school I attend is even worse… you’re gonna here about the evil s*** I did but that f***ing school drove me to this. I want you guys to remember me for who I was before this. I greatly affected the lives of the families ruined but I’m sorry. Goodbye.’”

    The rise of soft courses: Half a million students fail to hit GCSE target
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1346414/Michael-Gove-Tens-thousands-teenagers-failed-poor-secondary-schools.html#ixzz1BsUVC1m5

    Sarasota substitute named in attack on 3 students
    http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20110114/ARTICLE/101141053/2055/NEWS?p=1&tc=pg

    “A second-grade substitute teacher at Booker Elementary School became so frustrated with the classroom’s ActivBoard that he reportedly punched two students and pushed a third, leading to his arrest Thursday on child abuse charges.”

    Study: Many college students not learning to think critically
    http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/18/106949/study-many-college-students-not.html#ixzz1BsaMHs3a

    “My mother’s role in my education was more like that of a guidance counselor.”

    | January 23, 2011

    I Was Homeschooled: What it Taught Me That a Classroom Never Could
    http://www.mydaily.com/2011/01/11/i-was-homeschooled/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk5%7C36523

    “I didn’t go to preschool. And then I didn’t go to kindergarten. And after that I didn’t go to elementary school. Or middle school. Or high school, even. I was homeschooled…”

    “Can you tell me what six times seven is” type of instruction stopped when I was ten or so. After that, my mother’s role in my education was more like that of a guidance counselor…”

    Fluoride in the News

    | January 23, 2011

    US Says Too Much Fluoride Causing Splotchy Teeth
    http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=12562835

    “It’s causing splotches on children’s teeth and perhaps more serious problems…”

    “In Europe, fluoride is rarely added to water supplies. In Britain, only about 10 percent of the population has fluoridated water. It has been a controversial issue there, with critics arguing people shouldn’t be forced to have “medical treatment” forced on them.”

    After Pregnancy

    | January 23, 2011

    Baby blues: It takes 18 months for a new mother to ‘feel like a woman again’
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1346105/New-mothers-18-months-feel-attractive-having-baby.html#ixzz1BsMqUVfo

    “During that one and a half year period, however, sleepless nights, loss of independence and weight worries all contribute to a crisis of confidence.”

    “Around a third blamed breastfeeding for limiting what they could wear and 39 per cent felt unattractive in every outfit they put on.”

    Very unfortunate that clothing is soooooooooo unfriendly to breastfeeding. What can we do to change this?

    “Children are the plague from which the world must be spared.”

    | January 23, 2011

    Condoms Should Come With Capes
    http://www.ncregister.com/blog/condoms-should-come-with-capes/

    “For many, children are the plague from which the world must be spared. And condoms are the cure. I honestly believe this kind of thinking feeds into the worst in ourselves. We somehow think that the less children we have the more time we have to act like children. We don’t want kids because we want to be kids. We’re quickly becoming a culture of Peter Pans. But we forget that Peter Pan was a critique not a model. And no matter how badly we want to we can’t sail back to Neverland on a raft of synthetic rubber.”

    “One of the oddities of our age is that while acting like perennial children we take on the responsibility of gods by entertaining the choice of life and death. We haven’t yet seemed to discover that sometimes taking on more responsibility is the least responsible thing we can do. I think in the end for me it boils down to the subtle but profound difference of wanting to be God and wanting to be like God. To want children for their sake, not ours, is to be like God. And for me that distinction has made all the difference.”

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