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Post by Pipe Organ Wolf on May 4, 2007 13:02:15 GMT -5
I suspect that's because many people just don't take relationships seriously anymore. My BF constantly vents about playing at weddings just to hear that people are divorced two years later. My student asked me to come to some play he's in, and I told him I couldn't because my BF was going to be in town, and that did get him off my back for a bit. I'm just so afraid he'll say something in front of someone else, and people will think I'm hitting on him.
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Post by Poofiemus on May 4, 2007 17:02:21 GMT -5
It's like people look for intimacy when dating, but then realize that there's such a thing as being TOO close.
Oy. Our culture is sooo screwed up. People always want to jump to the creepiest conclusion rather than the simplest. >.<
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Post by Pipe Organ Wolf on May 4, 2007 19:10:12 GMT -5
I really worry about where we're going as a culture. Even the simplest, most innocent gestures are blown totally out of proportion. What's sad is the people who are the worst examples of our culture are the ones constantly wondering why so many other cultures want to wipe us off the face of the earth. I wish they'd just get a clue.
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Post by Poofiemus on May 9, 2007 16:18:23 GMT -5
No kidding. I don't even really want to elaborate on what's wrong with our culture, but one thing that comes immediately to mind is that we pay CEO's 500% of what the average worker gets, and yet don't have public healthcare like all the other first-world countries. And then, we have these people saying that America is the greatest country, but it's just all overinflated ego. It's just ridiculous.
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Post by Pipe Organ Wolf on May 9, 2007 16:31:48 GMT -5
Ugh. Health care. I got some bad news there today. I'm told my insurance that comes with the job is a great package, and I've been pleased with it up until now. I'm on birth control for that "time of the month." I typically get very sick with cramps and fatigue, so I was put on birth control to help the problem. Unfortunately, because contraception is against the teaching of the Church, no birth control for any reason is covered by my insurance. I can't really swing the extra $40 a month every month, either. I'm not sure what to do at the moment. Damn. I agree with the teachings, but I'm pretty pissed about their refusal to help me get the medication I need to function normally.
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Post by Poofiemus on May 13, 2007 17:50:33 GMT -5
Oy! My roommate actually had an issue with the price of her birth control rising too; some law apparently changed, though I can't remember if it was national or just my state. Maybe you could ask your doctor if you can switch to a less expensive brand? Like, a generic one or something? Sometimes that can make a huge difference. One of my mom's medications normally costs $80 a bottle, but the Costco generic version costs about $5. I think it's worth asking, anyway.
It's still not right that they're not willing to make exceptions to the rule. I mean, what if it was even worse, too? Like that one girl who was born with ovaries and not a uterus, and getting pregnant could actually kill her...
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Post by Pipe Organ Wolf on May 13, 2007 20:15:37 GMT -5
I really wish my doc would approve the operation. Even if things ever do work out with the BF, neither of us really wants/seems to be capable of raising children. Then, there's a big age difference as well. If we ever did end up married, raising children from birth would be extremely difficult. I think I should be able to decide for myself if I want the operation or not. He won't approve it because he's afraid I'll change my mind. I don't understand why I can't sign a contract saying I'll never hold him responsible if I do change my mind. And that would be a HUGE if. $40 is the generic, unfortunately. And it's going to go higher later this year when he puts me on a program where I only suffer three or four times a year.
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Post by Poofiemus on May 15, 2007 0:26:37 GMT -5
Wow. That sucks on so many levels. O.o And yeah, why can't he make a liability waiver? That seems odd to me.
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Post by Pipe Organ Wolf on May 15, 2007 0:32:50 GMT -5
I just don't understand it. I'm willing to take responsibility for my decision, and it is my body. EVIL DOCTOR! I guess I'll just have to keep wishing.
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