Comments on: The Post I Wasn’t Going To Write

By: Chicken And Cheese Shock

Chicken And Cheese Shock — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:20:25 +0000

[...] Just before they sent me to the other side of the room, the surgical side, my midwife told me that they would do a test dose. [...]

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:13:35 +0000

What a beautiful post. I am adamantly pro choice but completely understand how awkward that must be. We had fertility issues before my first was born and clearly remember sitting in an office as a 15/16 year old girl bitched and complained about being pregnant and discussing with her friend various home grown abortiofacients (I kid you not, douching with comet was discussed at length). There is no easy way to make decisions like this. You have my utmost respect for writing this post.

By: Chicken And Cheese Freedom

Chicken And Cheese Freedom — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:36:28 +0000

[...] Freedom to choose for our own bodies. [...]

By: Chicken And Cheese Oh Boy, Baby

Chicken And Cheese Oh Boy, Baby — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:56:57 +0000

[...] doctor was running late, to be expected at a practice so busy. At 9:38 I approached the receptionist and told her that if the wait went longer than [...]

By: Bipolarlawyercook

Bipolarlawyercook — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:48:18 +0000

Very nice. We should be uneasy about making that choice. It should be one that is never made lightly. It should not be one made in lieu of responsible sexuality. But it must remain a choice, however uncomfortable.

By: moon_grrl

moon_grrl — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:14:46 +0000

It all seems like a consequence of a careless and thoughtless person.

It’s people pushing patently false ideas like this about women, their bodies, and their choices that make me more and more pro-choice every day.

Nice entry, Mrs. Chicken.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:53:41 +0000

What a powerful and moving post. Beautifully written and brave. I’m glad I found your site!

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:49:37 +0000

Hey – you know, I am so very glad you wrote this. One of the things I’ve been uneasy with in the wonderful world that is feminism is just the part of it where we can’t talk biology. So much feminism has done for me, but there is a very real sense I get, in perhaps the more academic circles of feminism I’ve haunted, that rejects talking about and coping with the female body in some real honest way. Thank you for your honesty.
It moved me today.

By: karrie

karrie — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:51:14 +0000

I understand. A couple of years ago one of my dearest friends got pregnant and ultimately had an abortion. I’m pro-choice, but it was very, very difficult knowing what she went through and what she decided, because I don’t think I would have made the same choice in her particular set of circumstances AND because, well, the issue gets a bit murky once you’re a mother.

I still would have gone with my friend and sat on the other side of the room holding her hand, but she insisted on going alone. I’m the only person who knew then, or now.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:12:09 +0000

Ahh. You know a good song for this post? Brick by Ben Folds Five. I was listening to it last night and the story he tells about his girlfriend’s abortion is just…