Bless you who have had to deal with the "choice".
There are many with trite, easily-said platitudes.
Nothing about this issue is easy.
Quoting: swamprat Easily said platitudes?
Me being young with the wrong man, no money and no family willing or able or distracted by witnessing Jehova, getting pragnant, but that
choice was never one.
Ended up being a single mother on welfare but managed to get my way out.
Nobody blesses woman for doing that!
But the ones who made their
choice?
Today is her 25 birthday and she is beautiful.
Killing her was never an option!
No intend to offend anyone, but don't tell me you didn't know what your
choice meant.
Lance, why did you offered
help by heading those women to the hospital?
Quoting: TheDarkForest I will tell you right now, I had no idea that there was an actual armed/legged person inside me. I was young, and was told by the doctors, nurses, etc it was a "blob of tissue", thus, making it easier to stomach than ripping apart a baby limb from limb.
If I had known the actual procedure, there's no way in hell I would have done that to another living being.
I pick up worms off the sidewalk so they don't die. I remove spiders and crickets, rather than kill them. I love life, and protect other beings as much as possible.
I did not know what actually was happening during the procedure, and they do NOT tell you when you are there. They make it sound so mundane, benign. Then they drug you.
I have 2 children now, who are grown and just had our first grandchild, and STILL, until I listened to this woman, did not realize what I had done to my child.
I have to carry this for the rest of my days. Knowing what I allowed, chose, to happen. I'm not asking for you to understand. And I'm not asking for your forgiveness. That is between my maker, my child, and myself.
Perspective is the mother of all fuckers. THAT is what I'm trying to say.