Hello Bloggers,
So I write to you today coming from a different place - physically and mentally. Physically because I am at home on "christmas" break or winter break, whichever you choose. Mentally because I went to bed happy last night for the first time in a while. I have been so stressed in the past few months that I forgot what it was like to sleep happy - and damn if it did not feel amazing. But I am not writing to you all to tell you about my sleep patterns (that is for a whole new blog in general) but to speak of a time that many of you hold dear to your heart - christmas.
I won't beat around the bush, I am agnostic and find christmas rather stupid, but I feel that thanksgiving is too, oh and easter. I don't find them stupid because of the religiousness of the holidays (even though that is a part of it) but also because of how consumerish these specific days makes us. christmas was supposed to be a day to celebrate jc's birth - but hell, you can't even sell something in a public place with jesus on it (exaggerationnnn). christmas is now about the gifts, getting the "right" presents, who has the best christmas lights, who has the prettiest tree - not celebrating the birth of christ (who wasn't even born on christmas). I tried to sway my mom into not having christmas this year (to no avail). It is a known fact in my house that I am agnostic and christmas *and other religious holidays* do nothing for me. I would have been happy not having presents, but just getting together as a family, because that is all it is about right.
So I write this blog to encourage you, as readers, to think. I want you to think about whether you celebrate these holidays for their actual meaning and getting together with family or if you do it as a social thing. If the only reason you celebrate christmas is to get presents, rethink your life. And if you are only thankful for what your life is, and what you have been given at thanksgiving or christmas, then you also need to rethink your life. It is important to remember life can be taken from you at any second, and you will not be able to take your wii or your lexus with you. Instead, leave this earth giving your own gift - letting your family know you love them - and not just on christmas or thanksgiving. Ahhh, okay, I will leave you with that. I hope you all have a great day, and don't forget to ponder!
Much love, Kaylaaaaa :)
About Me
- Kayla E.
- Pilot Mtn, North Carolina, United States
- I am a quintessential Millennial. I am a graduate of High Point University with a B.A. in Political Science. I work at a Research Firm in Winston Salem. I am the proud mother of an almost 10 year little lady (somehow; when did she get so big!!). I love to read and learn. I spend a lot of my free time outside, hiking and exploring state parks. I am a feminist. I am very passionate about social and political issues.
12/19/11
12/8/11
oh, just abortion.
Hello bloggers,
I am sitting here trying to be productive - studying for finals and what not - but instead I am thinking about Rick Perry. I just watched a campaign ad for Rick Perry that consists of him denouncing gay rights, and encouraging the church and state to no longer be separate. The campaign ad was so shocking, I thought it was a joke, but instead it is the opening video on his campaign website: www.RickPerry.org. I am shocked and surprised that this man has any supporters, but damn if he did not just get endorsed by the president of the New Hampshire Right to Life thing. This is crazy. Every day I feel that women's rights are being flushed down the toilet, and we just sit back and watch it be destroyed. Sorry about that tangent.. but what I am curious about is why do Congressmen and Congresswomen, the President, and the Courts feel that they have ANY right to tell women that they can or cannot have an abortion. What right does anyone have to tell someone what they can do with their own body. I do not think that whether a person decides to have an abortion is any business of the state. Listen, I get it, it isn't Christian (to you Rick Perry) but damnit, not all of us are! And what is "Christian" about judging someone for having an abortion or what is "Christian" about telling someone what to do? If people would just start thinking about things in less of the idea of the abortion and more in the idea of choice, I feel more people would have a more positive feeling about what I am discussing. Have you ever noticed that people "for" abortion are known as Pro-Choice and those "against" abortion are Pro-Life. Why isn't it those "against" abortion be known as Anti-Choice.. or those "for" abortion be Pro-Kill the embryo. Because the argument was created to benefit both sides. The argument about abortion should NOT even exist. It should be a decision made between the doctor and the patient, and it shouldn't be about taking a life (if you consider the embryo before it is born). It should be focused on practicality, on the issue of health, and what is best for the person. Also, the argument around abortion is interesting because both sides are arguing something COMPLETELY different: one side is about choice and the other is about not taking a life.
Okay, so my thing is. Why do people feel it is an issue of the state to even consider or argue abortion. I feel like it should be the person's decision whether or not to have one. It should be a decision between her and her doctor (and her husband/boyfriend). One that is based on facts, not opinions or religious rhetoric. In all honesty though, I feel that everyone should be given a choice to decide whether an abortion is the right decision. And if abortion is illegal, a woman wouldn't even have the ability to choose - her decision would be made for her. Now if that isn't taking a step back in the wrong direction, I don't know what is.
To me, it doesn't matter if you currently consider yourself pro-choice (pro-kill the embryo) or pro-life (anti-choice), but I feel that no one has the right to tell you what to do with the embryo inside of you. Accordingly, whether you would choose to have one is irrelevant as well, because people make their own decision. So why not make abortion legal, a decision to be made between the patient and the doctor. If you wouldn't have one, fine don't but that doesn't mean you should take it from everyone else.
Have a good day :)
I am sitting here trying to be productive - studying for finals and what not - but instead I am thinking about Rick Perry. I just watched a campaign ad for Rick Perry that consists of him denouncing gay rights, and encouraging the church and state to no longer be separate. The campaign ad was so shocking, I thought it was a joke, but instead it is the opening video on his campaign website: www.RickPerry.org. I am shocked and surprised that this man has any supporters, but damn if he did not just get endorsed by the president of the New Hampshire Right to Life thing. This is crazy. Every day I feel that women's rights are being flushed down the toilet, and we just sit back and watch it be destroyed. Sorry about that tangent.. but what I am curious about is why do Congressmen and Congresswomen, the President, and the Courts feel that they have ANY right to tell women that they can or cannot have an abortion. What right does anyone have to tell someone what they can do with their own body. I do not think that whether a person decides to have an abortion is any business of the state. Listen, I get it, it isn't Christian (to you Rick Perry) but damnit, not all of us are! And what is "Christian" about judging someone for having an abortion or what is "Christian" about telling someone what to do? If people would just start thinking about things in less of the idea of the abortion and more in the idea of choice, I feel more people would have a more positive feeling about what I am discussing. Have you ever noticed that people "for" abortion are known as Pro-Choice and those "against" abortion are Pro-Life. Why isn't it those "against" abortion be known as Anti-Choice.. or those "for" abortion be Pro-Kill the embryo. Because the argument was created to benefit both sides. The argument about abortion should NOT even exist. It should be a decision made between the doctor and the patient, and it shouldn't be about taking a life (if you consider the embryo before it is born). It should be focused on practicality, on the issue of health, and what is best for the person. Also, the argument around abortion is interesting because both sides are arguing something COMPLETELY different: one side is about choice and the other is about not taking a life.
Okay, so my thing is. Why do people feel it is an issue of the state to even consider or argue abortion. I feel like it should be the person's decision whether or not to have one. It should be a decision between her and her doctor (and her husband/boyfriend). One that is based on facts, not opinions or religious rhetoric. In all honesty though, I feel that everyone should be given a choice to decide whether an abortion is the right decision. And if abortion is illegal, a woman wouldn't even have the ability to choose - her decision would be made for her. Now if that isn't taking a step back in the wrong direction, I don't know what is.
To me, it doesn't matter if you currently consider yourself pro-choice (pro-kill the embryo) or pro-life (anti-choice), but I feel that no one has the right to tell you what to do with the embryo inside of you. Accordingly, whether you would choose to have one is irrelevant as well, because people make their own decision. So why not make abortion legal, a decision to be made between the patient and the doctor. If you wouldn't have one, fine don't but that doesn't mean you should take it from everyone else.
Have a good day :)
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