Old Myth: When a lady wants to be a mommy, a stork magically appears overhead with a baby in its beak and drops it into the lady’s house! But if the lady doesn’t want it–poof!–the stork takes it away!
New Myth: When a lady wants to be a mommy, a lump of “tissue” in her tummy magically turns into a baby! But if the lady doesn’t want it–poof!–it turns back into tissue and a doctor takes it away!
Myths may change with the times.
But they’re still myths.
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Note: More babies are born in August and September than any other time of the year.
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Didn’t you know they come from a cabbage patch? Just grow a row of cabbages, and when they are ready to be picked, look under the cabbage leaves for babies.
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If only…
That’s what I thought, too!
TRIVIA: The peak day for births around the world is September 9th, because couples like to do things on New Year’s Eve. September 19, September 12, September 17, September 10, and September 15 are also among the top ten.
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This is an excellent way to make a powerful point, Mitch.
I can always tell when the writer is male, even if I didn’t know.
Actually, this argument came from my wife. She got it from her best friend, also a woman, who’d had the procedure based on the idea that it was “just tissue,” and come to regret it.
At some point, it is just tissue, when the cells haven’t divided enough. What works for one woman might not be the right decision for another. That’s why we have personal choices that no government or religion should dictate.
Within the first 6-10 hours, the sperm and the egg form their own separate pronuclei, during the next 2-4 hours each duplicates their unique chromosomes, then the two sets align and merge with one another. This process completes at roughly 24 hours after fertilization, at which point the two halves become a single-cell zygote that a brand-new, unique DNA that has never existed in the world before and will never exist again. A DNA that will define that child for the entire rest of its life.
You and I today are still just tissue, also. The fact that my cells have divided more times than yours because I am fatter does not make me more human.
No need to mansplain.
It’s not the planning, wishing and hoping and making part; no siree bob! That’s fun! It’s the delivery system I’m not crazy about. They’re either late or early, rarely on time, don’t care what the weather’s like or if you’re even home. They just show up and bang on the door. They’ll park out front while making other deliveries and sometimes will eat lunch and catch 40 winks until they’re good and ready to vacate the premises. They’ll often leave without making your delivery only to return hours later. The nerve! And that’s not all; they have a monopoly on deliveries.
So, you’re saying storks work for Amazon.com, Nancy? ;>)
Serious point
It is indeed, L.G.
To bad the Stork thing isn’t true. Then, I might have been able to have a human child.
Thanks, Mitch.
My privilege, Danny.
Really? I thought babies were found in the cabbage patch and if the lady didn’t want them, the slugs ate them . . . 🤷♀️
I’m October born.
The hypocrisy of the Pro-Choice Movement is clear.
Never heard that comparison before, but it’s a sharp observation! Thanks for sharing.
My privilege, Abe.
Why just the stork? Discrimination of other feathered friends. Probably an Albatros could deliver in less time. I guess sparrows might have a problem due to the baby’s weight.
Good point, Geoff. ;>)
That “new myth” is horrible! Even more horrible is that so many grown adults believe it.
That new myth ought to be terrifying to those who believe and support it; they will have to answer for that one day.
For me, the biggest argument against the “pro-choice” stance is that means we have to arbitrarily pick a time when we decide an embryo is human. And how in the world do we do that? If life doesn’t begin at birth, then when does it begin?
In India, every milestone in a child’s life is cherished with unique cultural practices, and the teething ceremony holds a special place among them. Known in different regions by various names such as Annaprashana, Mukhe Bhaat, or Choroonu, this ceremony symbolizes the child’s transition from a milk-only diet to the first taste of solid food. While teething itself is a natural biological process, Indian customs have long intertwined it with spiritual, cultural, and familial significance.
https://www.indianetzone.com/indian_customs_teething
All life is from the Lord!
It is indeed, Clara.