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emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 27 Sep 07

Why do so many people think a woman has to choose between a career and a family, but no one expects me to have to choose?

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emilywickersham That post of mine was supposed to say "no one expects men to choose." Hope everyone caught that. I'm wondering why a man can't also attend to a child's needs, give snacks, listen to the child, etc. I have no doubt that women a valuable in this role, but my...

29 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 23 Sep 07

I am so sick of everyone talking of homosexuality as a "lifestyle choice." I did not choose to be heterosexual, and I don't know anyone who did, so why do people assume the reverse is true? If someone does not choose to be gay,...

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emilywickersham I agree with all three responses, but I wonder where the other side is in this discussion? Haven't heard a word from them.

29 Sep 07

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emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 24 Sep 07

Why do people think they can quote a Bible passage to me to support their point and I will immediately agree with them? The arrogance of this never ceases to amaze me. It assumes 1) That the person being spoken to is a Christian,...

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emilywickersham Extremely good point, Tigertang. There definitely do seem to be a modern-day pharisees out there, but I doubt if they'd recogize themselves.

29 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 24 Sep 07

Why do people think they can quote a Bible passage to me to support their point and I will immediately agree with them? The arrogance of this never ceases to amaze me. It assumes 1) That the person being spoken to is a Christian,...

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emilywickersham None of us knows, whether we believe in God or not. Christians can say they know they're saved, and other groups are equally sure they know things, but all any of us really knows is that we're born, we pay taxes, and we die. All the rest of it is just...

25 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 24 Sep 07

Why do people think they can quote a Bible passage to me to support their point and I will immediately agree with them? The arrogance of this never ceases to amaze me. It assumes 1) That the person being spoken to is a Christian,...

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emilywickersham I like your interpretation, Zoro girl, although it would be more accurate to say that some of the concepts from the Old Testament are included in the Koran-not the document itself. Unfortunately, a lot of people see it differently. There used to be a man who...

24 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 23 Sep 07

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all use male language to refer to God. In the Bible God is not only referred to in the male pronoun, but encourages the Israelites to destroy their enemies and take the young females as captives....

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emilywickersham God told the Israelites to go and kill everyone in certain communities, but to keep the young virgins for themselves. Do you really think God sactioned the slaughter of babies, and the rape of young girls? I think its much more likely that the Israelites felt...

24 Sep 07

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emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 24 Sep 07

Why do people think they can quote a Bible passage to me to support their point and I will immediately agree with them? The arrogance of this never ceases to amaze me. It assumes 1) That the person being spoken to is a Christian,...

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emilywickersham I am not at all offended when people mention the Bible, nor do I see any reason why anyone should feel like they have to pretend to be anything other than what they are. There are many wonderful things in the Bible, and much that I agree with. Its impossible...

24 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 23 Sep 07

Has anyone else had their gardening hobby spoiled by a move? I gardened in Illinois for over 20 years, and I loved it. Now we live in Florida, near the ocean, and gardening is spoiled for me. Its too hot most of the time, the bugs...

florida gardens

gardening

seaside gardening

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emilywickersham Thank you for some really useful information. I'm going to give this a serious try and see if I can get the hang of it.

24 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 24 Sep 07

Why do people think they can quote a Bible passage to me to support their point and I will immediately agree with them? The arrogance of this never ceases to amaze me. It assumes 1) That the person being spoken to is a Christian,...

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emilywickersham If I were a Muslim (I'm not) and I answered your argument by saying "Well, the Koran says.." and just assumed that once you knew what the Koran says you would accept it, I think you would be offended. That is what you do when you refuse to accept the fact that...

24 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 24 Sep 07

Why do people think they can quote a Bible passage to me to support their point and I will immediately agree with them? The arrogance of this never ceases to amaze me. It assumes 1) That the person being spoken to is a Christian,...

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emilywickersham I don't have a problem with Christians saying "Here's what I believe" but its never like that. Instead it's always said as though every one is a Christian, and as though all Christians would interpret a passage the same way, which is hardly true. It seems to...

24 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 24 Sep 07

Here I go stirring things up again, but I am convinced cats are much smarter than dogs, in general. Here is my evidence: At night, if I sit in a room with the door open a crack, my dog (a toy poodle) will whimper and whine until I...

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emilywickersham I love it! They're almost all smart, but the smartest cats I've ever had are Siamese. (The one who used to try to turn the doorknob with his paws was Siamese.)

24 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 23 Sep 07

I hope I don't start World War III here, but I really wonder why anyone prefers dogs to cats. We have two cats and a dog. The dog is ten times the work. You can't go away for more than a day without boarding him, he needs...

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emilywickersham We once had a cat who trusted us so much we could stroke his belly and he would fall asleep with all four paws in the air. We had another one who wanted to be carried around all the time and cried every time we put him down. So I can't say agree with you about...

24 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 24 Sep 07

In general, I detest women's magazines because they condescend to women and insult their intelligence. (Does any one really believe in "lose 20 pounds in 10 weeks" an more?) There is one exception, though. I love Martha Stewart...

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emilywickersham I guess I should have said "lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks." Anyway, none of these diets really work in the long term. I have friends that have lost hundreds of pounds over the years, but they always gain it back again. The only thing that really works is making...

24 Sep 07

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emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 23 Sep 07

As a feminist, I hate to say this, but has anyone else noticed that male cats tend to make better pets than females I've had lots of cats, and the males always seem to be more relaxed and friendly, while the females tend to be...

cats

female cats

male cats

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emilywickersham I had not heard this, and its quite intesting. I've loved my lap cats, but I wouln't say they lacked personality. Now if only we could find a way to make human males more subservient! (Just kidding

23 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 23 Sep 07

What are the best fiction and nonfiction books you've ever read? I'm always looking for something new to read but there seems to be so much junk out there.

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emilywickersham I've read The Kite Runner, and I know the plot of The Lovely Bones. Both are good, but my grip with them, as with so much modern fiction, is that they're so depressing! Doesn't anyone write happy books any more?

23 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 23 Sep 07

My friend's husband just started a new job, and I was shocked to hear her say she's glad he's not working with women any more because they're so catty. When in the world are women going start supporting each other in the workplace...

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emilywickersham You sound more enlightened than a lot of the men on this site, but how sad that you thing your daughter is a blessing "in disguise." Why not just a blessing? Also it sounds like you think women are only valuable because they give birth to men. Aren't they...

23 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 23 Sep 07

My friend's husband just started a new job, and I was shocked to hear her say she's glad he's not working with women any more because they're so catty. When in the world are women going start supporting each other in the workplace...

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emilywickersham This post is directed a all of the responders: Thank you for your responses, BUT: I must say, I'm very distressed by the comments I'm getting on this topic. Instead of sticking up for women, most of you seem to be saying that women really are catty, bitchy,...

23 Sep 07

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 23 Sep 07

Why do most publishers seem to assume that the only things women are interested in are cooking, decorating, beauty tips, and the latest diet? The only women's magazine I've seen lately that has much substance is More. This is for...

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emilywickersham I couln't agree more! Maybe if we all emailed the publishers of this garbage we could get them to come up with something better?

23 Sep 07

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