Comments on: It’s a Great Time to be Pregnant http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-83696 MInTheGap Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:26:28 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/#comment-83696 I think that you can go overboard both ways. If you simply sit home and refuse to acknowledge the birth of a child in someone you love's life then you're just as bad as the person that goes out to spend what they cannot afford on things that will pass away. I think that you can go overboard both ways. If you simply sit home and refuse to acknowledge the birth of a child in someone you love’s life then you’re just as bad as the person that goes out to spend what they cannot afford on things that will pass away.

]]> By: Anna Grace http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-83658 Anna Grace Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:26:53 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/#comment-83658 Wow, Arthur. No one was advocating overspending, commercializing pregnancy, or anything of the like. We were celebrating this season of life. It's tough being a parent/expectant parent and if a pacifier clip is going to keep pacifiers from being lost and needing to be replaced, then I see no problem in buying one. If parents want to glean wisdom from the Bible plus extra-biblical sources, then I see no problem with buying or borrowing books to help do so. Are you an advocate of cloth daipers only? I admire that. It does cut down on a lot of extra spending and physical waste. However, if a parent prefers disposable diapers, I don't condemn that. The beauty of a capitalistic market is variety and options. If you don't want to spend your money on something you feel is frivolous, then you don't have to. Wow, Arthur. No one was advocating overspending, commercializing pregnancy, or anything of the like. We were celebrating this season of life. It’s tough being a parent/expectant parent and if a pacifier clip is going to keep pacifiers from being lost and needing to be replaced, then I see no problem in buying one. If parents want to glean wisdom from the Bible plus extra-biblical sources, then I see no problem with buying or borrowing books to help do so. Are you an advocate of cloth daipers only? I admire that. It does cut down on a lot of extra spending and physical waste. However, if a parent prefers disposable diapers, I don’t condemn that. The beauty of a capitalistic market is variety and options. If you don’t want to spend your money on something you feel is frivolous, then you don’t have to.

]]> By: Arthur Eiss http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-83655 Arthur Eiss Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:57:11 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/#comment-83655 Yeah, pregnancy is a great time to buy all the great and wonderful products companies are offering. It's so great that we can go out and spend our hard earned money on stuff like that. We are so lucky to live in a nation where so many useful products are available in great abundance for us to buy. Oh, and with the recent deflation, we can all afford to buy more of the wonderful products being offered today, from color-coordinated outfits with passifiers to disposable diapers, formula, designer bottles, thousands of books to tell us how to be good parents, not to mention the Bible... Ohh.. and don't worry because if you both need to work to pay for all that, there's wonderful daycare facilities where your children can watch some of the wonderful, great new children's programs, and learn to make friends with EVERYONE, fellow Christians, or muslims, atheists, jews, hindus, sikhs, taosists... we're all people afterall... and of course we're all customers too. I apologize for the tone of this email... but I'm still sending it in hopes that it will give pause to some people. Yeah, pregnancy is a great time to buy all the great and wonderful products companies are offering. It’s so great that we can go out and spend our hard earned money on stuff like that. We are so lucky to live in a nation where so many useful products are available in great abundance for us to buy.

Oh, and with the recent deflation, we can all afford to buy more of the wonderful products being offered today, from color-coordinated outfits with passifiers to disposable diapers, formula, designer bottles, thousands of books to tell us how to be good parents, not to mention the Bible…

Ohh.. and don’t worry because if you both need to work to pay for all that, there’s wonderful daycare facilities where your children can watch some of the wonderful, great new children’s programs, and learn to make friends with EVERYONE, fellow Christians, or muslims, atheists, jews, hindus, sikhs, taosists… we’re all people afterall… and of course we’re all customers too.

I apologize for the tone of this email… but I’m still sending it in hopes that it will give pause to some people.

]]> By: ChristianPF http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-83647 ChristianPF Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:30:59 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/#comment-83647 We are getting closer to trying out this whole parenthood thing. My wife incessantly makes me aware that she hates being cold. I think you just gave us the solution! ;) We are getting closer to trying out this whole parenthood thing. My wife incessantly makes me aware that she hates being cold. I think you just gave us the solution! ;)

]]> By: Anna Grace http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-83620 Anna Grace Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:49:01 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/#comment-83620 Katie, you're so right. My own husband only wants two because "We don't live on a farm. Why do we need so many children?" I want five. And I'd be happy to foster parent on top of that. <abbr><em>Anna Graces last blog post..<a href="http://talmidah-b-yeshua.blogspot.com/2008/11/sleigh-ride-relient-k.html">Sleigh Ride, Relient K</a></abbr></em> Katie, you’re so right. My own husband only wants two because “We don’t live on a farm. Why do we need so many children?” I want five. And I’d be happy to foster parent on top of that.

Anna Graces last blog post..Sleigh Ride, Relient K

]]> By: Katie http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-83618 Katie Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:46:51 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/#comment-83618 ...provided, of course, you're expecting your first, second, or maybe third....beyond that people poke their noses and criticize as if they were never taught to mind their own business! (I'm not even pg right now and we only have one, but I've heard enough nasty things said to families who have the audacity to think children are really a blessing, even more than two!) <abbr><em>Katies last blog post..<a href="http://wenonah4th.blogspot.com/2008/11/bad-and-good-at-once-or-get-behind-her.html">Bad and Good at once, or Get Behind her, Satan!</a></abbr></em> …provided, of course, you’re expecting your first, second, or maybe third….beyond that people poke their noses and criticize as if they were never taught to mind their own business! (I’m not even pg right now and we only have one, but I’ve heard enough nasty things said to families who have the audacity to think children are really a blessing, even more than two!)

Katies last blog post..Bad and Good at once, or Get Behind her, Satan!

]]> By: Lois Lane II http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-83617 Lois Lane II Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:36:56 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/#comment-83617 =) Good post, and I agree! Maternity clothing is so stylish now, as are diaper bags and stuff. But your first graf really had me laughing! <abbr><em>Lois Lane IIs last blog post..<a href="http://thirstysouthernsoul.blogspot.com/2008/11/so-im-not-going-to-get-arrested.html">So I'm NOT going to get arrested...</a></abbr></em> =) Good post, and I agree! Maternity clothing is so stylish now, as are diaper bags and stuff. But your first graf really had me laughing!

Lois Lane IIs last blog post..So I’m NOT going to get arrested…

]]> By: Anna Grace http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-83606 Anna Grace Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:35:43 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/#comment-83606 Yep, it sure is a good time to be pregnant! ;) (I'm pregnant, for those of you who don't know.) And Leticia's right - it's a painful thing, but it's so completely worth it. The fact that God's put this foreign little person inside of me just blows my mind. <abbr><em>Anna Graces last blog post..<a href="http://talmidah-b-yeshua.blogspot.com/2008/11/sleigh-ride-relient-k.html">Sleigh Ride, Relient K</a></abbr></em> Yep, it sure is a good time to be pregnant! ;) (I’m pregnant, for those of you who don’t know.) And Leticia’s right – it’s a painful thing, but it’s so completely worth it. The fact that God’s put this foreign little person inside of me just blows my mind.

Anna Graces last blog post..Sleigh Ride, Relient K

]]> By: Leticia http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-83600 Leticia Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:18 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2008/11/17/its-a-great-time-to-be-pregnant/#comment-83600 I cannot remember a happier time in my life, granted I was in pain most of the time (fibroids) but would not take back one minute. God blessed me with two beautiful miracles and I love them more than than I can ever express. I also am a bit jealous of how nice the maternit clothes have gotten. I cringe at the clothes I used to wear, they didn't make cute clothes back when I was pregnant. Bummer...now it is too late. <abbr><em>Leticias last blog post..<a href="http://leticiasworld.blogspot.com/2008/11/long-weekend.html">LONG WEEKEND...</a></abbr></em> I cannot remember a happier time in my life, granted I was in pain most of the time (fibroids) but would not take back one minute.

God blessed me with two beautiful miracles and I love them more than than I can ever express.

I also am a bit jealous of how nice the maternit clothes have gotten. I cringe at the clothes I used to wear, they didn’t make cute clothes back when I was pregnant. Bummer…now it is too late.

Leticias last blog post..LONG WEEKEND…

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