Sister here... I'm a bitching! The local YMCA is always hounding me to volunteer or donate more money, but I've learned that what is most subsidized by the YMCA is children's camps and programs. The emphasis is, as usual on CHILDREN and FAMILIES. My local YMCA even has a board dedicated to the BIRTH of BABIES that belong to members and A MEMBERS JUST MARRIED BOARD. I would love to see a board that celebrates those of us who DO NOT BREED and who DO NOT MARRY! Is it possible that I cannot expect this because the Y, is after all the Young Men's CHRISTIAN Association ?!
3/31/09
3/30/09
THE CATHOLIC PRIEST TODAY
Click on the link above to get to the Catholic Priest Today Testimonials...
Yes, we are all for celibacy in the priesthood. Why? Because a Priest (or other monastic) is MARRIED TO GOD, that's why! And allowing priests to mary will only lead to to DIVORCED priests... and more children of divorced parents... and...
TRADITION RULES! (In this case, we're all for it!)
Yes, we are all for celibacy in the priesthood. Why? Because a Priest (or other monastic) is MARRIED TO GOD, that's why! And allowing priests to mary will only lead to to DIVORCED priests... and more children of divorced parents... and...
TRADITION RULES! (In this case, we're all for it!)
3/21/09
EASTER - THE PAGAN FERTILITY HOLIDAY - ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS ?
Rabbits - eggs - symbols of male and female fertility make it into our Spring Equinox / Easter Basket. What does this have to being and remaining a NMNK? Well, we take contraception seriously... If you're superstitious, don't carry an Easter Basket ! Sister
3/10/09
DEFINING VIRGIN - An Excerpt from BOOK OF SHADOWS by PHYLLIS CUROTT about VIRGINITY
PHYLLIS CUROTT's BOOK OF SHADOWS, quoting "Maia" page 184
"Virgin actually meant a woman unto herself, not a woman who had never had sex. It meant a woman who was self-defined, to defined by her relationship to a man. Even Aphrodite, a goddess of love, was virginal - each year she bathed in the waters by her temple in Cyprus to cleanse herself of the influence of men and restore her autonomy."
Found this book on the shelf at the library. It's circa 1998 and Phyllis Currott is a self proclaimed a Wiccan High Priestess.
"Virgin actually meant a woman unto herself, not a woman who had never had sex. It meant a woman who was self-defined, to defined by her relationship to a man. Even Aphrodite, a goddess of love, was virginal - each year she bathed in the waters by her temple in Cyprus to cleanse herself of the influence of men and restore her autonomy."
Found this book on the shelf at the library. It's circa 1998 and Phyllis Currott is a self proclaimed a Wiccan High Priestess.
3/6/09
WHITE HOUSE NANNIES by BARBARA KLINE reminds us why we don't want to raise kids - OR HIRE A NANNY !
Reading WHITE HOUSE NANNIES (the name of her firm) by Barbara Kline, which came out in 2005, and which has me howling with laughter - quietly - here at the public library. Imagine a nanny so dumb she had to ask, while at Ocean City, Maryland, which ocean they were in ?!
Page 33 "Finding nanny for parents anywhere is a tricky proposition. You're playing God by creating brand-new families. Most professional mothers in town (Washington, D,C area) are in such hot pursuit of their particular kind of success that they need lots and lots of childcare, usually from Day One. There's such a shortage of domestic help in our country that for the last several decades, foreigners have filled the gap...
Page 40
" Because I bring together nannies and families from such different backgrounds, cross-cultural surprises are bound to occur. One mother, whose baby was teething, noticed her Haitian nanny's unusual home remedies. She held her child up to the sun whenever possible and rubbed his head with alcohol. The mother found the nanny praying over the child in a dark, candlelit basement room. Even though the nanny's bizarre techniques seemed to calm the teething baby down, she was fired. So much for cultural tolerance...'
Page 33 "Finding nanny for parents anywhere is a tricky proposition. You're playing God by creating brand-new families. Most professional mothers in town (Washington, D,C area) are in such hot pursuit of their particular kind of success that they need lots and lots of childcare, usually from Day One. There's such a shortage of domestic help in our country that for the last several decades, foreigners have filled the gap...
Page 40
" Because I bring together nannies and families from such different backgrounds, cross-cultural surprises are bound to occur. One mother, whose baby was teething, noticed her Haitian nanny's unusual home remedies. She held her child up to the sun whenever possible and rubbed his head with alcohol. The mother found the nanny praying over the child in a dark, candlelit basement room. Even though the nanny's bizarre techniques seemed to calm the teething baby down, she was fired. So much for cultural tolerance...'
3/5/09
SAVVY AUNTIE She's a PANK
Read the SAVVY AUNT and learn about the PANKS.... PROFESSIONAL AUNT NO KIDS! The statistics will amaze you, or maybe, if you're a NMNK not! Some of us love being the auntie or uncle who helps are siblings with their children our nieces and nephews, while others of us are sick and tired of being the free babysitting service!
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