tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411821140216169466.post2477891091436427929..comments2023-05-21T08:28:49.645-07:00Comments on Said a whiting to a snail.: O Rose thou art sickUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411821140216169466.post-31170400357973076582010-08-16T22:15:45.171-07:002010-08-16T22:15:45.171-07:00Well that's good, I'm at least glad to kno...Well that's good, I'm at least glad to know it isn't really a large election issue.Beloved Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605350736725807314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411821140216169466.post-61779126706956271982010-08-16T20:09:30.928-07:002010-08-16T20:09:30.928-07:00I asked my parents and they said it had come up ea...I asked my parents and they said it had come up earlier on, and people kind of had a go at it and got it out of the way, and now noone much mentions it. I'm a bit out of the loop though as I say, just watch the nightly news, and read a bit of newspaper. I'm still re-learning my way back into what's going on - been away too long!Rose Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691897685793948889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411821140216169466.post-74411708263199502592010-08-15T22:25:14.872-07:002010-08-15T22:25:14.872-07:00It would be good if it had been overreported here....It would be good if it had been overreported here. :) Apparently it is a retread of something someone named Bill Heffernan had said about her in 2007, and has been raised again for this election. (Since I don't know much about Autralian politics, I have to hope that name & context make sense.)Beloved Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605350736725807314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411821140216169466.post-22398607754837022232010-08-15T20:54:32.922-07:002010-08-15T20:54:32.922-07:00colour. Sorry.colour. Sorry.Rose Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691897685793948889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411821140216169466.post-75487609618204399012010-08-15T20:53:31.672-07:002010-08-15T20:53:31.672-07:00It's unfathomable to me (criticizing a person ...It's unfathomable to me (criticizing a person because they have no kids). Kind of like getting annoyed at someone for wearing the wrong clour shirt. I'm being a bit flip, but as I say, I don't get it. But - I've been watching the election coverage here a bit, and I haven't heard this mentioned in any media I've seen.... I've only been back (in Australia) for two weeks though....Rose Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691897685793948889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411821140216169466.post-13974505312274521402010-08-14T18:11:39.021-07:002010-08-14T18:11:39.021-07:00Putting someone down because of childlessness seem...Putting someone down because of childlessness seems a little like condemning Communion as cannibalism. The idea that one's primary contribution to society comes through physically having children carries the same literalistic flavor as any kind of pseudo-rational fundamentalism - that only a literal (read physical) contribution (such as having children) is valid. People do it all the time. I still call it a failure of the imagination to be able to condemn another human on much of any basis at all, let alone childlessness. I can understand it, certainly, as a political argument, but I don't like it, and I wonder sometimes how people can make such statements in light of how hurtful they obviously are. Okay, maybe the Communion thing is a stretch or twist, but darn it, the whole thing got my dander up. Then again, I probably wouldn't make it as a public servant, either.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092974390039415660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411821140216169466.post-59587815721365965112010-08-14T09:09:21.300-07:002010-08-14T09:09:21.300-07:00Unbelievable. I really don't understand why th...Unbelievable. I really don't understand why this particular topic makes people feel welcome to judge.Beloved Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605350736725807314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1411821140216169466.post-61268708645079724152010-08-14T08:52:13.544-07:002010-08-14T08:52:13.544-07:00A random acquaintance at the dog park, told that I...A random acquaintance at the dog park, told that I didn't have children (or grandchildren for that matter - I'm old enough) - this was in the context of Christmas I think - blurted out how selfish I was. I almost hit him. I don't know if I've ever told you but I had health issues that precluded fertility, even if I'd been in a stable relationship and hadn't had to look after my mother during the years I might have been considering adoption. All of those things contributed to a state of childlessness that I accept but sometimes regret, and I recognize the pain in others. People can be so unbelievably thoughtless.Debbie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477317402530814391noreply@blogger.com