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hunter

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22. My religious parents, and my wife's religious parents...

Mon Jul 7, 2014, 07:19 PM

Jul 2014

... figured it out after they'd had a few more kids than they could comfortably support.

My mom's doctor was explicit.

"Don't do this again. You and your next baby could die."

So my dad got a vasectomy.

My own kids have many cousins, in one's, two's, and a single three sibling batch. This is the way it ought to be.

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Guys: What If? [View all] sheshe2 Jul 2014 OP

It creeps me out. In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #1

Yes, and that does not surprise me in the least, I_T_W. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #2

You and I are the only ones here. In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #3

Well, I know that. :) sheshe2 Jul 2014 #4

I'd bet I saw what you did.... hlthe2b Jul 2014 #8

Yup you read the same threads as I did. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #12

Guess it's a good thing I skipped GD today then, isn't it? I'd have gone on a tear. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #26

and some are hosts insulting our Mr Green, who is gravely ill, as well as women and progressives. bettyellen Jul 2014 #51

If it walks like a troll and writes like a troll, it sure stinks. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #53

MY dog was in the fight! doxydad Jul 2014 #5

Hey doxydad! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #6

Thanks. We need all the help we can get. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #27

Creeps me out doesn't even begin to describe it. obxhead Jul 2014 #7

Excellent, odxhead! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #14

, blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #9

A big AMEN! BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #10

DING DING DING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt sheshe2 Jul 2014 #15

Passing this one on. Skidmore Jul 2014 #11

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jul 2014 #13

If every woman I ever slept with had a baby, that would be a whole lot of immaculate conceptions! William769 Jul 2014 #16

Damn, I love that you make me laugh even when I want to explode! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #17

I sleep with my wife every night - that would be a disaster! AAO Jul 2014 #18

Then there's THIS... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #19

That kid is either an excellent actor... 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #58

I said mercuryblues Jul 2014 #20

Oh shit IronLionZion Jul 2014 #21

My religious parents, and my wife's religious parents... hunter Jul 2014 #22

Argument... Godot51 Jul 2014 #23

I think you are missing the point here. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #31

I believe you misread that user's post. Shivering Jemmy Jul 2014 #34

No, I did not. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #35

Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #38

It's health care. Insurance should cover it. cyberswede Jul 2014 #39

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2014 #46

Ah...the "personal responsibility" canard. Predictable. cyberswede Jul 2014 #49

Thanks for posting that cyberswede. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #52

WTF? "You want an appendectomy, liberalhistorian Jul 2014 #57

Totally, totally, totally agree with this frustratingly excellent and obvious point ProfessorPlum Jul 2014 #61

You A Special Little Snowflake, Fella, Ain'tcha.... The Magistrate Jul 2014 #40

Thank you Sir! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #47

Insurance is mandated, ZombieHorde Jul 2014 #43

+ infinity BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #56

Wow, you have been a member of DU for a whole 9 minutes!!!! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #44

What other medicines do you think should not be covered by insurance? uppityperson Jul 2014 #45

Well that was quick. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #48

Not a moment too soon. smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #54

I agree with you on this one Android3.14 Jul 2014 #42

Thanks Android, you explained it well. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #50

Yes, good point. smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #55

Well in defense of the hardcore GOP members Babel_17 Jul 2014 #24

re It's the GOP creep and I mean that in every way. napkinz Jul 2014 #25

You realize you've just ruined Li'l Rascals reruns for me, don't you? IrishAyes Jul 2014 #28

I just realized they left out Justice Kennedy napkinz Jul 2014 #29

Butch. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #32

he was the BULLY napkinz Jul 2014 #33

And let's say the Rethugs make it impossible for women to get SummerSnow Jul 2014 #30

It creeps me out, big time. THIS, from a political party that yells and screams for smaller calimary Jul 2014 #36

I know this is 2 years old, however.... sheshe2 Jul 2014 #37

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #41

Fundies want everyone to practice Natural Family Planning. Ilsa Jul 2014 #59

The way the trolls talk about birth control locdlib Jul 2014 #60