If you follow NFP to. the. letter. it’s very effective. But it takes time, attention, dedication, and the commitment of both parents - it’s not just the rhythm method - there’s constant monitoring and stats keeping. All the kind of stuff that poor women, with little education, a lot of kids, more work than they can…

I don’t know. I’m positive this is a set-up to demonize new mothers whose children are affected, and I agree, it’s scary as all hell.

Yes, but just for women. Their boyfriends and husbands aren’t affected.

Wait, wait, so a country that THROWS WOMEN IN JAIL FOR MISCARRIAGE is now pushing for pregnancy prevention?

Right. What hundreds of thousands of veterans are suffering from is not a lack of medical care, lack of job opportunities, lack of social support networks, etc. etc., but a lack of RESPECT from our president. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

at least the GOP is consistent.

I have PTSD from rape too. I know what it is as well. My dad has PTSD from Vietnam and Iraq. My brother has it from Bosnia. Guess what? None of us beat the shit out of our spouses! Imagine. Fucking. That.

Her son was a shit before he joined the military. Several of my friends went to school with him in Wasilla. Apparently when he was in high school, him and some buddies slashed a bunch of bus tires and caused hundreds of thousands in damage to the school district. Rumor has it that the judge gave him a choice between…

They come back wondering if there is that respect for what it is that their fellow soldiers and airmen every other member of the military so sacrificially have given to this country.

I’m assuming this means she’s currently blowing up the phone of every congressman who has voted for/against bills that decreased/increased funding for various services for veterans, then?? Bueller?? Bueller??

And I wonder what would be the best way for veterans to get the health care they need? BY THE VERY REFORMS THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR FUCKING DECADES!

Yes and yes.

In the Gawker post I pointed out that going on about his (mythical, since he never saw combat) PTSD history is making an excuse for DV and several men huffily told me I have no idea what PTSD is or is not. Except I have it, because I was raped. But mansplain it to me some more! Because men cannot be held…

She’s right! We need more “Support our Troops” magnets on the backs of SUV’s!

Whatever happened to good ol’ fashioned conservative evangelical values like personal responsibility?

She is aware that Bush was the one who started the Iraq war, right? Not Obama?

Sarah, considering the stories we hear about your family and their run ins with the police, I’d say some of these problems are caused by your parenting skills.

So.... thanks, Obama? Drunk son beats girlfriend, threatens her and suicide and this is not his first drunken facefuck and it’s Pres O’s fault? Yep, she’s republican and part of the personal responsibility folk who would NEVER accept that response from anyone who isn’t white, rich, and repub. To that I’ll just say:…

Ha ha ha. I was just talking in a different comment about myths about domestic violence. And here is yet another one: “Men beat up women because they’re hurting on the inside.” Right. That’s why domestic abuse correlates with depression, mental illness and disenfranchisement. Except that it DOESN’T.

We absolutely need to have better systems in place to support vets who come back from the war carrying the enormous mental, emotional, and physical scars of combat.

Sarah, the only ways the troops aren’t being supported are the ways that actually matter - healthcare, rehabilitation (physically, mentally, emotionally), resources for a successful integration back into society...