Yeah...I'm random. Get over it
On Ravelry, the case of the Duggars comes up every so often. You know, those people on the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting" (or maybe 20? I don't know). My opinion on the subject is somewhat cold, so I am not interested in dealing with the fallout of it on the forum. Still, I want to get it out:
I don't care.
As simple as that. A lot of people scream about how it's a free country and they should have their liberty. But the second someone lives in a manner that they disagree with, they're shoving laws through to make it illegal. Abortion, Gay Marriage, etc. All issues of people caring about how someone else lives. Or the feminist who gets upset about stay at home moms, etc. It's all about someone else's honest choice interfering with what you think is right.
I don't care.
If Mrs. Duggar wants to have 20 kids, that's her and her husband's business. However, I am not going to cry when she dies in childbirth. She's at perfect liberty to kill herself in whatever manner she pleases, as far as I am concerned. By now, she and her husband know the risks; that makes THEM responsible for any and all consequences of their choices, including death. I don't actively wish for her death, but it's her and her husband's fault if she does. Don't blame the doctors or the hospital.
In my opinion, there are too many people in the world who die through no fault of their own. I still think of Kendall at times like this. She was 19 years old and had Cystic Fibrosis. She died suddenly before Thanksgiving last year. She didn't ask for it, nor did she ever put herself into a dangerous situation. I'll save my compassion for people like her.
(yes, there are a lot of factors that go into whether or not a person is "asking for it"...I'm not claiming that all people who engage in risky behavior are 100% responsible; I would look at individual factors in each case, rather than establishing a hard rule. But there's a BIG difference between Kendall and Mrs. Duggar)
If Michelle Duggar dies, I will feel sorry for her kids. Losing a parent is not something they asked for, nor did they have any control over their parents' choice. Duggar Mom and Duggar Dad? Not so much. There's only so many times you can prance through a minefield before your number comes up and they keep going back for more, even when there are close calls and serious damage being done.
This is one point that I really LOVE Judaism for: "You will live by these commandments", thankfully, doesn't mean that you should DIE because of them. By this view of things, Michelle Duggar has long since walked into the realm of "unnecessarily putting herself at risk". Getting one's tubes tied (man or woman) does not violate any other commandment (you'd have to remove ovaries or testes to do that...which is not needed, given today's medical practices). "Be fruitful and multiply" takes a back seat to protecting and preserving one's life.
I don't care.
As simple as that. A lot of people scream about how it's a free country and they should have their liberty. But the second someone lives in a manner that they disagree with, they're shoving laws through to make it illegal. Abortion, Gay Marriage, etc. All issues of people caring about how someone else lives. Or the feminist who gets upset about stay at home moms, etc. It's all about someone else's honest choice interfering with what you think is right.
I don't care.
If Mrs. Duggar wants to have 20 kids, that's her and her husband's business. However, I am not going to cry when she dies in childbirth. She's at perfect liberty to kill herself in whatever manner she pleases, as far as I am concerned. By now, she and her husband know the risks; that makes THEM responsible for any and all consequences of their choices, including death. I don't actively wish for her death, but it's her and her husband's fault if she does. Don't blame the doctors or the hospital.
In my opinion, there are too many people in the world who die through no fault of their own. I still think of Kendall at times like this. She was 19 years old and had Cystic Fibrosis. She died suddenly before Thanksgiving last year. She didn't ask for it, nor did she ever put herself into a dangerous situation. I'll save my compassion for people like her.
(yes, there are a lot of factors that go into whether or not a person is "asking for it"...I'm not claiming that all people who engage in risky behavior are 100% responsible; I would look at individual factors in each case, rather than establishing a hard rule. But there's a BIG difference between Kendall and Mrs. Duggar)
If Michelle Duggar dies, I will feel sorry for her kids. Losing a parent is not something they asked for, nor did they have any control over their parents' choice. Duggar Mom and Duggar Dad? Not so much. There's only so many times you can prance through a minefield before your number comes up and they keep going back for more, even when there are close calls and serious damage being done.
This is one point that I really LOVE Judaism for: "You will live by these commandments", thankfully, doesn't mean that you should DIE because of them. By this view of things, Michelle Duggar has long since walked into the realm of "unnecessarily putting herself at risk". Getting one's tubes tied (man or woman) does not violate any other commandment (you'd have to remove ovaries or testes to do that...which is not needed, given today's medical practices). "Be fruitful and multiply" takes a back seat to protecting and preserving one's life.