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As a 78-year-old white woman, raised in a fundamentalist Protestant church and who worked full-time while raising a disabled child, I have some understanding of where Sarah Palin comes from. But in no way does she speak for me; not politically, ethically, or morally. In fact, she and her running mate, John McCain, represent the antithesis of most everything I learned from my grandmother, Josie Warren Hopkins (1875-1945). My grandmother was a housewife living in a small village in central Maine in the early days of the 20th century. She was a suffragette who worked very hard to make possible a woman's right to vote. But I can see her rolling wildly in her grave if American women use their precious vote to elect a McCain-Palin ticket.Given McCain's age, health issues, and family history, Palin could end up in the Oval Office. And then where would we be? Public education would become even more a disaster than it is now--creationism being added to the curriculum, sex education being removed, global warming dismissed as a fantasy, excellent books being banned from the library! Equality in this country is banned when she speaks out on same-sex relationships. And I shudder to even consider what she might do with her lack of understanding of foreign policy. No, for the sake of my grandma Josie's grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, and the great-great-great grands coming along, and for the sake of your own descendants, please join me in saying a loud and clear "NO" to Sarah Palin and to John McCain.
–Florence D.
Because I haven't got the brainpower to actually think through a post right now...
How long was your labor?
19 hours-ish, I am not positive.
How did you know you were in labor?
I woke up at around 3:30 am having cramps and needing to run to the bathroom every few minutes. I was having to bend over the bed and breathe and realized it wasn't stopping even after I went to the bathroom! I woke my husband up around 5:30 am.
Where did you deliver?
In our bed at home.
Drugs?
I wished! None were available.
C-section?
Nope.
Who delivered?
I had a midwife who caught the baby, but I delivered her.
Thanks for the fun meme, Rocks in my Dryer!