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In reply to the discussion: I hated being pregnant. [View all]hunter
(38,302 posts)64. Similar story here.
Sat by my wife while she was getting multiple transfusions in both arms. Lots of blood. One of the most terrifying days of my life. Not hers. She tells me she doesn't remember much of it.
Overall, my wife, her mom, and my mom loved being pregnant, loved having babies, in spite of the danger.
Nevertheless, it's nobody's business to tell a woman how she should feel about a pregnancy, most especially politicians or judges.
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Until they can carry a baby for 9 months, all these old white moralists should just shut their
ratchiweenie
Dec 2021
#3
They belive in choice when they refuse to wear masks or get vaccinated, which affects all of us.
ratchiweenie
Dec 2021
#31
The thing that motivated me was the "eye on the prize" at the end of nine months!
LeftInTX
Dec 2021
#25
She was mature, married, financially stable, and had incredible community support.
SharonAnn
Dec 2021
#69
A story like this would make an excellent letter to the editor! So many people have a simplistic
JudyM
Dec 2021
#9
Your pregnancies sound, sadly enough, like mine. Sick as a dog, emergency deliveries, etc.
Shrike47
Dec 2021
#17