clevomon's Comments (31)

“Just want to clarify something. When I said "anyone in that situation," I was referring to a hypothetical husband and children for myself. Not anyone who finds themselves in the same situation.”

“Some of us do want to believe it and simply believe that they are not cut-out for the job. >_< If you don't think that you will be able to emotionally connect with any children you take care of, then why bother? If you don't think you'll be able to provide proper living situation for any child you take care of, then why bother? It will only wind up harming both you and the child.

Honestly, if more people took an honest appraisal of themselves in thinking about what they want out of life, I'll bet that children who do get taken care of will get, on average, much better parents.

People have different abilities. Just like it's not a good idea to try to build a life based on desk work if you can't sit still, it's not a good idea to have a child if you don't think you have the necessary skills to take care of one.”

“Ms. Brzezinski.

I'm fine with women who want to get married and have children doing it as early as they want to (as long as it's legal), but I take issue with you mildly because I happen not to be one of those women. I'll admit right now that I am not as person-centric as a lot of other people are. I think based on topics, not relationships too much, and I have trouble speaking to people and managing relationships with them. As such, even though I'm a youngster, I've decided that getting married and having children would probably be a burden not just on me, but on anyone in that situation, as I could never manage the 24 hr relationship. It would drive me nuts. I want to have a pet, since I can understand animals better than a lot of people, and I want to be able to work at a career I enjoy.

And I don't want to be looked down on for it!

A lot of times I read articles that insensitively imply that women who refuse to get married are simply refusing to grow up, and other such derogatory statements. While your post doesn't seem to be doing that, it's a pattern that generally troubles me. Those sorts of statements don't tend to occur when a man makes a similar decision.”

“...I wandered in here for your take on the dog-fighting videos, but you seem to have kind of trailed off and forgot about them.”

“Seconded.”

“Thank you for this column! This, I agree with wholeheartedly.”

“This is just ridiculous. If I could trust Congress to write a good public option along the lines of what Sekoff is talking about, I'd be all for it. After watching the joke of an energy bill get hashed out, though, how am I supposed to do that. Depending on how it's written, a public option could either provide proper competition against the insurance companies, or it could be an expensive boondoggle. This is not a case where something is better than nothing. I would rather have no public option and put in strong regulations than have a public option that the government spends a lot of money on and gets no good results from. That does not make me on the side of the insurance companies; that puts me on the side of reform that works as it's supposed to!”

“Or he could, you know, address people's concern about the costs by capping the employer-provided insurance tax deduction. But why handle substance when you can handle style? -.-”

“Not sure I agree here. I like having space to sort my cards while I'm watching the news. Then again, I also like having space to eat meals while reading news weeklies.”

“-_- Both sides are being ridiculous. The solution to this is simple. Yes, look for small minorities that may be at risk, but no, do not go off the schedule unless you know your child is in one of those minorities. Is that so hard to figure out?”

“The author forgets about the magnetism of a spectacle in assuming that everyone who watches FOX agrees with it. Plenty of people simply watch FOX News in order to see someone do something ridiculous. I'd attribute its gain in 18-49 year olds partially to that and partially in the general flight of the audience to the internet.”

“Fareed Zakaria is awesome! ^o^ I hope to go into journalism someday, and I aspire to be just like him!”

“Amazing thing is, I recall hearing on BBC a week or two ago that traffic around the border's actually decreased recently because you'd need to go through the same region where the drug war is taking place.”

“Yes, my mom got me my vaccines on the prescribed schedule, and I have ADHD that in some ways mimics Aspergers. But you know what else? My mom has a minor case of ADD herself, as does my uncle on her side of the family. Too many other variables come together in anecdotes without being taken into account.”

“Here here. As much as I enjoy Mr. Carey's acting skills, I think it is safe to say that the vaccines don't cause damage in the vast majority of cases. Doesn't mean that if issues come up, the parents shouldn't have the right to investigate, and in one or two cases out of thousands, there is something. But that's a lot of other people to hurt by telling them not to take the vaccine when it is indeed the safer option.”

“Oh yes, all lhasas are watchdogs. ^_^ Unfortunately, ours mostly watches for birds and deer.”

“I love my puppy - an eight year-old lhasa apso - and miss her any time I'm on campus. When I come home for break, she always runs up and jumps all over me. Then she tries to get me to play chase with her.”

“Now come on - I don't like Fox News either, but Hannity and Beck don't even pretend to be journalists - they're commentators. If they do pretend, then yeah, there's a problem. As for the other two, Cavuto and VanSustern, I know less about them. It'd be another thing if Wallace, who does at the very least pretend, were going to one.”

“Agreed, by and large. This is a nice, nuanced piece. I don't think the trend highlighted harms anyone, either way, though, except if the audience gets as caught in the hype as some of the agents are. The comparisons to Murrow are definitely overblown. That said, it is nice to listen to Jon Stewart even when he does try to get philosophical - I certainly enjoy it. Just listen with a critical ear. ^_^”

“To rephrase slightly, I'm not upset about that it leads to you thinking he has low emotional intelligence. I'd probably agree (if nothing else, from personal experience, sharing some of those qualities). What I take offense to is the idea that, assuming he does, that means he's mentally ill, as well as the idea that it should be a disqualifier from the Oval Office. Previous presidents (including some quite good ones) are also thought to have been similar.”

“So because I have ADHD and sometimes move erratically, that means that I don't love my family and by extension am emotionally ill? >.< That's what it sounds like you're saying. Sorry, but things aren't always quite that simple.”

“-_- You had me iffy at the hands and then downright turned off at the last line. I never know what to do with my hands and am arguably quite quirky. Granted, I'm not running for president, but I resent those qualities being used as an insult.”

“-o- There is masculine, there is feminine, and then there is nerd. I like being in the third category.”

“I was a PC too, but then it kept crashing. I'll wait till someone can prove to me that the new PCs won't do that all over again.
And as for Mac, I'm not thrilled with them either. GET YOUR GODDAMN GAMES OUT SOONER!!!!!!!

Note to companies: I am a swing consumer! Convince me, and I'm yours!”

“Leave aside the aspect of whether it's true or not. Frankly this sort of thing is a private matter and should be out of bounds to attack even if it were true. It's an immoral attack that goes outside of common decency. And if anyone wants an even more practical reason not to touch it, it looks unflattering to Obama when his supporters spread unproven rumors about an opponent with such glee, especially rumors of such a personal nature. Take it from someone who's supported him for a while. My stomach started to curl when I read that diary.”