Marian Alvear: i love you mommy, but you don't love me :(

Hi, Mommy. I'm your baby. You don't know me yet, I'm only a few weeks old. You're going to find out about me soon, though, I promise. Let me tell you some things about me. My name is John, and I've got beautiful brown eyes and black hair. Well, I don't have it yet, but I will when I'm born. I'm going to be your only child, and you'll call me your one and only. I'm going to grow up without a daddy mostly, but we have each other. We'll help each other, and love each other. I want to be a doctor when I grow up.

You found out about me today, Mommy! You were so excited, you couldn't wait to tell everyone. All you could do all day was smile, and life was perfect. You have a beautiful smile, Mommy. It will be the first face I will see in my life, and it will be the best thing I see in my life. I know it already.

Today was the day you told Daddy. You were so excited to tell him about me! ...He wasn't happy, Mommy. He kind of got angry. I don't think that you noticed, but he did. He started to talk about something called wedlock, and money, and bills, and stuff I don't think I understand yet. You were still happy, though, so it was okay. Then he did something scary, Mommy. He hit you. I could feel you fall backward, and your hands flying up to protect me. I was okay... but I was very sad for you. You were crying then, Mommy. That's a sound I don't like. It doesn't make me feel good. It made me cry, too. He said sorry after, and he hugged you again. You forgave him, Mommy, but I'm not sure if I do. It wasn't right. You say he loves you... why would he hurt you? I don't like it, Mommy.

Finally, you can see me! Your stomach is a little bit bigger, and you're so proud of me! You went out with your mommy to buy new clothes, and you were so so so happy. You sing to me, too. You have the most beautiful voice in the whole wide world. When you sing is when I'm happiest. And you talk to me, and I feel safe. So safe. You just wait and see, Mommy. When I am born I will be perfect just for you. I will make you proud, and I will love you with all of my heart.

I can move my hands and feet now, Mommy. I do it because you put your hands on your belly to feel me, and I giggle. You giggle, too. I love you, Mommy.

Daddy came to see you today, Mommy. I got really scared. He was acting funny and he wasn't talking right. He said he didn't want you. I don't know why, but that's what he said. And he hit you again. I got angry, Mommy. When I grow up I promise I won't let you get hurt! I promise to protect you. Daddy is bad. I don't care if you think that he is a good person, I think he's bad. But he hit you, and he said he didn't want us. He doesn't like me. Why doesn't he like me, Mommy?

You didn't talk to me tonight, Mommy. Is everything okay?

It's been three days since you saw Daddy. You haven't talked to me or touched me or anything since that. Don't you still love me, Mommy? I still love you. I think you feel sad. The only time I feel you is when you sleep. You sleep funny, kind of curled up on your side. And you hug me with your arms, and I feel safe and warm again. Why don't you do that when you're awake, any more?

I'm 21 weeks old today, Mommy. Aren't you proud of me? We're going somewhere today, and it's somewhere new. I'm excited. It looks like a hospital, too. I want to be a doctor when I grow up, Mommy. Did I tell you that? I hope you're as excited as I am. I can't wait.

...Mommy, I'm getting scared. Your heart is still beating, but I don't know what you are thinking. The doctor is talking to you. I think something's going to happen soon. I'm really, really, really scared, Mommy. Please tell me you love me. Then I will feel safe again. I love you!

Mommy, what are they doing to me!? It hurts! Please make them stop! It feels bad! Please, Mommy, please please help me! Make them stop!

Don't worry Mommy, I'm safe. I'm in heaven with the angels now. They told me what you did, and they said it's called an abortion.

Why, Mommy? Why did you do it? Don't you love me any more? Why did you get rid of me? I'm really, really, really sorry if I did something wrong, Mommy. I love you, Mommy! I love you with all of my heart. Why don't you love me? What did I do to deserve what they did to me? I want to live, Mommy! Please! It really, really hurts to see you not care about me, and not talk to me. Didn't I love you enough? Please say you'll keep me, Mommy! I want to live smile and watch the clouds and see your face and grow up and be a doctor. I don't want to be here, I want you to love me again! I'm really really really sorry if I did something wrong. I love you!


I love you, Mommy.

Every abortion is just…

One more heart that was stopped.
Two more eyes that will never see.
Two more hands that will never touch.
Two more legs that will never run.
One more mouth that will never speak.

The Advantages And Disadvantages of POLYGAMOUS People.

• Advantages of polygamy can be that stereotypical 'female' roles can be shared. That means that children get more attention, house work is done quicker and also that if a woman in a polygamous relationship wants to work outside the home, she can without worrying whether or not 'strangers' are raising her child.
• Typically, polygamous relationships are found in cultures where women don't have as much ability to take care of themselves. There is a definite advantage then in having a husband and household security. The extended family (the womans side) also gets an amount of security knowing that their daughter is taken care of into adulthood.
• Disadvantages can occur when people start to think they have ownership over eachother and get jealous. Other disadvantages may be that as a wife gets older she can be replaced with a 'better' younger woman. She may feel neglected as her time has passed, but monitarily she should still be taken care of and she still has her place in the family.
• Opinions? Well, I think that traditional European fear of sex has give our western society a bad attitude towards anything other than one man and one woman. I think it's strange considering that biblically (where the fear of sex came from) polygamous relationships were accepted. I also think that this dislike of polygamous relationships also comes from the fact that we now marry for love and little other reason. Women do not need men to take care of them and can be quite independent and do things including raising happy successful children on their own. Infact, our western society has become more and more individual with less emphasis on the family or the need for a family which makes polygamy unappealing. When one marries for love, marriage takes on a whole other meaning. I've never really heard of polygamous marriages that were based on love or companionship alone.

• Opinions? Well, I think that traditional European fear of sex has give our western society a bad attitude towards anything other than one man and one woman. I think it's strange considering that biblically (where the fear of sex came from) polygamous relationships were accepted. I also think that this dislike of polygamous relationships also comes from the fact that we now marry for love and little other reason. Women do not need men to take care of them and can be quite independent and do things including raising happy successful children on their own. Infact, our western society has become more and more individual with less emphasis on the family or the need for a family which makes polygamy unappealing. When one marries for love, marriage takes on a whole other meaning. I've never really heard of polygamous marriages that were based on love or companionship alone.