tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post3113875344847231732..comments2023-09-09T08:58:16.226-05:00Comments on Deepest Darkest Thoughts: Sunday SermonTrueselfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376379968984585345noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-87854789024716359872008-02-25T23:24:00.000-06:002008-02-25T23:24:00.000-06:00JB - I'm with you on that one. I could never subj...JB - I'm with you on that one. I could never subject my pet to something like that. Never.<BR/><BR/>Val - Oh, that is sad. Yes, I would rather have it done professionally rather than by idiots, umm I mean owners.<BR/><BR/>6D - Thank you. I try to raise N to question and think and be his own person. And he definitely is his own person.Trueselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376379968984585345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-1838313983317567582008-02-25T20:59:00.000-06:002008-02-25T20:59:00.000-06:00N said: "But they believe that they are right and ...N said: "But they believe that they are right and we believe that we are right." <BR/><BR/>So who is right? NEITHER! That in a nutshell is what blew the doors off of John Calvin for me and turned me into a skeptical scientist.<BR/><BR/>Way to go, N! You have gotten to the core reason why dogma of any sort is going to fall flat into its own dogs***.<BR/><BR/>Good job with him, Trueself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-19179727671910240672008-02-25T12:41:00.000-06:002008-02-25T12:41:00.000-06:00The saddest thing I'VE ever seen are the homemade ...The saddest thing I'VE ever seen are the homemade ear crops that owners bring in bcz They.Can't.Understand.Why.They.Won't.Stop.Bleeding!<BR/>I can't say I enjoy docking tails on newborn puppies, but it's a far far better thing that I do the job w/my sterile surgery pack than a DIY-job...<BR/>[until we can convince the AKC to outlaw tail/ear cropping as in the UK, we will never phase it out Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-39664134801019134892008-02-25T11:16:00.000-06:002008-02-25T11:16:00.000-06:00In fact, any older than a few days and it's consid...In fact, any older than a few days and it's considered an amputation. Most ethical vets will not perform the procedure.<BR/><BR/>The saddest and most cruel? Ear crops. I've held so many little ears up while the vet takes surgical shears and snips them off. Crops are done at an older age too. Much more painful. <BR/><BR/>All for looks. <BR/><BR/>My pitbull? Totally natural. All tail and ears. I'd Jaded Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773908596002312237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-53650889343661640232008-02-25T09:19:00.000-06:002008-02-25T09:19:00.000-06:00Bunny - Interestingly I've been with two men in my...Bunny - Interestingly I've been with two men in my lifetime who've had little "anomalies" due to little errors made during circumcision. Neither was a really big deal but both men were embarassed enough by it to have to go into these long rambling explanations about it. Noah seems perfectly content to have his foreskin intact, and when I explained to him what circucision entailed his eyes grew Trueselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376379968984585345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-81502002017751149472008-02-25T06:30:00.000-06:002008-02-25T06:30:00.000-06:00As a vet tech, I've held many tiny, squirming (2-5...As a vet tech, I've held many tiny, squirming (2-5 day old) puppies as the doctor snips off the tail. With no anesthetic. <BR/><BR/>And yes, it hurts and they cry and the entire proceudure is simply cosmetic.Jaded Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773908596002312237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-70006165109382345792008-02-24T19:53:00.000-06:002008-02-24T19:53:00.000-06:00Honestly, Trueself, I couldn't agree more. I have ...Honestly, Trueself, I couldn't agree more. I have been trying to find a way to say that to you in a way that wouldn't sound too plain critical. If you are going to leave your husband, then do it with integrity. Tell him its over and move out. You will feel better about yourself and you will need that self-respect to build your new life.<BR/><BR/>Sneaking around, waiting for his approval, Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960808094968837047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-142895103156708562008-02-24T19:02:00.000-06:002008-02-24T19:02:00.000-06:00I am pretty sure I couldn't have gotten to the sam...I am pretty sure I couldn't have gotten to the same destination with a conversation that began like yours did. But chances are that things would have gotten pretty roundabout with me too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-35364183813981601022008-02-24T17:14:00.000-06:002008-02-24T17:14:00.000-06:00I love how conversations can end up places we neve...I love how conversations can end up places we never expected and help us see something we needed to see. <BR/><BR/>My husband and I had a major argument regarding having our son circumcised. Spousehole grew up in a very religious home and studied Christianity his whole life. Yet somehow he believed that we had to have our son circumcised in accordance with the Old Testament. I calmly explained Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955817346800123054noreply@blogger.com