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Anyway, off my tangent. I'm of two minds when it comes to the availability of OTC birth control. It would be nice to have it available, to avoid unplanned pregnancies, but at the same time it also has a pretty big effect on how the body works depending on the type of hormone used and the amount. With customer education it could be just fine. As with any medication there is a risk, whether a doctor gives it to you or not. I'd like to see consumers taking more responsibility for their own health in the form of self-education. There isn't really a way to legislate that, however.
You can, or could last time I checked, get birth control over the counter in Canada. Could some of our Canadian readers weigh in on this and report how that is working out?View Thread




Really really deep bass from the speakers of a car driving by, that rattles the windows and vibrates my teeth, actually causes me to feel a bit nervous.
Little yappy dogs who won't be quiet.
Squishy eating noises. Similarly, loud kissing in movie.
Bottle rockets.View Thread

My question is not what downside there is to this practice, but what possible BENEFIT could there possibly be?View Thread

Now I am making new happy summertime memories. Like watching lightning with my spouse during monsoon season, listening to the thunder crashing all around us, and watching the water bucket down. Then the sky clears and the desert smells rich and rain washed and there's sap running in every plant. Morning comes and it's dry and hot again... until the next rain, that is.View Thread

She taught me to love art and always encouraged me in my drawing and painting. Even when we were really poor she tried to make sure I had things I could do art with. She is a poet but has a great appreciation for visual art as well. She taught me to see the hidden beauty in mundane things as well.
She taught me that sometimes you have to work hard even when you feel bad, she taught me to love and respect nature, and also that reusing things and looking for a bargain wasn't a bad thing. She gave me a real nose for garage sales, and I attribute my luck in finding good deals in junk shops to her too. She showed me that walking in a forest was just as holy as going to a church.
We didn't get along so well when I was younger, but my mom taught me a lot.View Thread

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