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A lot of things have happened so far today and, considering I have to head to youth group in about forty-five minutes, a lot more things are probably going to happen today. However, I might be so tired when I get back from youth group I might not have time to post, so I decided to try and get this one finished before I have to go. I might succeed, I might not.
Let's see.
The first thing I did today was get a bit more of my Camp Rock oneshot (tentatively titled I'm Sorry, named after the song "Sorry" by the Jonas Brothers) done, although I have a lot more to do. Then, I emailed my best friend and asked if she wanted to hang out today.
She did. Around 1:30, we headed out. We didn't have a set plan—it was more of a spontaneous hey, let's go out and wander around downtown since we haven't done anything this summer sort of deal, and it was fun. We caught up on a lot of things we'd missed during the summer and recced some books for each other to read (my best friend recommended all of the Tamora Pierce books, which I'll get to soon, and I recommended The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, the Twilight saga, and maybe a few more, I can't remember). We also ordered some ice cream, hung out downtown, and sat next to a giant anchor. It was fun, although probably not as "wild" as some other people in my grade's idea of a fun time might've been.
I also tried wheedling her into getting an LJ, so hopefully she'll email me with her URL so that we can friend each other. And if she friends me, I can urge her to post here, so that'll be fun. I'm interested to see how she'll react to my posting here pretty much every single day. *grin*
In a few days, I expect to have her on my F-list, so that'll be fun. We can't hang out during school anymore, sure, but who says we can't hang out over the Internet? (And outdoors, too!)
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And in case you didn't want to read all that, let me make a long story short:
If you want to make abortions less common, don't make them harder to get. Instead, make them less necessary. Teach abstinence and contraceptives in schools. Don't limit yourself to abstinence. Tell kids what they need if they don't want to have sex and what they need if they do.
In my opinion, that's the only way.
Let's see.
The first thing I did today was get a bit more of my Camp Rock oneshot (tentatively titled I'm Sorry, named after the song "Sorry" by the Jonas Brothers) done, although I have a lot more to do. Then, I emailed my best friend and asked if she wanted to hang out today.
She did. Around 1:30, we headed out. We didn't have a set plan—it was more of a spontaneous hey, let's go out and wander around downtown since we haven't done anything this summer sort of deal, and it was fun. We caught up on a lot of things we'd missed during the summer and recced some books for each other to read (my best friend recommended all of the Tamora Pierce books, which I'll get to soon, and I recommended The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, the Twilight saga, and maybe a few more, I can't remember). We also ordered some ice cream, hung out downtown, and sat next to a giant anchor. It was fun, although probably not as "wild" as some other people in my grade's idea of a fun time might've been.
I also tried wheedling her into getting an LJ, so hopefully she'll email me with her URL so that we can friend each other. And if she friends me, I can urge her to post here, so that'll be fun. I'm interested to see how she'll react to my posting here pretty much every single day. *grin*
In a few days, I expect to have her on my F-list, so that'll be fun. We can't hang out during school anymore, sure, but who says we can't hang out over the Internet? (And outdoors, too!)
--
And in case you didn't want to read all that, let me make a long story short:
If you want to make abortions less common, don't make them harder to get. Instead, make them less necessary. Teach abstinence and contraceptives in schools. Don't limit yourself to abstinence. Tell kids what they need if they don't want to have sex and what they need if they do.
In my opinion, that's the only way.