The Like/Hate Thread

[Saz]

Ugh. Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal. Half of the Arsenal team is injured, I really thought Liverpool would walk this one. Defence was shit poor. No chance of catching up with Manchester United now.

*Bangs head against wall*

[Saz]

This is so, so wrong.

http://babyfaithhope.blogspot.com/search...results=50

"Thank you for being here and for all your thoughts and prayers...

My name is Myah. I'm 23 years old and a single mom to a very special little girl.

When I was 19 weeks pregnant, I was told that my baby had no brain. This condition is known as "anencephaly." I was told that my baby was only alive because she was attached to me, but that she couldn't survive on her own. The doctor said that I could continue the pregnancy safely, but that my baby would die shortly after being born. Or I could choose to terminate the pregnancy then, which would mean being induced at 20 weeks and letting my baby die without ever seeing or holding her (I don't even want to know what they do with babies in this case). Well, to some people this would be a difficult decision, but it wasn't for me. I knew there was nothing to gain by terminating the pregnancy and I already loved my daughter more than anyone else in the world. Even if she was unconscious like the doctors said and lived for only a few seconds or minutes --even if she was stillborn --it was worth it to me. And so we began our journey...

Today, as I type this, Faith is 20 days old. Apart from a sterile dressing on her head that needs to be changed once a day, Faith lives a completely normal life. She isn't suffering or sickly, like you would expect. With no tubes and no machines supporting her life, she continues to thrive. She seems to function at the same level as any "normal" baby. In fact, she may be a little more advanced for her age. How many babies smile before they are born, start cooeing at one day old, and can sit up by 5 days old? I'm just saying!

I hope that by sharing our story, we can shed some light on this condition they call "anencephaly." It may seem all doom and gloom if you get this diagnosis, but trust me... there is more hope and joy in store than you could ever imagine. I know that first-hand! You can read all the text books and medical journals you want, but the truth is revealed in babies like Faith. This is real life, not a text book. When you see the pictures and watch the videos, you can't deny that this life is precious and worth protecting.

Myah
(Faith's mom)"

[Belle Hibiki]

What.

[Saz]

Erm. The baby has no brain. It only has the basic functions such as breathing and reflex's.... it has no concious thought, and NEVER will. Don't you think it's wrong that this young woman is keeping it alive?

[Jack]

I didn't click the link, I know how you like to spring shit on people. But I read that and, yeah... what?

It's functioning right without a brain?

joke: Saz has been doing it this long (kinda), I don't see the big deal

EDIT: Oh, dear God. =/

That's pretty selfish. And terribly, terribly tragic.

[Dehan]

Wow...that is really tough.

[Belle Hibiki]

Erm. The baby has no brain. It only has the basic functions such as breathing and reflex's.... it has no concious thought, and NEVER will. Don't you think it's wrong that this young woman is keeping it alive?

My "what" is that it shouldn't be making any sounds. It shouldn't be sitting up. I don't think you can do things like that without a brain directing shit.

Someone is either lying, mistaken, or fucking batshit insane.

[Saz]

If you wanna see what she's hiding behind that delightful hat, google image search, "anencephaly".

EDIT: It only has a brain stem.

[Dehan]

Um dude. Why the fuck do you keep calling her child it?

[Jack]

Thanks for sharing Saz. -_-

This is a tough call, but that's not fair to the baby to have it be alive without a brain. The baby is only around for the mother, it's life will be pretty much impossible.

EDIT: That was written terribly. Basically, the mother is being selfish to let her baby live without a brain. Life wont be enjoyable at all for the baby, this is moreso what the mother wants for herself (to see and hold her daughter, etc.).

[Belle Hibiki]

It's not like it's suffering or anything.

But the mother is still coocoo.

[Dehan]

Everytime you guys refer to the baby as 'it' I think of the evil clown

[Saz]

Um dude. Why the fuck do you keep calling her child it?

I'm sorry? Maybe I should refer to it as the "precious miracle"?

[Jack]

I just forgot the gender...

Plus, babies are things. That's just a fact of nature.

[Sage]

Attaching 'he' or 'she' is inappropriate. Why get attached to something that, by all rights, should be dead? Would, in fact, be better off dead, probably.

I'm no judge of life and death, but life can't be enjoyable if you can't even process your experience.

[Saz]

It's not like it's suffering or anything.

But the mother is still coocoo.

Disheartening fact: The baby can feel pain, but lacks the part of the brain that differentiates pain from other sensations - in a sense, everything hurts. It also cannot express discomfort. It might be in agony, and no one could ever know.

I read somewhere else that it can't feel pain. But IDK. It's a scary thought.

[Dehan]

@Sage. But she lives.

@SazNo need to refer to her as a precious miracle and I was more upset cause yall kept on calling her 'It' which to me is simply invokes this image



I like not having to cook tonight

[Jack]

It lives? Yo may not mind going through life without a brain (hiyooooooo), but most normal people would not be grateful for life if they could pretty much do nothing but breath and sit up.

[Dehan]

Hiyooooo dese nuts. As far as I'm concerned the baby is alive and referring to her as it won't change anything; is the woman wrong for keeping the child alive? No clue it's not up to me to decide so I don't care.

I like that I'm about to bust out two and a half pages of utter and complete bullshit just to have a draft to take to class tomorrow. Motherfucker though...I don't feel like reading bah humbug.

[Jack]

Number one rule of getting good grades in college: fuck a deadline, do what you want.

True story.