Angela Wright said:Look, Daisy, you’re entitled to your opinion—it's your choice to make. I’ve made mine.
Do I really need to spell this out for you?
Oh, sure—definitely let us know when you finally decide to start trying for kids. I’m genuinely curious to see how your perspective shifts then. Once you actually commit to IVF, what am I going to hear about the whole "torture" of egg retrieval process? And honestly, how many times will you be willing to go through that cycle before you've had enough?
When it comes to what you consider "normal," you’re pretty much the definition of abnormal to me. So, what am I supposed to do about that? 🤷So, what—am I supposed to launch some grand initiative just to get people like you banned? Is that really where we're headed?
I won't even get started on religious morality... honestly. I work for a non-profit that supports people battling terminal illnesses, and most of them are believers. Yet, in all my time doing this, I haven't seen a single "shepherd" step up to hold the hand of someone who is actually dying. Instead of tending to those kinds of real-world struggles, they’re too busy lecturing everyone about dogma and playing judge over what's right or wrong. Not once has anyone from the church reached out to ask if our association needs any support. Their building is barely fifty yards from our headquarters—just a stone's throw away—and yet, there's nothing. It feels like they have this very specific way of practicing their faith where they talk a big game about following the Lord, but when it comes down to actual deeds? Nothing.
So, that’s the whole story—how much they actually believe the very things they preach. You can go ahead and play along, bowing down at their altars if you really want to, but just wait. When you actually need them to step up? They’ll leave you hanging out in the cold without a second thought.
Daisy's husband is here.
I consider myself a spiritual person—not necessarily religious, per se—but I still find myself deeply respecting the guidance of the Catholic Church. To be honest, I follow their lead quite closely, even though I tend to stumble and miss the mark more often than I’d like to admit. It's just that, over time, I've been proven right more times than I can count; they usually turn out to be spot on. Besides, my own heart tells me they're right, too. It isn't a matter of being arrogant or feeling the need to defend my ego by attacking them—that’s just not how I operate.
Look, I’m well aware that no religion out there actually demands perfection from its followers. It’s a bit of a paradox, isn't it? Despite my own flaws—and let's face it, we all have them—I still choose to walk alongside these institutions, and somehow, they manage to accept me just as I am.
I honestly don’t get it—why do so many women still view childlessness as some kind of personal failure or a mark against their worth? It’s like there's this unspoken rule that you haven't truly "arrived" until you've completed that specific milestone. Is it just social conditioning at this point? Or maybe just a deep-seated fear of being left behind by the crowd? I really can't wrap my head around why not having kids is framed as a negative trait instead of just... a different way to live.
Marriage isn't about having kids—at least, that’s not the core of it. Sure, children can be the crowning achievement, the ultimate payoff after all that hard work, but they aren't the actual purpose. Why do we act like they are? They're a beautiful addition to a life already being lived, not the reason the life was started in the first place.
Look, I have absolutely no intention of forcing my wife into anything—nor am I about to push myself into some manufactured situation where we’re trying to force a pregnancy to happen. Why would anyone do that? It just isn't how life works.
I didn't get married just to check a box and have kids—that was never the point. I did it because of the love I have for my wife. Is that really too much to ask?
And if the kids end up being great? Well, that’s just the icing on the cake.
That last response was a perfect example of what happens when a woman actually uses her head instead of letting her emotions run the show—it was pure, unadulterated logic.
We all know exactly what IVF entails—it’s not just a medical procedure; it’s a gauntlet of physical and emotional trauma that leaves deep scars on a woman. For me, forcing that kind of process isn't an option, nor do I believe it’s something that should be pushed as some kind of universal standard. Why should anyone feel pressured into such an exhausting ordeal?
I honestly don't see the point in all this constant bickering over the whole church versus atheism debate—it feels like a massive waste of energy. At the end of the day, most of the flaws we're dealing with aren't actually rooted in religion; they're failures of our state institutions and social systems. Why do we keep blaming faith for problems that are clearly just systemic breakdowns in how the country is run?
I honestly think we should be aiming the artillery in that direction.
When it comes to the whole debate over gay couples adopting—I honestly think it’s a good thing. At the end of the day, there is no way for them to change the sexual orientation of the child they are raising. Is it even possible to "program" someone like that? I don't think so.
Honestly, I’d much rather see kids growing up with two dads or two moms than being left to be raised by aunts. It just seems like a more stable way to go about things—if you follow me. Is there really any other way to look at it?
I’m also of the mind that it’s fundamentally right for people to have access to all their rights—nothing more, nothing less. Why should anyone be denied?
It honestly feels like a complete waste of energy when two decent people end up at each other's throats—all because of one dishonest individual who’s just sitting there, playing it smart by staying silent. They say silence is golden, don't they? But usually, that's just something the shady types say to get away with it.
Someone who actually wants to get things done—well, they don't really care about the obstacles in their way, do they?
Honestly, watching people fight over this is just exhausting—especially when the ones doing all the arguing are the very people who didn't actually do it, don't want to do it, or simply have no reason to. It’s completely pointless, isn't it?
Once you strip away a person's right to choose—once that fundamental agency is taken off the table—you’re looking at a fast track toward authoritarianism. It doesn't end anywhere else, does it? There isn't some hidden path where things suddenly turn out for the better. When the power to decide is removed, you aren't just losing a vote; you're losing the very thing that keeps a society from sliding into a regime. It's a downward spiral, plain and simple.
I can say without hesitation that I learned those lessons directly from the Catholic Church and its priests—mostly because I spent so much time working alongside them and assisting with their pastoral outreach.
Even so, my own failings don't exactly bridge the gap between me and them—or their version of religious science.
Deep down, I know what they preach is an ideal—but they don't actually demand perfection from people; instead, they keep offering second chances through confession.
Now, those believers who don't hang out with the priests or get involved in parish activities... they can't really convey that truth authentically.
Being part of a church doesn't necessarily mean someone is honest or reliable.
Who knows that better than those actually working on the ground within the parish?
There’s a beautiful testimony in the Gospel where Jesus preaches:
The crowd responds with harsh words. Jesus was speaking about the resurrection.
But despite the fact that the whole crowd walks away, Jesus turns to Peter and asks:
"Do you want to leave too, Peter?"
Ultimately, the essence of being human is giving others the freedom to choose.
As we’ve noted, when that choice is removed, you get a regime—something born entirely out of fear for one's own survival.
Jesus didn't need Peter to fulfill his purpose or his mission.
Because of that, a person moves through this world as an individual—in a world designed such that one person cannot save another; you simply have to find your own path, even if it doesn't promise much.
So, how do you avoid collapsing on that path while still remaining human?
Without succumbing to anyone's arrogance or humiliation.
How do you stay phlegmatic—how do you remain certain of a course of action that everyone else judges so harshly? Look at Jesus again.
Every individual has to figure that out for themselves. Understanding isn't something you can just receive. All that's left is to keep working, and working.
To literally become nourishment for others.
Jesus recognized this; he was that nourishment. "Eat my body, drink my blood."
Of course, not literally—but in a spiritual sense.
Anyway, I salute the atheists; I am truly glad they are who they are, but I sincerely wish them the strength to forgive those who hurt them and shattered their trust.
Love comes from the heart—after all, that's where the body's warmth is hidden and where the soul wells up. So, I wish you an abundance of confidence in your own actions.
And I highly recommend finding a good friend—someone who isn't judgmental and who forgives readily. Every person needs to wake up from that animalistic way of thinking and stop viewing everything through the lens of past traumas. Unhook yourself from your history and focus on the present moment. Become a spiritual being with awakened consciousness.
For me, I can testify that Jesus is that friend.
That's why I warmly suggest logotherapy.
It is the perfection of peace and justice.
Everyone has their own meaning, and everyone is unique. That is something no one can take from you, nor can anyone give it to you. We are born with it; it's nature's gift to this world.
Every child has their own purpose and timing. Every child is shaped in their mother's womb. For nine months, they prepare and are formed specifically for the reason they were created.
I agree that having a sense of purpose is one of the most vital drivers in life.
So, I'm not in favor of forcing conception, but I also think it's wrong to prevent it.
Because every child brings something new that we have never seen before.
If we view children as beings sent to teach us, then we are on the right path; otherwise, we are rushing toward ruin...
Unless you become like children, you won't enter the Kingdom of God.
Children are our way of being repaired and helped.
How beautifully this world was designed. Everything has such a wonderful purpose. If our purpose is God, then even the worst things aren't a problem.