I am menopausal, but still as feminist as ever.

...fully with you on the other!

(I've had an endometrial ablation, so while I've been waiting for menopause since I was 12, it's hard to tell)

But the perfect HRT made that unnecessary. Yay. I've decided that if I have to choose, I choose quality over quantity, though I'll be happy to take both!

We had our first child almost 3 years ago. I was an birth control until I met my husband and we decided that it was the right time. I am on birth control now, since we decided to have one child only.

That is the great thing about choice. Nobody is going to tell me if and when to have children and how many. It is MY choice. We have one beautiful son, and that is actually more than I ever expected. My husband left it up to me about having children and how many.

I am seriously pissed off about the whole birth control issue. You have the right to believe in whatever you want to ... you DON'T have the right to force your religious believes on me.

It is 2012 and we are talking about contraception??? Really??? WTF???

I lost count. Because I was a young woman with no children, I was obviously a moron who didn't know what I wanted. I was told that "you'll change my mind" or "What if you marry someone who wants children?" (Why would I marry someone who wants children when I don't want any?) None of this dimwits cared that I knew that I didn't want children - since I'm a woman, I'm born to be pregnant. They also didn't seem to know shit about medicine; pregnancy is contraindicated with the kidney disease I have - or maybe they thought I'd like to die trying to have a baby? Who the fuck knows.

Finally, I did find a doctor who would fix what ailed me and she didn't just tie 'em; she burnt them out. Little Fulgie just turned 10, and I have no regrets!

Just making sure you're not a Hannibal Lecter type.

No.

I had the tubes burnt out (tubal fulguration) and the endometrium burnt out with boiling saline (hydrothermal endometrial ablation).

that Dr. Frankenstein (that's Fronkensteen) gave you Abby Normal's brain?

Puttin'! on! da Ritz!

likes to chew on small testicles and foreskins washed down with a wad of sperm.

Women's body parts are so funny. Are men's? Just asking.

"Am I a co-host as the result of tokenism, or on merit?"

jewish atheist.

but i just shrug and do my job.

I didn't volunteer, I was nominated.

it's denigrating to that person.

i don't want to fight about this, but i really think it needs to be said.

Neoma is getting some criticism for asking some men to be co-hosts, so I want to mention that she asked me to co-host as well (I'm a woman) and I declined.

I appreciate your agreeing to volunteer as a co-host, just as I appreciate and support the other co-hosts, and I strongly appreciate and support Neoma.

I'm a Host in four main Forums so I know Da Rools pretty well, plus I've had a lot of support-type real-life jobs. I think I can be useful; if not - I can go!

Thanks for agreeing to help, REP. I, for certain, didn't want the job. The atmosphere is still toxic as Chernobyl, so I don't envy those of you who stepped up to the plate. But I do appreciate you

Nothing scares me

Or you would get a PIECE of MY MIND!

Internet going up and down and up and down, indeed.... grumbles and wanders off.

(actually it's all fixed now)

I was the person who got you through to someone who would actually address your internet problem (or tell you what to reset).

I'm not a fan of theirs. To put it mildly!

and your uterus.

Mine moved out 5 years ago. I'm dealing with empty nest syndrome.

I'm not a regular of this group, but I know you'll be a good co-host as evidenced by your other host duties.

I consider myself a feminist, I've raised a strong independent young woman, that has a masters degree, owns her own home and did it on her own. I've also raised a wonderful young man, that respects women as his equal, he's still in college.

We're gonna have this fight again (women's rights) and I'm glad I have two 'soldiers' that want to be part of it.

Good luck to you, I look forward to lurking even more than before.

I almost lost mine when I had cervical cancer, but just lost my cervix instead. It's funny (odd, not ha ha ... well, maybe both - I don't want to use mine and have gone to great lengths to stop it from doing a lot things it's supposed to do, but I like having it there

On the other hand, I know women who've had either medically indicated or totally elective hysterectomies that are delighted with the vacancy - I hope you're one of them!

Great to have you here! You were an awesome Host, and you're still an awesome DUer!

all that was lost was your cervix and not you!

Yup, I'm one of those women that don't miss it one bit. I wasn't using it anyway.

I think you're pretty cool too.

I really do wish you luck here. I think once things get situated this will be a great group.

patriarchy likes to remove uteri after women reach menopause, maybe one should say 'vagina' or better yet 'clitoris'.....an often ignored female body part which is routinely cut off in the Middle East and Africa.

Thank you for being a host(ess).

I have no idea what the big to-do has been since I don't visit often. Given that women live under the rules of Patriarchy, you'd think we would get along and have common goals.

Noam Chomsky has pointed this out in Manufacturing Dissent and On Propaganda in The Recent War and I think he's on to something. We all have so much more in common than we don't.

Divide & Conquer by utilizing their paid pundits on Faux and elsewhere. They create a culture of distrust, fear, and hatred. And we silly humans seem to fall for it every time.

My biggest fear are the CEOs of all the multi-nationals. Why isn't our frustration and anger lasered in on them???? They cause all the problems....and have us fighting over crumbs.

I have apparently been away too long as well and haven't a clue, although I have what are probably decent guesses.

It seems to be working itself out

I only care that you are fair.

I mean as a co-host.

I do care that you are a woman!

And I'm always very fair as in super-pale

You are always very fair and I for one am glad to see you here.

That is kind of you to say - and very nice to hear!