tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post4907159086997719505..comments2023-10-06T10:17:06.737-04:00Comments on Thou and Thou Only: Upward SpiralHarmonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105846442509828835noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-60580229790246877622007-03-20T23:06:00.000-04:002007-03-20T23:06:00.000-04:00I was with harmony when JM's mother mentioned the ...I was with harmony when JM's mother mentioned the 4-child ideal. ;)<BR/><BR/>I like this upward spiral. I wish more and more people would eat the way we do. Then I wouldn't have to feel awkward when people ask me why I don't eat certain foods (btw, I just say that I don't eat "those kinds of foods"). I'm afraid to respond with, "Because I'm trying to avoid partially hydrogenated oils." It could potentially sound condescending, as if I'm trying to be better than other people (i.e., <I>I'm not going to eat the foods that you eat because they're bad for you</I>).<BR/><BR/>Just a little tidbit about homeschooling: did you know that Josh Harris' father, Gregg Harris, was a pioneer in the early homeschool movement? And when we were in MD for our spring break trip, we got to visit the church where Josh is a pastor. He mentioned a brief story about homeschooling, and I thought of you two. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-1048508205994762972007-03-20T18:02:00.000-04:002007-03-20T18:02:00.000-04:00I have heard JM's mother say that a 4-child family...I have heard JM's mother say that a 4-child family is ideal: 2 boys, 2 girls, so I suppose it's not completely weird to have a "large" family...<BR/><BR/>I think it's amazing how taboo it has become in recent years to have a "large" family. The stigma has put a lot of countries in a position where they are facing serious financial difficulties. How can you take care of the aging when they make up more than a third of the population? Some Asian and European countries are only a few years from that reality.Harmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105846442509828835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-49032867792235964882007-03-19T20:59:00.000-04:002007-03-19T20:59:00.000-04:00Maggie,I have observed that these days in Korea, i...Maggie,<BR/><BR/>I have observed that these days in Korea, it is okay to have more than the standard 1.7 (or whatever) kids if you do not have sons. Case in point is my mom's next younger sister. She had three girls before she had a boy. I think part of the reason they kept going was because of pressure from the dad's mom (figures). I wonder if my mom would bust out with the "I don't want to live if no grandson" sentiment if we only have girls. <BR/><BR/>However, if we start with a boy, then who knows. I probably will get out-loud wonderings why I keep spreading my money out thinner with each additional child. I might take time to explain it once and then dismiss it with an one-explanation-suffices-now-kindly-butt-out. One must hope that I am feeling more diplomatic, should the need arise for me to explain myself over and over. I assume that Koreans, just like most people, will also think we are weird for having more than 1.7 kids. Interesting, considering Korean people were still reproducing like crazy when our grandparents were in charge of making babies. My mom's from a family of 6 kids, and my dad from a family of 6 kids, then 4 (I think TB killed his older sister while he was a kid).<BR/><BR/>And for the record, I do hope that our rejection of birth control nets more than 1.7 children. Especially since it would be kind of morbid and gruesome to have 7/10's of a corporeal kid in the house.JunkMalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619673168896233941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-89473022117894733342007-03-19T14:08:00.000-04:002007-03-19T14:08:00.000-04:00Connie,well uh...haha...umm.. By eating "healthy"...Connie,<BR/><BR/>well uh...haha...umm.. By eating "healthy" foods I guess I meant "trying to eat natural foods most of the time." I personally never grew up eating bacon and so never developed the elitism for pig bacon. I eat turkey bacon pretty often though. The JunkMale family is not without its pet vices, such as cookies and cakes (never from mixes and never with margarine, mind you). I wouldn't be totally against frying potatoes in bacon grease. After all, saturated fats are a necessary dietary component ;) I quite enjoy that little fact.<BR/><BR/>FIL,<BR/>I've often jokingly wondered if we would ever upward spiral so much that we ended up moving to the wilderness etc. But then I realize that I know not much about country life and would be sorely out of place when confronted with how to properly take care of goats, cows, and chickens.JunkMalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619673168896233941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-35224345332201432132007-03-19T13:20:00.000-04:002007-03-19T13:20:00.000-04:00I wonder whether the logical end of your upward sp...I wonder whether the logical end of your upward spiral is to move to the wilderness and live off the land!<BR/><BR/>FILAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37491865.post-24339719571354599092007-03-19T13:07:00.000-04:002007-03-19T13:07:00.000-04:00I was with you up until that whole "eating healthy...I was with you up until that whole "eating healthy foods" thing. Does that mean you don't believe in frying your potatoes in bacon grease? Yum!Smockity Frockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922037293905396736noreply@blogger.com