If you don’t have an ex-wife in your life, count your blessings.

That’s all.

Okay. Here’s another one of those rants you love from yours truly.

I think this anti-vaccination “thing” that is currently sweeping the brains of parents, is ridiculous and irresponsible. There is yet to be any real scientific evidence that vaccinations cause the variety of things that parents have read on the internet and are now convinced are going to happen to their children. Autism included. On the other hand, vaccinations have been incredibly successful at preventing numerous diseases. How many people do you know with polio?

I think that there is a lot of misinformation out there on the real pros and cons of vaccinations. Not vaccinating your child is dangerous to not only your child, but the entire population.

I can’t say it much better than this:

(HealthNewsDigest.com) One of the greatest triumphs of preventive medicine—not to mention public health policy—is the overwhelming effectiveness of vaccination programs. Tens of millions of children in the United States alone, and even larger numbers of individuals throughout the world, will never know the terror of polio, measles, smallpox, whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus, and other diseases—all because of regular vaccinations. Despite all of this, a small but increasingly vocal minority of parents and politicians are leading a campaign against the wholesale use of vaccinations. (Michael D. Shaw, Correspondent at Large - HealthNewsDigest.com)

By alleging a dubious—and absolutely unproven—link between vaccines and isolated cases of meningitis and even autism (a claim that stretches credulity), these activists threaten to undo over a half-century of medical progress, exposing children to deadly diseases that, at least in the third world, were only recently vanquished or contained. This course of action is a death sentence for millions and is a clarion call for better education at home and abroad. It also indicates what can happen when people have it too good, have way too much time on their hands, and have very selective memories.

One of the things that you probably hear the most is that vaccinations (thimerosal in vaccines specifically) has been linked to autism. So it would be logical to think that if you remove thimerosal from vaccines then there would obviously be a drop in autism. Japan removed thimerosal from vaccines, and the US actually removed it from the majority of vaccines in 2002 and guess what? There has been no decline in autism rates over the past 6 years. None. But, some parents still choose to follow the so called “logic” of celebrities, politicians, misinformed journalist, and other misinformed parents.

It drives me nuts when people get this “information” from somewhere and then choose to ignore scientific evidence that debunks their new found theory. Sure you can search the internet and find a slew of information that “supports” this anti-vaccination way of thinking. But where is the information coming from? Certainly not legitimate health care professionals and scientists that have spent their entire lives studying the pros and cons of vaccinations.

It’s just a popular celebrity ignorant movement. Vaccinate your kids. Thanks. And please don’t take offense to this if you are on the anti-vaccination band wagon. Educate yourself from legitimate sources, please.

And I would also like to add that I am not one of those entirely pro doctor and medicine for everything kind of people. I have a mother who is an herbalist and I am no stranger to using homeopathic remedies and alternative medicine when appropriate.

And here’s a site to get a new passport, if you need one. Just thought I’d offer.

I was reading this article today on how one couple vowed to have 101 consecutive days of sex. My first thought was “What’s the big deal? Why is this a headline?” But then I read this:

A 1994 study indicates that 30- to 39-year-olds are having sex an average of 86 times per year, and 40- to 49-year-olds are having sex an average of 69 times per year.

What?! Are you serious? THAT’S IT?! No freaking wonder divorce is rampant. I’m not saying that lack of sex is the only reason for divorce of course (ha ha that rhymed), but seriously, you cannot have a thriving marriage without having sex. I don’t care who you are (unless you’re like, fairly old and unable or something) or what your excuse, it’s just not possible.
I do realize that women get very busy and have a lot of responsibilities and all of that. I am one of them. With twins, trying to run a business, trying to keep the house clean, cook, etc. you can get very busy and very tired. I’m not saying that every woman who doesn’t have sex allll that time has a sucky marriage. I’m not saying any of that at all. What I am saying is that even once a week could do wonders. And I realize this 1994 study would indicate that most have it once a week, I have heard it as being quite a bit less. On Oprah or something I think…. ?
You know what I hate? I hate when some women make up every excuse in the book to not have sex with their husband. On this particular forum I go to, it’s amazing to hear the things women say about their husbands in regards to sex. It’s disgusting to see the excuses they make up!!! They admit to lying and giving all sorts of excuses in order to not have sex with their husband, and then some later come on and bitch and complain about their husbands looking at porn on the internet! I DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR THEM! They bring it on themselves. (Again, this is not all women, I’m talking about the ones who regularly make excuses). And if you go to the extreme, lots even end up cheating. While I do not in any way condone cheating to any degree what so ever, I still can’t feel too sorry for the women either. If you’re not having sex with your husband, the shit is going to hit the fan sooner or later. Promise.
This quote from the article is soooooo true:

Once you stop making love to your partner, you become roommates.

Think about it. What sets your husband apart from any other person you could live with? Sex.
On a pregnancy forum I go to, it’s even worse. Okay seriously, this is probably TMI but I had sex with my husband just as often while I was HUGELY pregnant with twins almost just as often as I did before I got pregnant. And let me tell you, that is pretty darn often. Just because you are pregnant it’s not a ticket for you to deny your husband of a basic human need. Some women are just ruthless. It makes me sick. One of the biggest excuses “I’m not in the mood”. Okay well you know what? GIVE IN and quit trying to play power trips and you might actually be surprised. There are a lot of times that I don’t exactly feel “in the mood” but when I just quit being selfish, I end up having some of the best sex ever. Again, I’m very sorry Mom, and Mom #2, way too much info. But, seriously.
I know that I am pretty much by far in the minority on this thinking. And that’s fine with me. I just think it’s very sad how many women are robbing themselves of an awesome marriage, and for what? I really think most of the time it’s a power trip. You would be amazed at how much better a marriage is when you add regular sex into the picture. Seriously. Give it a try. I have an amazing, fun, lively marriage with my husband for a lot of reasons and I KNOW that sex is one of them. And when I don’t feel “in the mood” for sex it’s fine with him. Because he knows I’m not just making up some fake excuse or pretending to be asleep.
I’m sorry. I kind of went off on a big rant there.
I’m going to go for 102 days. I wonder if I’ll make it on Fox News.

P.S. Since it wasn’t made perfectly clear, I would like to add that I DO think that women have the right to refuse sex. I do not think that women need to just bow down and have sex with their husbands whenever they want it. My issue is with HOW some women going about refusing it. You can do it honestly and kindly, and that’s fine. But when you lie and make up excuses to not do it, that is wrong. In my opinion. This is all my opinion. It’s my blog, remember?

Sometimes I want to throw my cell phone out the window! There is one spot in our house where it always drops calls, it’s so weird. It works in every other place except this one spot. I can’t get a signal, and the call just drops. I need one of those cell phone amplifiers just to be able to talk in one spot! Isn’t that weird though? How could it just not work in one little tiny area and the work everywhere else? It’s irritating.

I need to briefly complain about something. I buy and sell a lot of things on ebay. When I sell something, I weigh the item before listing in and only charge actual shipping. I hate when people try to make money off of shipping! We just bought a huge lot of clothes for Ashton and were charged $19.95 for shipping when it really only cost just over $13 to ship. And it came in an old box that looks like it’s seen better days. The clothes were perfect, but I dunno… I don’t like when people try to make money off shipping. I also bought the girls 3 brand new with tags tank tops from The Children’s Place for only $5.99. I was charged $5 shipping and assumed that it would be for USPS Priority which would cost $4.80 for something of this weight. Turns out the tank tops were sent USPS First Class for $1.86! Grrrrrr it just gets on my nerves.

And on the topic of ebay… I just scored an amazing deal on a pair of 7 For All Mankind jeans that retail for $198. Guess what I paid? Okay I’ll tell you….. $13. THIRTEEN DOLLARS. The first thing I would think if someone told me they bought designer jeans for $13 is that they must be fake. Don’t worry, these are authentic, you can totally tell. I’m wondering why they didn’t have more bids though… The seller has a lot of feedback that is 100% positive so I’m pretty sure I just got the most amazing deal of all time. SWEET.

Designer jeans are awesome. Jeans are one thing that I will spend a good deal of money on and not feel bad about it. I’m such a jeans and T shirt kind of girl, so I will pay just about anything for the perfect pair of jeans. In my experience, designer jeans fit like a glove. Perfect. I’m so excited to get these in the mail!

p.s. I think this might have to be my next ebay purchase. LOL! Can you imagine?