Pregnant Man

Male Thomas Beatie got pregnant with his daughter and gave birth on June 29, 2008 in the Oregon hospital. Beatie and his daughter are healthy and doing very well.

"Beatie, who took twice- weekly doses of testosterone and has his great surgically removed during his female-to-male transition," says PEOPLE magazine.

Thirty four year old Beatie was born a female but then switched his gender identity legally to male. He removed her breasts but he kept her reproductive organs, meaning Beatie could still conceive. The first time Beatie conceived after changing to a male was during his marriage with Nancy. They are now divorced and Beatie is with his new girlfriend Amber Nicholas.

"Being pregnant was the most incredible experience, but we want Amber to do it this time around," said Beatie.

He already has three children but he wants a fourth child with Amber. He would really like for Amber to be the one to get pregnant but if in any given case she can't conceive he would graciously step in. After all Amber already has two children from her previous marriage. Beatie wants to experience pregnancy as the father this time, and there's a possibility of them both getting pregnant at the same time. Though his doctor has recommended for him to not get pregnant again .

"My surgeon has advised against me getting pregnant because it would be a lot harder now I'm biologically a man,"said Beatie.


Some time after he gave birth to his daughter Susan in 2008 he decided to surgically changed his female part for a male organ in order to feel more like a man and to enhance his sexual life. Meanwhile he still has his female reproductive organs, but it would be more complicated to have a child. If he were to get pregnant he would have to have a caesarian, Beatie says he would do it just to have another bundle of joy.

"In a technical sense I see myself as my own surrogate, though my gender identity is make constant," said Beatie.



Links to the story: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20210491,00.html and http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/thomas-beatie-pregnant-man-fourth-child_n_1855318.html

One Day

I once fell lost and alone thinking that I would never be able to find happiness,

I was sucked into a world full of darkness.
The endless pain was unbearable,
Breathing, walking, talking but contaminated with a disease.
A disease called  a broken heart.
So far I hadn't been able to heal those wounds,
Instead I kept getting into feuds.

They say that things get easier,
That time heals all things.
That's a lie.
It worsens with time,
Little by little you begin to die.
Scrutinizing pain evolving your whole body, mind and soul,
Hoping that the remaining pieces can be sewn.

Where is God?
Where are you now?
If you exist then why do you make me suffer?
Why are you tormenting me?
Are you even real?
Why am I here?
I have so little to live for.

Submerged in those rhetorical questions the pain, the cluelessness only deepened.
Sorrow becomes a faithful companion,
Tears become a necessity,
The pillow becomes a best friend.

Love.
Peace.
Happiness.
Nowhere to be found.

No God didn't save me,
No He didn't give me happiness,
No He didn't come into my life.

He was always there with me all along,
It was I that never bothered to believe in Him,
It was I that hadn't gone to His arms when I was discomforted,
It was I that gave my back to Him,
It was I that hadn't given my life to Him.

But that one day,
I gave my life to Him,
It was then that He had permission to be in my life.

One day: I found happiness.

18 year old dates her biological father

An 18-year-old woman in the Great Lakes is dating her biological father for two years whom she had finally met after 12 years of separation. They are currently engaged, they're planning a non-traditional wedding that won't be registered legally and they're planning to have kids together in the future when they move to New Jersey where adult incest isn't illegal. 

"I was seeing my dad for the first time in forever but it was also like, He's so good looking!", said the 18-year old.

Her mother and father conceived her on prom night, they had a 6 month serious relationship but then broke up while she was still pregnant. They didn't have any contact until she was 3 or 4 years old, they saw each other on the weekends since he lived an hour away: there was constant argument about visitation. Her mother wasn't fond of him seeing her, she wouldn't even meet him half-way on the road. 

"He was living with his girlfriend. On the first night he slept on the couch and I slept on the floor, just to make sure that I was okay." she said.

Her mother had taken her Facebook privileges away and had conspicuously rejected her father's friend requests, once she got her privileges back she got into contact with her father. After chatting for a week they met up in person, then later on she went to stay over at her father's house for five days. That's when she found out she was romantically attracted to him. 

"He was wearing a pair of basketball shorts and a tank top and after I bit him I could see goose bumps pop up from his toes to his shoulders," she said. "Then he pinched my inner thigh and I got goose bumps."

After admitting that they had strong feelings for each other and discussing wether if it was wrong they kissed and they made love for the first time: she lost her virginity to him. He knew that she was a virgin so he told her if she didn't feel comfortable at any point to just tell him. She didn't feel weird at all, it actually felt natural to her as if she had just made love to a man she had been with for years. 

"I’m planning on a full-on wedding but it won’t be legally registered," she said.

Her wedding color scheme is black and purple, they're both going to wear converse tennis shoes.
He's going to wear a nice dress shirt, jeans and she's persuading him into wearing a bow tie, meanwhile she's going to wear a black dress. Her grandpa - from her father's side - will give her away on the aisle, while her best friend will be her maid of honor. 

"We’ve decided that most likely we won’t," she said. "I don’t want to give them any problems."

They're planning on having babies but they won't tell them that their father is her dad, since her fiancés parents want to spend time with their grandkids they're going to have to figure out how everyone will be known to keep the secret hidden. As for genetic problems she's already done some research and she found out that there's no risk on her kids having any genetic problems problems, if they did she wouldn't risk it. 

"I just don’t understand why I’m judged for being happy," she said.

She says that people should research incest and GSA so that they can understand it and see how often it actually happens. As an 18 year old you're considered an adult under the law and you're able to consent so she considers herself to be able to take care of herself. It's not an abusive relationship since she's fully aware of what's going on and she gives consent. She's happy with her fiancé and that's all that matters, once she moves to New Jersey she doesn't plan coming back to her hometown: she plans on starting a new chapter where no one knows her nor the relationship with her fiancé being her father. 

{In case you want to read the interview}: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/01/what-its-like-to-date-your-dad.html

Panama City Beach Rape

Panama officials are tired of this similar cases like this one happening, they says that is by far the most sick of them all. This hasn't happened once, twice nor three times, it has happened more than 200 times besides the ones they haven't discovered. We live in Houston and the closest beach that we have access to is Galveston, but theres not much activity to record here. But what about in the big cities where it's an attraction for teens to traveler visit when they're on spring break? It impacted me just as it impacted every officer that a rape in broad daylight wasn't stopped, instead everybody just stood there looking while this young girl got raped. Instead of taking my phone out to record i would call the police, get help or try to help this girl out, but unfortunately none of the people by standing did this. If this happened while the sun was out in public, imagine what could happened during the night time, I would be terrified to go out as a women. We should be aware that this kind of stuff happens more often than our minds could possibly think, we live in Galveston where there's little to no beaches, seas, rivers, etc. We will hardly hear something like that happening here. I was upset, I felt indignant at the situation and more than anything I was disappointed.

Pregnancy Pregnancy and More Pregnancy!

Pregnant woman...hormones running wild, feeling fat because they don't fit into their old clothes...yeah. Woman go through so many changes emotionally and physically that this hilarious video will not only make you move to the beat but will also give pregnant girls/women a laugh. I totally laughed through the whole video, I never get tired of it even through I watched it more than twice.

On a more serious note I would like to discuss about teenage pregnancy and how politics pretty much leaves teenagers on their own. I read an article on how here in America most teenagers are sexually active more than any other places, Europe coming into a close second. See the thing isn't wether is wrong or right thatyoung people should be having sex at such young age, is about the unplanned pregnancy that occurred due the lack of knowledge. When surveyed most girls said that they didn't think they could get pregnant, as for young men they said that they thought they could prevent pregnancy by having intercourse standing up, not to mention that many think that "pulling out" is also a safe choice.

Another issue found in young unplanned pregnancies: many come outside of marriage. Yes there's a lot of opinions about marriage: some don't believe in marriage instead believe in living together in civil union, meaning living and doing things as a married couple except without the court paper and the church ceremony. Others believe that there's no problem if they have sexual intercourse before marriage either with their current partner or their fiancé, or a girlfriend that they plan on marrying. And there are those that don't believe in sex before marriage.

Honestly I don't believe in sex before marriage for the exact same thing: if you happen to fall pregnant by "accident" it'll be okay. Your more secure, you've learned to mature more, become more responsible, and more importantly you know that your husband won't leave you because he's scared. He's also more mature and responsible, which means that you already have a more stable lifestyle as if you weren't married.

According to C.D.C condoms are 82% effective in preventing pregnancy but after relying only on condoms for four years, theres a possibility of becoming pregnant at least once. That's where the preposition of the LARCs comes in. LARCs or IUDs are implants placed inside the girls uterus that remains in place that strops conception to happen, it lasts up to 5 years, it's effectiveness in negligible. When offered free LARC implaments to sexually active teenagers, teenage pregnancy and abortion rates fell highly. Not to mention theres also a similar implement for guys as well.

Unfortunately our government doesn't invest very much in sexual classes for teens to learn about their sexually, preventions, etc nor do they invest to have preconceptions. Medicaid pays up to $12,000 for a birth yet they only invest $8 dollars on teenage programs to avoid pregnancy.

Either young people should be having sex or not, our government should be investing more on programs for teenage pregnancy prevention.

What's your opinion about this?

[In case you want to read the article]: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/opinion/nicholas-kristof-politicians-teens-and-birth-control.html?ref=topics&_r=0

[More information on LARCs]: http://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Long-Acting-Reversible-Contraception-LARC-IUD-and-Implant

Book Review: A Voice in The Wind

It's the first Jewish-Roman way in Jerusalem after about 70 years of the death of Jesus Christ. Francine Rivers, the author of the best-seller "Redeeming Love" takes us back in time for an adventure. It's just not another love story as you might think, but instead it brings us back to the time period after the death of Christ, where the persecution in Rome for Christians was at it's peak. The apostles were still in hiding and holding preachings with the believers.

It captivated me in such way that I couldn't put down my book until I read it all. Hassadah's family was killed in the Jew massacre, she was the only survivor and was sold as a slave. In order to survive as she's assigned to Julia Valeria's slave she must keep her religion a secret. A struggle between continuing practicing the way of Jesus, which is really really hard, and continue fighting to bring the light into her captors house. Between keeping her heart clean against Julia's harsh and unruly mistreatments, can love bloom between Julia's brother Marcus and Hadassah? Sweet, quiet, plain Hadassah who's relentless faith is her priority even above her life, and reckless, indifferent, handsome Marcus who doesn't believe in anything but money.

I believe this book can be enjoyed by anyone even if your not religious nor a Christian though I do think that you would have to endure a little bit of romance, but overall have an open mind to learning new things. Even though the story is fiction some of the writing that is written is what's on the Bible so it'll take those who don't have much knowledge of the Bible on a learning trip. Honestly I enjoyed reading this book and I believe you can enjoy it as well.

Relationships

Looks like it's time for another free post! Yay! In today's free post I want to take advantage and get rid of some stereotypes that go around almost everyone's mind...which leads to disaster.

When we're single or taken (may it be boyfriend/girlfriend or engaged) majority of people dream that marriage will be an ocean full of roses, beautiful, romantic and just this mushy gushy happy feeling thingy. It's not. I'm sorry to be so direct. I've been around many grown-up couples that have shared they're marriage experiences with me about how hard it was to construct a happy relationship. I know is hard to imagine that the cute couple you might have in mind that are so happy with each other (they get along well) may have had arguments. But the truth is that after the honeymoon (some even in the honeymoon!) we must work hard to maintain a happy marriage.

When your dating everything is so different: you only see that person for a couple of hours but you don't really spend that much time together. When you go on dates you both get pretty for each other with cologne/perfume, your best clothes, you try to have manners, and the list goes on and on. When you get mad at each other you just say,"You know what? I'm leaving bye." And that's it. Or if the argument was really like mega bad, you'll probably break you and y'all can each go on different paths. Well my friend, in marriage it's not like that. If you get mad, you have to work things out or just leave things as they are. Don't be fooled by the fact that celebrities marry, divorce, re-marry, divorce and repeat.

While Dating

I remember when I was dating my husband I was already conscious that marriage wasn't easy nor an easy task, but I definitely did not think about the details. When I started liking my husband what I liked about him was that he was serious, mature but at the same time he was funny at times. What conquered me was that he shared the same faith that I had and we both had the same objectives in life. When he told me that he liked me we started praying and later on we started dating officially. During our dating period I already had a picture in my mind, I had already set certain expectations of what our marriage would be like. I won't say that I dreamt of a Hollywood style marriage, but in a way I thought that it would be at least a little bit of a river of chocolate hehe. In my mind I thought that because we both changed a lot during our dating time that it would make it easier when we got married. A total lied to myself.

Married

Now that I'm married I've gained experience yet I know that I have a lot more to learn. You learn a lot about the person you love, the way they really are when they're home with you all the time. When you go through problems you see how they react and how they maintain the balance between their emotions and their rational side. You see their flaws. And the thing is? That's when you discover if you love them as you thought it was. They're humans, imperfect beings that make mistakes, that are going to hurt you at times, and that's when you'll be put to the test. If you love them, no matter how hurt you are, you will forgive them. No, your not going to get payback for what they did instead your going to let it go and continue giving your best to them. In return they'll do the same because both of you love each other, you want the best for each other. Your not two people anymore: when you make those vows before the Altar (or some just in court) you become one, meaning that if one hurts the other that person is hurting themselves as well. When both partners put their efforts by sacrificing things that hurt the other, molding their behavior, and let go of the selfishness they construct a happy marriage. It takes time, it takes sacrifice, it doesn't have anything to do with feelings as society makes us believe but it's decision to be happy. If we go by our emotions we're done. For example sometimes my husband makes me upset and my flesh, my ego, my heart says to ignore him to give him the silent treatment, but instead go to him and hug him even if he doesn't want me to. Later on he says I'm sorry and he's hugging me. If I hadn't hugged him first he probably would have gotten even more mad.

So relationships....expectations vs reality.

What's your opinion on relationships?

(Here's a song that goes with the topic, I urge you to listen to it and also comment on what you think about it.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAAvPDgKf30

"God's Not Dead" Movie Review

"God's Not Dead" is a Christian based movie that was released on 2014 and was ranked the #2 movie in the country. It is categorized as Drama with a rating of PG, this movie has been watched not only by believers but also by unbelievers and even atheists. Being a Christian based movie, it's made the point that indifferent from other Christian movies with the boldness, challenges faced, and several people's lives being portrayed at the same time. It's meant to show how believers faith can make a difference wherever they are, and they shouldn't be shamed of what they believe in. They must proof not only with they're words but with they're life that they're faith in God is not only superficial.

It actually did make me analyze how I've been expressing my own faith as a Christian, have I been letting myself be intimidated by non-believers opinions? Perhaps I haven't done enough to actually proof by my way of living that God is alive. I know he's alive for everything that he's done in my life, I used to live a totally different life but when I found God it all changed. The obstacles that Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper) faced was a way of seeing if God's will or people's would prevail.

Josh Wheaton is a freshman college student two's objectives was only to study and build his career for his future with his girlfriend. Only to find out that his Philosophy professor is a huge atheist that compared to a Roman soldier back in the days wouldn't be too far off. Josh deals with an inner struggle between doing what everyone else around him is telling him to do, and what the voice within  him is telling him to do so. Only to make matters worse, his girlfriend whom is supposed to have the same faith as him, I mean c'mon they met in a youth group meeting, breaks up with him due to what he has decided to  do because well she's selfish.

Many people say that it was a movie with "bizarre drama" but in my reality it wasn't, it was that "bizarre drama" that actually made it's point be made. After all they're trying to fro of that God is real so how not show it when people are in the bottom of the pit and no other person is there for them? Yet God ends up being there for them, which I can personally say it's happened in my life and other's people's life that I know.

Shane Harper who played Josh Wheaton is an American actor, dancer and song-writer. He is mainly known for playing the role of Spencer on the show, "Good Luck Charlie" on Disney Channel.

Christians will enjoy this movie though unfortunately majority of non-chistians might not like this very much.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcgL_FYMQKc