tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post3596121432394517752..comments2023-06-13T06:17:50.123-07:00Comments on The Mirror Magazine: Regret-less SexUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-75881652791504975272013-08-05T09:52:46.470-07:002013-08-05T09:52:46.470-07:00Thanks. As a now-post-menopausal NFP woman, I can ...Thanks. As a now-post-menopausal NFP woman, I can tell you that all the sacrifices have been worth it. My husband and I still love each other, perhaps more now than when we were newlyweds. Keep up the good work.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642869816387208021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-28594905825639071112013-07-12T06:52:21.464-07:002013-07-12T06:52:21.464-07:00Great post. I think more people do need to tell th...Great post. I think more people do need to tell their stories about how they use NFP, especially in cases of pregnancies that are out-of-the-ordinary.<br /><br />One of the big differences between NFP and contraception is that the effectiveness of NFP to avoid pregnancy is tied to motivation. The less serious the reasons to avoid, the less serious the abstinence. <br /><br />If you believe that desires FOR children are selfish and need to be medicated away or surgically removed, then, no, NFP "doesn't work". If you believe that sexual desire is a source of shame and guilt, then NFP will make you miserable. <br /><br />But when you come to understand that our desires for each other are good and that it's OK for married people to have babies, the teachings are very freeing. Thank you so much for your article.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426782100196550563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-38040299613734040072013-07-11T08:10:25.872-07:002013-07-11T08:10:25.872-07:00All our babies were "unintended," and I ...All our babies were "unintended," and I had regrets about it but I've gotten over them--mostly because I've realized that if you have sex, a child is not unintended. It's what happens. Joy Pullmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493274179206594754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-73464554953675694352013-07-10T19:56:15.010-07:002013-07-10T19:56:15.010-07:00Wow. Great post, Julie! I can't even tell you ...Wow. Great post, Julie! I can't even tell you how great it is to have such a great witness to chastity and marriage and family life for a single lady like me. It can get so discouraging, but seeing someone actually living it is super helpful. Alicia Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801940137478820465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-41952927595662166072013-07-10T07:51:34.245-07:002013-07-10T07:51:34.245-07:00Well said, and so true! I too have found that rand...Well said, and so true! I too have found that random conversations about NFP are never as awkward as I imagine. Especially with other women. Most all women have dealt with menses and mucus their whole life, so a gentle push towards "You know when you feel more wet, that's your fertile time" is rarely weird to talk about. Most people are fascinated that we've never used birth control but only have 2 children (so far!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-25096268113515360142013-07-10T06:24:36.165-07:002013-07-10T06:24:36.165-07:00This is great! Thank you so much for getting these...This is great! Thank you so much for getting these ideas out there...I don't think they're expressed enough! I was recently reading an article where someone was talking about how we need nfp instructors who have only had 2 or 3 children, so they'd be more credible. And I find that laughable, because I remember thinking the same thing when I was learning about nfp. But the truth is that, practicing nfp and growing closer to your spouse makes you more likely to want to have more children, more smaller versions of your spouse running around! That's why nfp instructors have larger families - not because they're not good at nfp but because they are so good that they've embraced what you're talking about - a real openness to children, even the "unexpected surprises."Michele Chronisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328455640818231923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-48445789005894255582013-07-09T15:35:29.405-07:002013-07-09T15:35:29.405-07:00Thank you for sharing your experience! It seems so...Thank you for sharing your experience! It seems so rare to have positive, guilt-free sex. It's important to hear that it IS possible and that there's more to life than constantly running from fertility and intimacy with sex.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440971852812782688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-50128372435905082052013-07-09T13:03:30.241-07:002013-07-09T13:03:30.241-07:00This is well-said. With great, but gentle, convict...This is well-said. With great, but gentle, conviction. Thank you for sharing intelligently, and with so much hope!Christine Falk Dalessiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10079647740999376500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-78092286871573062992013-07-09T07:56:50.402-07:002013-07-09T07:56:50.402-07:00Bravo, Julie! This is fantastic.Bravo, Julie! This is fantastic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581632695572825550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513369980286068005.post-67242232423025973152013-07-08T18:26:09.325-07:002013-07-08T18:26:09.325-07:00Great post. Shared some with my hubby too! Great post. Shared some with my hubby too! Megan L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17555657522302363183noreply@blogger.com