Ask Kait stuff!

[kait]

During the gray and drizzly days, what is the humidity like? Or the rest of the time, for that matter?

Well I mean, it's wet so there is moisture in the air. Like today the weather said it was 91 percent humidity and it was gray and misty today. However, it is NEVER that gross unbreathable mugginess like you get when you normally think of "humidity." And in the summer or when it's sunny the air doesn't feel heavy or like it has a lot of moisture in it.

What is your view on abortion?

I believe in bodily autonomy and the right of people to control what happens to their body. I don't think anybody should ever be obligated undergo something, medical procedure, pregnancy or otherwise, that they do not consent to. So I believe it's a fundamental right for people to be able to control their reproductive systems, including whether or not they are pregnant.

If parents fight all the time, what do you think would be better for the kid...having the parents stay together as a family, or to split up?

Split up.

Do you prefer steak or chicken?

Chicken. I'm not big on red meat.

Do you sun tan?

Not really.

Would you consider yourself a SHALLOW PERSON?

No

What is something you recently discovered about yourself, unrelated to moving?

I've discovered I really, really dislike being alone.

Are you a child at heart? Give examples.

Ehhh. Not really. I enjoy some childlike things. Like coloring and playing on swings and painting with finger paints. But I don't really view the world the way a child does.

Who does the grocery shopping for your family?

Usually my husband.

What kind of living situation do you have now...house, apartment, family?

We live in an apartment.

Are you into jewelry?

I do like jewelry. I own a fair amount (although most of what I own is hand-me-down from friends and such).

Any plans for Valentine's Day?

We spent our Valentine's Day unloading a moving truck

Are you a realist or a romantic?

Both! I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. You can be realistic about romance.

What is your first thought when someone gives you flowers?

That would entirely, 100 percent depend on the situation, the person, etc. Like if my husband gave me flowers, I would think that it was a very sweet and nice thing for him to do. If like some creepy person who has been stalking me for a year gave me flowers, I'd probably think I should call the police.

Do believe in marriage?

I'm married, so I suppose that means I believe in it.

Disney, Dreamworks, or Illuminate? (Or Sony )

Disney, of course!

[Miss Friendship]

Why did you become an atheist? (I'm sure this was asked before, but I'm too lazy to go back and look ) The reason I ask is because I came across some old posts of yours on the ToO when you were a Christian. Also did you get married as a Christian? And was the guy that you were "sure" you would marry the one you did?

[Dom]

it is NEVER that gross unbreathable mugginess like you get when you normally think of "humidity." And in the summer or when it's sunny the air doesn't feel heavy or like it has a lot of moisture in it.

Hmmmm, ARE YOU SURE? *moves there*

I don't think anybody should ever be obligated undergo something, medical procedure, pregnancy or otherwise, that they do not consent to.

Having sex doesn't constitute "consent" for you, then, I imagine.

Split up.

Glad to hear that, I fully agree.

What is something you recently discovered about yourself, unrelated to moving?

I've discovered I really, really dislike being alone.

But isn't that related to moving? You said your spousal unit and mini me were stuck in the old place.

I don't really view the world the way a child does.

I feel you. *le sigh* SO FEEL YOU.

If like some creepy person who has been stalking me for a year gave me flowers, I'd probably think I should call the police.

Oh. *hides bouquet*

Do you have any health issues? How do you feel about vaccinating your kidlet? Do you ever want to adopt, or have more kids? If so, what age spacing would be ideal, if you care about such things? Do you guys have pets, if I haven't asked that yet? How many hours a week is your new job? Do you make friends quickly in the workplace or are you a lone wolf...is work a place you focus on the job and kind of ignore what's around you, or more of a social opportunity? Do you think you have a strong work ethic or are you a LAZY BUM? How do you feel about lazy bums? Do you have any personal goals this year, any New Year's Resolution type stuff or else just something you'd like to see happen or accomplished? WHAT KINDS OF QUESTIONS DO YOU LIKE?

Dom

[kait]

Why did you become an atheist?

It was a long journey. But ultimately, at the end of it, I decided there is no real evidence a higher power exists. So I don't see the point in believing something without evidence.

The reason I ask is because I came across some old posts of yours on the ToO when you were a Christian.

NOOOOOO ERASE THEM ALLLLLL

Also did you get married as a Christian?

I didn't consider myself a Christian when I got married, but I did believe in God.

And was the guy that you were "sure" you would marry the one you did?

Oh heavens no. No no no. Ugh. I'm so embarrassed you found all those posts lol.

Hmmmm, ARE YOU SURE?

Positive.

Having sex doesn't constitute "consent" for you, then, I imagine.

Consenting to sex is just that: consenting to sex. Consenting to sex is not consenting to pregnancy.

But isn't that related to moving? You said your spousal unit and mini me were stuck in the old place.

I suppose if you want to be technical. But I've been in the process of moving for more than a month now, so I'm not sure I really have any revelations that aren't in some way tangentially related to moving.

Do you have any health issues?

A few.

How do you feel about vaccinating your kidlet?

My daughter is fully vaccinated.

Do you ever want to adopt, or have more kids?

At this point, that is not something I see happening. But if we ever DID have more, we would adopt.

If so, what age spacing would be ideal, if you care about such things?

I originally wanted Talya to have one sibling that was like a year and a half to two years younger. That seems like fairly ideal spacing to me.

Do you guys have pets, if I haven't asked that yet?

We do! We have one cat and one rabbit.

How many hours a week is your new job?

Forty.

Do you make friends quickly in the workplace or are you a lone wolf...is work a place you focus on the job and kind of ignore what's around you, or more of a social opportunity?

I focus on my job first and foremost, but I enjoy getting to know the people I work with. And one of my best friends started out as just one of my co-workers at my old job. But that's kinda rare. I don't usually develop super strong friendships with people I work with. So it's kinda both, I suppose.

Do you think you have a strong work ethic or are you a LAZY BUM?

I have a very strong work ethic.

How do you feel about lazy bums?

I usually wonder why they are lazy. Do they suffer from depression or anxiety that makes it difficult to get anything done? Do they have struggle with addictions or even physical ailments that make working difficult? Et cetera.

Do you have any personal goals this year, any New Year's Resolution type stuff or else just something you'd like to see happen or accomplished?

Getting a new job and moving was my first goal. CHECK. My second goal is to increase my personal fitness.

WHAT KINDS OF QUESTIONS DO YOU LIKE?

ANY QUESTIONS! But I like questions that make me think the most.

[Miss Friendship]

Oh heavens no. No no no. Ugh. I'm so embarrassed you found all those posts lol.

xDD THEY WERE FUN TO READ. I wouldn't be embarrassed. I think my first posts here are pretty embarrassing. >_>

It was a long journey. But ultimately, at the end of it, I decided there is no real evidence a higher power exists. So I don't see the point in believing something without evidence.

BUT, if Jesus rose from the dead there would be evidence for God, right? (I think we agreed on this earlier)

Consenting to sex is not consenting to pregnancy.

But what if pregnancy is something that may come as a result? I mean its like with smoking. Smoking may cause someone cancer. And they smoke knowing that is a likely possibility. They don't tell the Doctor, "I can't have lung cancer. I only consented to smoke."

[kait]

BUT, if Jesus rose from the dead there would be evidence for God, right? (I think we agreed on this earlier)

Perhaps, but there is really no evidence that happened.

But what if pregnancy is something that may come as a result?

That still doesn't mean you are consenting to it. Consenting to being pregnant is when someone gets pregnant and they decide "Oh yeah, I'm cool with this, I shall remain pregnant until such a time as a young neonate is birthed from my womb."

if you're going to use the smoking analogy: If someone does develop cancer as the result of smoking, there are many steps they can take to get rid of it. Including chemo, radiation and other treatments. Because obviously the person probably doesn't want to have cancer, and so they are able to take steps to not have cancer anymore. I think the same thing should be allowed with pregnancy. If someone does get pregnant when they don't want to be, they should have steps available to stop being pregnant.

[Miss Friendship]

If someone does get pregnant when they don't want to be, they should have steps available to stop being pregnant.

So someone shouldn't take responsibility? I mean this person created a life whether they liked it or not and they should not inflict pain on an innocent little baby which obviously twists and turns in pain when it's aborted. If they want to stop being pregnant, there are ways to do that without harming a life. (At least I think so)

Perhaps, but there is really no evidence that happened.

This is why I wish you could have gotten the book I sent. It had some incredible evidence supporting it. Oh well. At least consider there might be evidence.

So do you believe a baby is a baby from Day 1 or doesn't it get life later on in the pregnancy? Would you feel right aborting an unborn child at 8 months?

[kait]

So someone shouldn't take responsibility?

Having an abortion is one way to take responsibility.

If they want to stop being pregnant, there are ways to do that without harming a life.

0.o To stop being pregnant, you can either have an abortion or wait nine months and give birth. There are no other options.

At least consider there might be evidence.

I have considered and studied it pretty extensively, actually. There is no evidence that doesn't begin with the presupposition that the bible is true.

So do you believe a baby is a baby from Day 1 or doesn't it get life later on in the pregnancy?

I don't know. I tend to lead toward the side of thinking that a baby is a baby when it's born. When a fetus becomes a "life" or whether it is one is irrelevant to my position on abortion.

Would you feel right aborting an unborn child at 8 months?

Personally, no. But I believe it should be a right available to those who may need the option.

[Miss Friendship]

To stop being pregnant, you can either have an abortion or wait nine months and give birth. There are no other options.

Really? I thought Uterus Transplant was a thing.

There is no evidence that doesn't begin with the presupposition that the bible is true.

That's why my theory starts by basing it on a literal historical figure-- Jesus.

Have you ever seen any actual footage of unborn babies? Or babies getting aborted and watch them writhe in pain and torture?

Ever seen this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTOBhHSRtrU ?

[kait]

Uterine transplant IS a thing. But you can't transplant a uterus with a fetus inside.

It is perfectly possible for a person named Jesus or a person who Jesus was based on to have existed. But that doesn't really do much to prove anything in the Bible.

I have seen such videos, yes.

[Miss Friendship]

I just watched this on the news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH0rer2sDOo What do you think about that? Is it scientifically explainable?

[kait]

Books are actually pretty difficult to burn in general because of how closely compacted the pages are. The lack of air flow makes it a tougher task to light it on fire. Throw an encyclopedia or dictionary on a camp fire if you want to see. In the case of a compartment fire where a lot of the heat is transferred via radiation as opposed to conduction (I.e. Using matter), a Bible sitting closed on the seat offers a lot less surface area to potentially catch fire. And if the bible is leather-bound, it will take A LOT of heat before igniting. So it's actually somewhat common for bibles and other such books (encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc) to not sustain very much damage in compartment fires. The only reason it seems significant is because it was a bible. If it was a dictionary or a leather bound notebook that didn't burn it wouldn't make headlines and no one would care ore think twice about it.

[Miss Friendship]

What do you think of this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWkXlZMJWMs Is he right that our culture makes too much of a deal over accepting some and not others?

[kait]

I watched about 30 seconds of the video and then turned it off because my eyes were rolling so hard I thought they might fall out. And that would have been a mess.

"Political correctedness" is about respect and compassion. End of story. Those who raise this big outcry against it just want license to be jerks without being called out on it.

[HomeschoolCowgirl]

Which five people, past or present, real-life or fiction, do you most admire?

[kait]

The goddess Athena
Jane Austen
Frida Khalo
Laverne Cox
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

(This list is not comprehensive. Just the top people I could think of at the moment.)

[NinjaHunter]

"Political correctedness" is about respect and compassion.

Except for the politically incorrect. You can treat them however you want.

Those who raise this big outcry against it just want license to be jerks without being called out on it.

And some people throw hissy fits and force others to play along using "Political correctedness". It's not so much being offensive as not knowing the rules of what is considered offensive and inoffensive. It's making people afraid to say exactly how things are without offending somebody. In short, it's everything the Christians would supposedly do if they got to run things. My, my, my .


Most everyone fears ninjas, except for one: I, Ninjahunter

[Miss Friendship]

Why didn't Ben choose Jo Jo? WHYYYYY?

[kait]

Why didn't Ben choose Jo Jo? WHYYYYY?

I don't knowwwww. She was pretty obviously the best. Although her brothers were jerks.

It's OK in the end, though, because JoJo is the next Bachelorette and she is going to be a totally GREAT Bachelorette.

[Bethany Shepard]

What's your favorite form of exercise?

Did you go to college?