"But There's a Body in the Window Seat!"

Mundburg — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:12:52 +0000

Thol: “Ew. There was soap in that cup. I just drank soap. Oh my gosh that was disgusting.”

That is a short clip of life.

Another one is this: The C’s were over……and Gabby says to me…

Gabby: “You have two more tonsils to be taken out.”

Me: “Oh dear.”

Christina: “You have a hundred million more tonsils to be taken out!” (laughing as she speaks). “Actually….a..um, twenty-nine.”

And then right now, Thol discovered ants in the pantry.

Thol: “Dad! There are two ants in the pantry!”

Dad: “What? You have to speak louder I can’t hear you!”

Thol: “DAD! THERE ARE TWO ANTS IN THE PANTRY!” So that means we have to spray. But, in order to do so, we have to take out all the contents. And its nine o’clock at night, I just returned from dance, haven’t eaten, and was called to duty of helping Dad remove the objects. Oh boy. And some of the objects I removed revealed a hoard of ants….crawling around a bit of wrapped candy….

Dad: “Isn’t this fun?”

Me: (sarcastically) “This funnest this in my life.”

(later)

Dad: “That was fun.”

Mom: “And a barrel of laughs. Right Alp?”

I don’t answer. As I am writing this blog, and don’t feel like it is the funnest thing. So now I am going to make mac ‘n’ cheese. Yes, this late at night.

~Alp

Can "Flipping Your Uterus" Prevent Pregnancy? And Other Beliefs Around Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Philippines...

Kate Mitchell — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:45:59 +0000

Roots of Health is an organization working to provide women, young mothers, and children in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines with educational, medical, and nutritional support–and they also have a program specific to ensuring healthy pregnancies. Amina Evangelista Swanepoel recently wrote a blog post on her work providing reproductive health education to women in the Philippines–and the interesting beliefs of many of these women.

Roots of Health Blog

“Some of the beliefs we encounter at Pulang Lupa are wrong, but are generally harmless. Others, such as the belief that drinking soap will cure an STI, are dangerous. Last week our topic during our health sessions was on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). As we discussed prevention techniques and cures we were confronted with some funny, some disturbing and some just plain weird ideas about a range of related topics…”

Read the full post, Flipping Your Uterus and Other Ways to Prevent Pregnency.

Learn more about Roots of Health’s work.

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"But There's a Body in the Window Seat!"

Can "Flipping Your Uterus" Prevent Pregnancy? And Other Beliefs Around Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Philippines...