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Vent:This makes you an @ss!
I belong to some natural family planning groups. They're generally Catholic groups and only advise doing church sanctioned methods of avoiding pregnancy.
The other day, someone started an OT thread about wedding planning and it pissed me off so much to see the same people saying that they only do what God wants them to do advocating for A and B lists, tiered receptions and splitting up social units. One bride to be mentioned that she will only invite both halves of a couple if she and her FI like them.
I really want to yell, "Do you really think that God is cool with you treating your guests like crap???"
The other day, someone started an OT thread about wedding planning and it pissed me off so much to see the same people saying that they only do what God wants them to do advocating for A and B lists, tiered receptions and splitting up social units. One bride to be mentioned that she will only invite both halves of a couple if she and her FI like them.
I really want to yell, "Do you really think that God is cool with you treating your guests like crap???"
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Re: Vent:This makes you an @ss!
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Grrr. Plus, they already know that God is going to want everyone there as it is a community event. Technically, the entire parish is invited to the ceremony to come help bless the couple. They know better, and, as you said, treating guests poorly is a sin, venial, but a sin.
@banana468, I know this was originally a vent about these groups :-D, but do you have some in particular you would recommend? We are also NFP (Marquette Method) and I have been trying to find some online groups to peruse. Thanks!
I'm actually still trying to sell DH on Marquette.
The cognitive dissonance here.
Banana, is the general NFP motivation articulated in the group positive or negative? i.e. we're all about the selflessness that comes with being open to life and planning responsibly, OR we're trying to see when we can have sex without a baby and without being sinful.
Because being drawn out of one's own little world to treat other people with love and respect does apply to all things, including one's wedding. Yikes.
"Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends time and space."
I have had a pretty good sense of my cycle between the CM checks and the Clearblue monitor. The monitor was a one time purchase, and I have to buy a box of test sticks every three months. They look prohibitively expensive ($65 for a box) but once the monitor gets to know you, it's only ten test sticks a month.
I also like the charting because it's given me a lot information about my body and what is going on and when it usually happens. It's nice to have that consistency.
Marquette does have an NFP website/forum: http://nfp.marquette.edu/forum/ The doctor behind all this research and some of nursing assistants do respond to questions. I have perused it and found that there are quite a few women with post partum questions, which seems to have a different protocol. We're TTA right now as well, and since I don't have kids, I find the PP protocol a bit confusing, but probably since I don't need it righ tnow.