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BFP 12.20.2010 :: missed m/c 1/2011 around 8 weeks
BFP @ 9dpo 5.24.2011 :: missed m/c 6/2011 around 7 weeks
positive for ANAs (1:40) with a speckled pattern
MTHFR c677t mutation (heterozygous)
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BFP @ 9dpo 2.1.2012 || HCG = 8 : Progesterone = 19.2
2nd HCG @ 11dpo = 40 || 3rd HCG @ 21dpo = over 5000!
Stick, little one, stick! EDD October 15, 2012
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Loved this piece - bikini or headscarf
I thought this was really beautifully written:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/personal/06/09/o.daughter.muslim.scarf/index.html?hpt=Sbin
BFP 12.20.2010 :: missed m/c 1/2011 around 8 weeks
BFP @ 9dpo 5.24.2011 :: missed m/c 6/2011 around 7 weeks
positive for ANAs (1:40) with a speckled pattern
MTHFR c677t mutation (heterozygous)
*folic acid, baby asprin, Prometrium, acupuncture, Lovenox*
BFP @ 9dpo 2.1.2012 || HCG = 8 : Progesterone = 19.2
2nd HCG @ 11dpo = 40 || 3rd HCG @ 21dpo = over 5000!
Stick, little one, stick! EDD October 15, 2012
Re: Loved this piece - bikini or headscarf
Yes nicely written if it only meant freedom of choice in clothing, body image, ... She fails to mention that some basic human rights are taken away from muslim women such as right to file for a divorce, daughters are entitled to half the inheritance comparing to the sons, the wife gets nothing, it gets divided amongst the children, in court testamony of two women equals one man, ...
That is a very interesting piece. Maybe her point is that in America, she can be free to be who she wants, without the restrictions that are put on Muslims. In the 70's women were fighting for a different type of freedom than they are today.
I do see that point, and I hope her daughter grows to be a free woman and keep her faith whatever that maybe without the restrictions of the radical islam.
However I don't agree with the self image issue part, that muslim women because of the covering will not face the same kind of peer pressure and/or the standards of beauty. In middle east almost every other girl wants a nose job for their high school graduation present, they all want to wear color contacts, they visit beauty salons a lot more than women in US. Most of my friends from middle east are a lot more harsher than themselves about how much they weight, how they look, ...
That was a great article.
I hope they continue to raise their daughter with the best of both worlds. She obviously is a smart little girl, and I can imagine her as a young adult being a very mature, well rounded person. This little girl has a great opportunity here! The head piece seems to be more about her daughter's curiousity for her father's culture. I think that's a great thing. I hope she embraces the sprituality is will teach her, I hope she does learn Arabic ... there are so many great things that can come from this. It doesn't have to come with lack of rights or being held back.
Also, I didn't feel like the mother was saying that her daughter's life would be better or easier if she were covered up. I think the mother was really talking about how her daughter has taught her a lot with this choice.
Beautiful article!
I don't think the author was intending to speak about the countries where women are forced to be covered or even the religious/cultural aspects at all. The point was merely that she made a commitment to expose her daughter to both cultures and let her choose what aspects to embrace, but when she was hit with her daughter making a choice contrary to her own desires, it was a challenge, but she stuck with her promise. Through the experience, she came to understand the challenges she faced as a young woman, as well as her daughter and those that her generation deal with better.