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GoaliesWife123
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Yet another company I won't be supporting...
GoaliesWife123
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The other day I came across a posting that stated that the Salvation Army believes that Gays should be put to death. DW and I were skeptical, so we listened to the actual interview where this was stated and it IS TRUE.
No more donations to the Salvation Army. Ever. The Salvation Army rebutted the statement, but then proceeded to say that being gay is a sin and the only way to remedy that is for Gays to remain celibate. That's just so much better.
Today, I read a post about Barilla pasta stating that they will never use gays in there advertising because he believes in the traditional family.
I'm thankful that I don't eat their poison anyway. I want to at least get the word out.
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- DW and I have been tracking, preparing, getting medical testing since January 2013.
- First Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 08/02/13: BFN
- Second Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 09/11/13, 09/13/13, 09/15/13: BFN
- Third Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm: 10/13/13, 10/15/13, 10/17/13, 10/21/13: BFN
- January 2014: Sonohysterogram shows excellent lining & tubes have no blockages
- Fourth Cycle: Monitored clomid cycle w/ ICI's at home: 1/24/14 and 1/25/14. Ovulation verified: BFN
- Fifth Cycle: 02/2014 Femara 5mg with ovidrel trigger CD14: BFN
- Taking a few months off to evaluate if we want to keep trying
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Re: Yet another company I won't be supporting...
There are plenty of other charities out there that I donate to. I haven't given a dime to Salvation Army since I heard about that either. At her last job, C wasn't out to her coworkers and she was forced into ringing the bell for the Salvation Army over the holidays. She was really conflicted about it and resented her boss but she had to go. To her credit, she refused to ring the bell.
She worked in a very... bigoted part of the state where gays basically either don't exist or become pariahs. I was so, so glad when she left that job for many reasons.
Yes, the Salvation Army, City Mission. etc. don't get my donation (though I'll admit to shopping at their thrift stores a bit...but I look at that as recycling
).
And, I'm not in the "pasta-is-poison" crowd, but I tend to shop at the Seattle co-op chain or Whole Foods so mostly end up with organic or fresh pasta when we do have it. However, I remember when we'd splurge and get Barilla pasta in college, instead of generic! It sucks that they suck - of course, Italy is 91% Christian and 88% of that is Catholic; I'm not defending the guy *at all* but I am guessing he was trying to speak/appeal to his consumer audience, who, on paper if they are "good Catholics" would agree with his statements.
Oh, how I hope this Pope helps change things there!
Anyhow, thanks for sharing and it's too bad that companies/charities feel this way, and furthermore, think saying so will benefit them financially.
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Hi, @Littlejen22! I'm not quite sure what the kids do with the shoe boxes... Do they fill them with gifts for other kids? Are they going overseas? You can probably do a quick search on which charities send toys to disadvantaged kids in other countries. Or if you wanted to stay local, I'm sure a women's shelter would accept toy and school supply donations.
It's wonderful to hear you're so supportive of your gender non-conforming son
I wish there were more parents out there like you!
And thanks. It is not always easy because I worry about him especially now that he is in first grade and is becoming less and less conforming but he has always been this way and I would not change him for anything. And there is no way I am supporting groups I know are going to do anything that could l negatively affect the LGBT community. Of course it is hard though because an almost 7yo does not really understand and I still try to shelter him a lot from the bad in the world. But FWIW I was reading the Family Book
By Todd Parr and when I read the Two Moms and Two Dads part he asked if I voted for Governor yet!
That's one of my biggest concerns, too, protecting my kids from the hateful perceptions of others. It's really a shame that people try to force everyone into a specific gendered box. Poor little guy, he's just trying to be himself. I'm sure it's challenging, but your son is lucky to have a mom like you. Too often people try to "correct" their kids and force them into roles they're uncomfortable with.
Good luck to you! I hope both your kids experience good feelings from providing gifts for those in need!