too bad I did not know that for my human sexuality midterm last week. But now I do. And that is what home pregnancy tests are measuring. They are about 25% incorrect, usually a false negative. And did you know, there are now home ovulation tests.. used to determine when a woman is ovulating and when the woman has a better chance of getting pregnant. These tests measure the amount of LH (Lutin hormone) in the urine. You can also tell when a woman ovulates because her temperature spikes by about 1 degree from normal... these things will all be helpful later in my life. but for now, I will stick to trying to avoid kissing as best as I can. Oh and I watched a video of a woman giving birth today. Seemed more graphic than what we saw in High school (the miracle of life??), but maybe I just forgot. but as disturbing as it was, it was amazing too. To think that one day I will be able to have a little life in my body. We are amazing creations. Fearfully and wonderfully made.
Moving from sex... I learned a lot about catholicism in class yesterday. Sociology of Religion class, not sex class. There were six major topics in post-Vatican two discussion. Most revolving around sex, actually. Pre-marital sex, birth control, homosexuality, divorce, abortion, and one other thing that I have completely forgotten. There were two Catholic girls that discussed how they related to the issues and what they were taught when they were younger. They said they learned that "Catholics are Christian, but Christians are not Catholic." It made me feel a little close minded. Like we Christians are like, no, you aren't one of us. But at the same time they said that they did worship Mary, which would be considered another god, kinda. And you are not supposed to have idols. But it was interesting to hear there stories. And also to learn about the origin of a lot of catholic beliefs. Like being homosexual is not wrong, but the act of homosexual sex is wrong. because homosexual sex is not procreative. so you can be gay and living with your partner, but not having sex. weird. also that any sex without the intention of childbearing is wrong. but what about song of solomon? where it talks about how wonderful sex is and it's a gift from God for marriage. they also said they had not learned why you shouldn't have pre-marital sex... they just were taught not to. and most of their friends are not practicing catholicism anymore, and are out having sex and being on birth control and such. i found it interesting, that my friends, for the most part, who were not in religious school, still have the same beliefs. Most of us are still waiting for marriage for sex, however we were taught that birth control is okay in a marriage, actually i dont' think we ever talked about it. just that marriage is a gift of God to be enjoyed by a married couple. but i was asking them (there were 3 people presenting) about how they related to the book on catholicism that they were reporting on. and just trying to figure out a lot. But i talked to my professor today and he thanked me for my contribution to the class, and that another student had said they liked that i was wrestling with the issues and asking the presenters personal questions about how they related to the issues. so it felt really good to know that another student appreciated what i was saying and didn't think i was just trying to impress people or something. I like how this ended up being about sex too, oh well.
Matthew is coming home with me for Thanksgiving. I am excited. So is my grandma. hehe
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