Most of my gratitude from the past two days is the result of yesterday. Not that today, hasn't been wonderfully relaxing, but yesterday was exactly what I needed.
Yesterday morning I had my appointment with Planned Parenthood to discuss getting on The Pill. I've tried to get it from my doctor here in Hot Springs and the Walk-In Clinic here, but both are affiliated with the Catholic hospital in town and, therefore, will not let their doctors prescribe birth control. So when I told my mother that I wanted to go on the pill, she responded supportively by saying that she was happy I was being safe and that she would go with me. So I finally have a Pill that won't react with my anti-depressant and that will help make sure that no Little Sams come into this world anytime soon.
Since we were halfway there already, my mom and I agreed to drive to Memphis to do some shopping at Costco and my favorite little shop. Plus, we knew the Costco pharmacy would most likely fill my prescription. (I was a little worried when I walked up to the pharmacy counter and saw a guy, but he was great about it.)
So I ended up coming home with appropriate birth control pills, a good doctor's advice, new dresses, new earrings, a cute new bracelet and two DVDs. I may have gone a little spending crazy...
Road trips with my mom are always a good experience. We do our best talking in the car.
Today, I am grateful for:
*Planned Parenthood.
*having such a cool mother who reacted supportively to my talking to her about birth control.
*the pharmacist in TN.
*new clothes.
*talks with my mom.
*having a boyfriend who takes an active role in the birth control conversation. It's the sweetest thing.
*being proud of my writing.
*fun greeting cards.
*Netflix.
*my miniature DVD player.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Crazy, my dad works for a Catholic affiliated hospital, but it doesn't stop them from prescribing BC (but does mean they treat more people without insurance!).
ReplyDelete-Jenn W
That's really interesting, Jenn. I always suspected it had more to do with the religious/conservative culture here instead of just Catholic culture. I happen to be Catholic and think that birth control is a smart idea.
ReplyDeleteInteresting fact to go along with this: Arkansas has the second highest teen pregnancy rate in the country.