All categories - 16 December 2007

I've read lots of reasons why adoptive mothers have adopted thier children--'always wanted to adopt' or 'couldn't have my own'. One I've read about is odd-Tocophobia.*

"Tocophobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of childbirth.
A phobia is an unreasonable fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy using exposure and fear reduction techniques. In many cases, anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medication proves helpful, especially during the early stages of therapy."
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5809

If a person is too afraid/scared of pregnancy and/or childbirth so much that they'd adopt another woman's child, what does that say about her mental health?

Should having tocophobia be a good enough reason to adopt? Or should potentail parents who have 'abnornal' phobias seek treatment instead of expecting kids to 'fix' their mental issues?

2007-12-16 05:26:22 · 22 answers · asked by Sunny 7 in Adoption

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2007-12-16 05:26:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Chemistry

1) a string under a tension of 74 N is used to whirl a rock in a horizontal circle of radius 3.4 m at a speed of 26.79 m/s. The string is pulled in and the speed of the rock increases. When the string is 0.627 m long and the speed of the rock is 55.4 m/s, the string breaks.
What is the breaking strength of the string?
Answer in units of N

2) A merry-go-round makes one complete revolution in 16.4 s. A 35.7 kg child sits on the horizontal floor of the merry-go-round 5.52 m from the center
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s/s
What minimum coefficient of static friction is necessary to keep the child from slipping?

2007-12-16 05:26:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Physics

2007-12-16 05:25:53 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

New york?

Chicago?

and what toppings?

2007-12-16 05:25:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fast Food

I hear about it in the news a lot. I know certain high-profile members say and do completely ridiculous things. So what's the deal here?

2007-12-16 05:25:45 · 11 answers · asked by Arthur Fonzarelli 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Will One Piece: Unlimited Cruise release in U.S.?

2007-12-16 05:25:38 · 1 answers · asked by bluetown3 1 in Cruise Travel

2007-12-16 05:25:37 · 10 answers · asked by pualani06 1 in Astronomy & Space

1. What type of clothing (made of what material) does Papai Noel - Father Noel - usually wear in Brazil?

2. In A Charlie Brown Christmas what winter recreation is the cast of characters doing in the opening scene?

2007-12-16 05:25:36 · 6 answers · asked by ♥ ♥i'm all smiles♥ ♥ 3 in Trivia

whenever I get my period, I have it for like 4-5 days and then it stops for a day and randomly comes out really heavy for another 1-2 days. This happens every single timethat I get my period. Why??

2007-12-16 05:25:34 · 2 answers · asked by Jackie 3 in Women's Health

decide to cover us with blanket, he notice the blanket was too short for both of us, so give me another blanket for my self , as he was fixing the blanket on me , he touch my butt,like for pleasure of his own, i was trying to stop it , but his hand was still on my butt. what could that mean? than i dream that i was on my bed sleeping and i felt someone kissing my neck , while i was my bed , and i felt a strong force holding me , while someone was kissing my neck , i don't know if it was him or somthing. what do u think?

2007-12-16 05:25:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

I got her pedigree today and I just wanted to know if this means she is inbred and if so should i expect more health problems. She is a dalmatian. Her fathers dad is also her mothers grandfather on both sides but she has different grandmothers.

2007-12-16 05:25:25 · 14 answers · asked by kodalex2003 1 in Dogs

my uncle made me one but I want to save it for a party I am having the end of January. Do you think it will still taste the same?

2007-12-16 05:25:24 · 6 answers · asked by Rockinrobin 3 in Other - Food & Drink

I just got a ticket for speeding and i was just wondering is it possible to fight a ticket based on vehicle discrimination? What happened was I was following a f150 truck on the local tollway and he was in the fast lane and i was in the middle lane and i was a good car length behind. As we are coming to the tollbooth the officer radars us and pulls only me over. I am driving a 01 firebird formula .. a sports car and he didnt even atempt to pull over the f150. I understand i was speeding but just becuase i was driving a nicer car doesnt mean i should be the only one to get a ticket

2007-12-16 05:25:22 · 12 answers · asked by WayToNice 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

It doesn't watch anything? It doesn't tell time? And it really isn't a cap at all, more like a stretchy head covering for your ears to stay warm in winter?

2007-12-16 05:25:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-12-16 05:25:19 · 20 answers · asked by Squeak 1 in Politics

I have posted this Q sometime in the past.
I am re-posting it to discover fresher views from men.

2007-12-16 05:25:05 · 14 answers · asked by Asian Cutie 4 in Other - Social Science

who is better
red hot chili peppers aka rhcp
or
linkin park aka lp

2007-12-16 05:25:04 · 5 answers · asked by u don't kno me 3 in Polls & Surveys

Bush win the award for when he has all that spare time to pursue noble causes?

2007-12-16 05:24:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

At the moment I have a piece of script for a button:

onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='<%=background3%>';"

I to change this for a background image - I pressume I would need to use something like:

onmouseover="style.backgroundImage='url(image/button.gif)' ;"

but of course that does'nt work does anyone know what I need to do ?

Many Thanks

2007-12-16 05:24:50 · 2 answers · asked by mrajsmith2000 1 in Programming & Design

Actually to lower the interest rate on monthly finance charges.

2007-12-16 05:24:50 · 2 answers · asked by sophieb 7 in Credit

If there is, that's me.

2007-12-16 05:24:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Words & Wordplay

****LYNN MARIE LATHAM WILL NOT BE BACK WHEN THE WRITER'S STRIKE IS OVER****

Other Stuff
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008
Y&R -- AMELIA HEINLE will put in appearances as Victoria on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 and again on TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008

12/28
Y&R -- EILEEN DAVIDSON will be returning to Genoa City when Ashley returns home to visit brother Jack on December 28, January 2 and 3.

WK 12/17 SUMMARY
Cane makes a difficult decision about his relationship w/Lily. Nikki enlists unlikely allies when she decides to sue Victor. Amber's spending habits trigger Daniel's suspicions. Sharon & Nikki become roommates. The DNA match on Victoria's baby comes in that J.T. is the baby's father and names him Reed. Victor's target decides to sue VICTOR! Jack insists that he will to change.

2007-12-16 05:24:40 · 12 answers · asked by brinkmont 5 in Soap Operas

i always make coffee first and let it brew while i'm in the shower.

2007-12-16 05:24:34 · 26 answers · asked by The French Connection 6 in Polls & Surveys

My daughter only gets gifts for Christmas from me and her dad. Since we're separated, he spends about $250.00, and I spend about $200.00.

Does this sound like too much? after all, she doen't have grandparents or aunties and uncles buying her anything.

I don't buy alot for her throughout the year, so these are things she's been wanting but I usually can't afford. And I only got half the list!

2007-12-16 05:24:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

How much work is required to pull the skier 60.4 m up a 31.0 degree slope (assumed to be frictionless) at a constant speed of 2.0 m/s? The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s^2. Answer in units of J.

2007-12-16 05:24:24 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Physics

I have to finish my homework but i feel sleepy....and im going to a party today.....im really not in the mood to do my homework!!! Any Ideas?

2007-12-16 05:24:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-12-16 05:23:58 · 42 answers · asked by @vril 5 in Polls & Surveys

More and more people know what there getting , and i am one of them!

Thanks for your answers

=D !

2007-12-16 05:23:54 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

As a 15 year old, I normally have crushes on typical celebrities that other girls my age have crushes on. The weird thing is though, ever since I was 14 I have always had this really weird crush on Hugh Laurie! It's sort of strange considering the fact that he's nearly 50. What is the weirdest celebrity crush you've ever had?

2007-12-16 05:23:52 · 13 answers · asked by housescrubs 1 in Celebrities