Gawd. In more WTF TomKat news, I read in Slate (? - I can't find the link) that they're having a "silent birth" because Scientologists believe that hearing the mother scream traumatizes the baby and causes engrams or something. Add that to their "no drugs during childbirth" policy and all I can say is that girl had better be getting a lot of money. (On the plus side, at least Cruise won't have to worry about not being able to perform after seeing her give birth.)
Because Tom and Katie are really traditional like that
Traditional. Yes. I'm sure the kid will have a very normal childhood.
at least Cruise won't have to worry about not being able to perform after seeing her give birth.
Unless she had been planning to give birth through some fellow's man canal, there was never any worry.
yeah, good luck on the silent birth there. i don't know how they will do that without removing her vocal cords. i mean, after reading this blogger's account of her son's birth, i am pretty much ready to never have sex again.
SB, there's a rumor going around the Mineshaft that ogged was born through a man canal, or gave birth through one, or something like that. It'd be great if you could check that out.
Yeah, SB, that's what I meant, with or without the "silent birth".
Sorry, Becks, but I seriously doubt ogged was ever involved in a silent anything.
Whoops, Becks, sloppy reading on my part.
Silent birth—or what? I read that too, and it's the only thing about this whole story that has inspired anger toward Scientology at the level frequently exhibited by Tom. Really, what exactly do they intend to do but suggest it very enthusiastically?
Katie Holmes' aunt is named Mrs. Mxyzptlyk. I find this suspicious.
Katie Holmes' aunt is named Mrs. Mxyzptlyk. I find this suspicious.
Hah! But can you pronounce kyltpzyxM?
I really don't think that's a good idea. As SB pointed out recently, the victim can unexpectedly clench down.
Hard not to notice ogged hasn't defended himself. And I have in my hand a list of ball-gag-using philosophy types who have given aid and comfort to the enemy...
does anyone else think the quoted text is a little unfair to stay-at-home moms? TomKat and their TomKitten deserve ridicule, yes, but not all families with stay-at-home moms adhere to the gender roles described above.
I mean, I'll likely work in an office my whole life, but I wouldn't describe myself as a hypodermic needle filled with semen. Of course I am filled with such, but I am way thicker than a hypodermic needle.
I'd also gladly be a stay-at-home dad, if any ladies are willing to support me in the lifestyle to which I've grown accustomed.
text, I believe the claim is that the daddy was actually a hypodermic needle filled with semen.
Nah, the original post was. Who uses a hypodermic needle for insemination? 'Turkey baster', or the simple yet accurate 'syringe', would have been clear.
Silent birth—or what?
Or guilt, presumably. Plus, you know, special extra auditing for the kid when he's old enough.
The mental screwing over that Scientologist kids receive is one of the worst parts about the cult. Everyone else they exploit at least sort of deserves it.
How old are kids when they start auditing?
My knowledge of Scientology is limited to what was covered in A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant.
Swedish women, like Scientologists, believe in silent birth. Similiarly, most crap American pop is produced by Swedes. (Britney Spears, Hillary Duff, and too many others to name.) A pattern emerges.
Prince Rogers Nelson, an American of partly Swedish ancestry, invented the "Swedish producer", but he cannot be blamed for the ultimate consequence.
However, Mr. Nelson is not a Scientologist, but Jehovah Witness like Michael Jackson -- or is he?
Becks: looks like the answer is 5, with the effort getting more serious at 8 and then again at 12.
My dad always told me I better not be anywhere near the prenatal area before I turned 18.
But are there Swedish scientologists? If not, then I think the case for socialism is pretty solid.
Alas, it seems that there probably are. Germany still leads the pack in appropriately persecuting Scientology.
But Sweden does have some claim to fame when it comes to revealing some of Scientology's more ludicrous secrets.
That link in 26 is some messed up stuff. And what's up with Hubbard and Lysol? He has some kind of weird fixation on it.
Who will rid me of this accursed priest? This is lunacy.
If Ben could type. he'd probably tell you that it's "meddlesome" priest. And wasn't it "Who will rid me of?" That Ben.
Jeesus. Why must Ben be such a little bitch?
are there Swedish scientologists? If not, then I think the case for socialism is pretty solid.
The case for socialism is solid....in my pants! And the Swedish are responsible.
Hey, I think somebody put an extra "y" in Mxyzptlk!
Anyone else hear the rumor that Tommy has some genetic defect that results in birth defects and miscarriages? That's quite sad if true. Supposedly his rodent-like beak and top tooth are some indication.
It was Google wot corrected my misspelling to another misspelling.
Henry Farrell has "meddlesome priest"--of course they're all apocryphal.
"The mental screwing over that Scientologist kids receive is one of the worst parts about the cult. Everyone else they exploit at least sort of deserves it."
To be fair, how exactly does this differ from the mental screwing over received by heavy-duty Christian or Islamic parents? (And, for all I know, heavy-duty Jewish or Hindu parents, I simply don't know enough about them).
They all three do a pretty good job of inseminating the kids with a pathological and largely non-functional folk psychology, along with a, there's no other word for it, completely stupid, attitude to such concepts as reason, logic and proof.