On the cover of this book, there's an oval portrait of Dad's parents. Dad was the 'firstborn' son ...the center-right photo. I was not the 'firstborn' ...approximately 14 months after my brother, I was born. Then a couple years later came my sister, and the following years three more brothers were born.
Though Mom is not pictured on the cover, she played a very significant role in our family besides merely giving birth to us. She took us all to church, and I know her heart's desire was for us to understand our inheritance as children of God.
I haven't had any venison in quite some time, but I just had some chocolate, so I'll go with that one.
The original 'Willy Wonka' movie came out while I was in High School in 1971, and there have been several others throughout the years. The only other one I saw was last year ...but, I am referencing the original here, which has become a classic.
For those who remember the first one, the 'Golden Ticket' was a very cherished item. But, there were only 5 of them. You had to purchase a Wonka Bar, and unwrap it to see if you had one of the very elusive 'Golden Tickets'.
What if you didn't purchase a Wonka Bar ---someone gave it to you ---and it had a 'Golden Ticket'?? If you told someone how you didn't purchase it ---that it was given to you, then there is a chance that someone may think it was a scam (remember, I talked about scams at the start of this book), and they may further wonder if all of the 5 'Golden Tickets' were given to exactly who Willy Wonka wanted them to go to ---and those 5 kids were selected in advance (don't you wonder how Wonka's assistant, posing as his nemesis 'Slugworth' was always there when all of the 'Golden Tickets' were found ---the first in Germany; the next in the United Kingdom; the third in Miles City, Montana; the fourth in Marble Falls, Arizona; and 'Charlie' being the fifth, running back home with the ticket and being cut off in an alley by Wonka's assistant). I would certainly be a bit suspicious.
But what if the scenario was different ---and every Wonka Bar had a 'Golden Ticket', and you didn't even have to purchase one ---they were handing them out 'free'. All you had to do is hold onto the 'Golden Ticket' until a time (TBA) ...'to be announced'. And then you could get an unlimited supply of the chocolatey goodness.
I have a friend who is allergic to chocolate, so that would not be any 'good news' to him. But, suppose there is more than just chocolate ---there's 'goodness' all around ---in every shape and form.
Is there someone who is allergic to 'goodness'??
If you can't stand 'goodness', and you favor being around deception ---and think you are the king of it ---you aren't.
The king of deception tells you to reject the goodness of God. It doesn't matter how you reject it ---it could be that you don't believe in God; or you don't believe in who the Bible says He is; or you may believe in a general sense of the 'human will and intellect' to guide you as your morality evolves to a higher level ---whatever it is, it is blind to all the things it chooses to be blind to.
Do we not see that 'goodness' does not last when we reject Him who is 'good'??
Perhaps we see it this way ...perhaps not.
Yet, I do not say that without a sense of much sadness. I believe in an afterlife ...an afterlife with Him, the inheritance He offers.
I can't imagine what it would be like without Him ...or maybe I can.
All I have to do is look at what is around me which clearly does not involve His guidance. And I know I have not seen the worst that there is. But, I know enough to know there is evil.
In the 'Chocolate Factory' there was 'goodness' in all shapes and sizes, and in the world there is too. But, evil also comes in all shapes and sizes ---and it is not particular who it is perpetrated against ---though it does seem to prefer the helpless and often defenseless.
Sometimes evil is not perceived ...it is secret.
Child #1:
A 5-year-old girl is missing.
No one knows how it happened ...but the parents are not to blame. They are in unimaginable torment, and they do blame themselves ---not because they are to blame, but because they feel they could have done something different ---but, really they could not have.
The parents find no rest ...not knowing what had happened is bad enough, but they also don't know what is possibly now happening.
Presently she is locked in a room in a basement. For a 5-year-old to be told she is not to scream or try to escape or she will die, is too much for anyone at any age to have to hear. And even if at some point, which she will likely eventually reach, if she doesn't care anymore whether she dies, the second thing she is told during that moment is that he knows where she lives, and he will kill her parents too ...if she tries anything. And that second statement cements her conviction not to try anything.
Years pass ...
She gets older, others can't judge her yet ...because they don't know anything. No one knows anything about her, nor does anyone likely remember ---except her parents, who live the agony each and every day.
Somehow a neighbor gets suspicious, and events unravel ...and she gets out. Now they judge her. Why didn't she try to escape? All this gossip makes for a difficult homecoming. She and her parents are happy to be reunited, but she finds little comfort in the world ...and sometimes she prefers to hide in her own basement.
Child #2:
This girl is not much older that the first child. She begins gymnastics at a very early age.
Her parents know where she is ...and eventually, it seems everyone knows where she is, but they don't know what she is going through. At first the encouragement felt good ...they said she was real good. Somewhere along the line she was so performance driven that she was no longer feeling like she was a child. But, do they know what is being performed on her??
She is headed for the US Olympic team. When she performs, she smiles ...it is a critical part of the performance. She looks healthy ...who else could do these nearly impossible gymnastic routines?
And who could imagine how nearly impossible it is to have to smile ...pretending everything is okay.
There is always some hope in life ---without it, what do we have? So, there suddenly becomes a hope ---perhaps a belief ---that someone will believe you.
It is reported. The pain is shared ---it has not been talked about before this, but it was shared within ---knowing that others were also going through this. But, why is it not seemingly believed? And why was there no investigation going on?
Are the Olympic metals the only thing that is important, not what is happening to the 'person'??
Do we even see the 'person' ...or only the smile, and the medal podium?
And this is not secret, like in the example of the first child. Eventually, someone begins to listen ...but why did it take so long. There may be various reasons why it seemed not to be seen ...and it seems to be much more than just plain naivety.
Of course, one could say the evil is now locked away where it can no longer touch the girls ...at least physically. But, who knows of the nightmares and day terrors ...and how it affects the mental and emotional well-being of those so young, with most of their lives ahead of them??
Child #3:
This child is about the same age as the second child. She feels she doesn't fit in at school ...and she is at the age where no matter what goes on, it's a struggle. She is entering her teens years soon ---which can be difficult for anyone ---though she has been misdiagnosed. She has ADHD and autism, any one of those is difficult by itself, but combined together (comorbidity) ...well, it is something most parents rarely see. Yet it has been simplified as not to treat those conditions, but just the one ---the gender dysphoria.
At age 13, she goes to a clinic in California ...and they do an operation called 'double-mastectomy'. They say this sort of thing should be left to the medical experts ...and they call it a 'procedure' or necessary and life-saving operation. But, it is literally ...one of the many forms of mutilation.
Now, at age nearly 15 years of age, she has to wear nonadhesive pads to absorb the fluid that weeps from her breast area, as it has never really healed. She has skin infections and ongoing urinary tract infections. Joint pain and weak bones are something that have to be dealt with, but particularly concerning are the blood clots.
When you take a campus full of virtually unsupervised hormonal college kids ...well, it doesn't help to add the indiscretion of alcohol. So, I'm glad the drinking age is 21 years of age. But, why are we wise enough to say they can't go to a bar until 21, but we can send them to a butcher as young as 13 years of age??
Facts: (How old does one have to be to consent to a mastectomy? Only 13, it appears. An article in JAMA Pediatrics ---JAMA is a peer-reviewed medical journal published 48 times a year by the American Medical Association. It publishes original research, reviews, and editorials covering all aspects of biomedicine ---a US clinic included 2 girls (transmale) who were 13 years old and had both breasts removed and 5 who were only 14.
According to the authors, who are based at the Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, say this: Since the girls were overwhelmingly positive about their operation, the authors contend that “Professional guidelines and clinical practice should recommend patients for chest surgery based on individual need rather than chronologic age.”
The other side of the coin is that the “chest dysphoria” of “transmasculine minors” was said to be so severe that it affected their health. They often resorted to chest binding, which is associated with “pain, rib fractures, light-headedness, weakness, skin infection” and other ailments ...including urinary tract infections which complicate everything else with the danger that brings, and loss of clarity of thinking.
This seems to be the justification for the authors’ conclusion that “Youth should be referred for chest surgery based on their individual needs, rather than their age or time spent taking medication. Individualized, patient-centered care plans should be considered the standard of care for all transgender adolescents, and referrals should be made accordingly.”)
November 11, 2022: The Nov. 9 complaint, Cole vs. Taylor, et al, was filed in California Superior Court against Cole’s former doctors: pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Lisa Taylor; plastic surgeon Dr. Hop Nguyen Le; and psychiatrist Dr. Susanne Watson. The suit also names as defendants The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, where she was treated for gender dysphoria.
In the suit, Cole alleges that her former medical providers and the Kaiser institutions “performed, supervised and/or advised transgender hormone therapy and surgical intervention [when] she was between 13–17 years old” that constituted a “breach of the standard of care.”
Cole struggled with gender dysphoria from the young age of 11, when she was first exposed to LGBTQ ideology through online platforms.
At just 13 years old, Cole was put on puberty blockers and testosterone by her doctors, which caused a ripple of negative side effects she still experiences to this day — including joint pain, weak bone density, and ongoing urinary tract infection symptoms.
According to the suit, the signed consent form given to Cole before receiving puberty blockers and hormones “contained no specific information regarding the actual risks of the testosterone and puberty blockers.”
The suit says “the form failed to mention the known risks pertaining to puberty blockers and testosterone treatment” including side effects like permanent fertility loss, painful intercourse, increased risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures, and suicidal ideation.
“As a result of the so-called transgender ‘treatment’ that Defendants performed on Chloe, she now has deep emotional wounds, severe regrets, and distrust for the medical system,” the suit states.
“Chloe has suffered physically, socially, neurologically, and psychologically. Among other harms, she has suffered mutilation to her body and lost social development with her peers at milestones that can never be reversed or regained,” it adds.
Cole told CNA in September that her parents “were scared and desperate for answers” when she first told them she was a boy and that their decision to sign off on transitioning her was “forced under extreme duress.”
The suit alleges that Cole’s doctors “coerced” her and her parents into medically transitioning her by telling them she was at a high risk of suicide if she did not.
“Defendants falsely informed Chloe and her parents that Chloe’s gender dysphoria would not resolve unless Chloe socially and medically transitioned to appear more like a male,” the suit reads.
According to Cole, her parents were given an “ultimatum” by her doctors: “Would you rather have a dead daughter or a live son?”
After undergoing a double mastectomy that surgically removed both of her breasts, Cole’s “mental health and suicidality issues worsened significantly,” the suit states.
The mastectomy severed Cole’s nerve endings in her breasts and caused permanent side effects. She still has complications from the surgery, which have not yet healed, two years later.
Cole said that she most regrets how “the beauty of motherhood” was stripped from her at an age when she wasn’t able to fully comprehend the loss.
The suit states Cole “is devastated that she will never be able to breastfeed a baby.”
“At 15, I wasn’t really thinking. I was a kid, just trying to fit in — not thinking about the possibility of becoming a parent,” Cole told CNA.
Cole is suing for general damages against her doctors and Kaiser for “grossly negligent treatment.” The suit details that the “full extent” of Cole’s damages is still being investigated but is estimated around at least $700,000.
Cole announced her suit Thursday night on Tucker Carlson Live alongside her attorney, Harmeet K. Dhillon.
Dhillon is representing Cole alongside lawyers from LiMandri & Jonna LLP through her legal nonprofit, The Center for American Liberty.
In the interview, Dhillon condemned what happened to Chloe as “medical malpractice” and “mutilation.”
“We intend to stop it and we want to hear from other people who’ve had these problems as well. We intend to shut these barbaric and unnatural practices down,” Dhillon said.
Cole’s lawsuit was announced on the center’s website under “Justice for Chloe,” where other patients who have had similar experiences with “gender-affirming care” can reach out to the firm’s lawyers.
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There is also female genital mutilation, or female circumcision ...
Over 200 million women and girls are thought to be living with FGM in 30 countries.
The highest concentrations among the 15–49 age group are in Somalia (98 percent), Guinea (97 percent), Djibouti (93 percent), Egypt (91 percent), and Sierra Leone (90 percent). As of 2013, 27.2 million women had undergone FGM in Egypt, 23.8 million in Ethiopia, and 19.9 million in Nigeria. There is a high concentration in Indonesia also, according to UNICEF.
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Sound of Freedom ...bringing to the large screen a great opportunity to bring awareness of this horrific problem of child trafficking, which Hollywood seems not too interested in.
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