NightSG

I agree.  It’s unfortunate that you didn’t work harder to build clarity on this issue before the marriage; and you probably owe her an apology for that.  But no spouse has the right to unilaterally control the other spouse’s religion, or to micromanage their spouse’s schedule to the point that the spouse can’t spend 2-3 hours per week on a personal activity of their choice.
And frankly, as a dad of six:  My wife has gone through some pretty messy deliveries, including nearly bleeding out after a newbie postpartum nurse didn’t catch the fact that she was hemorrhaging  badly.  She has *NEVER* remained incapable of driving for fifteen weeks after birth.  I don’t buy the story about your wife being medically unable to drive herself to Grandma’s at this point.  I mean, if you’ve heard a doctor say that; I guess that’s the hand you’ve been dealt (but even then, once you’ve dropped her off there should be an LDS ward somewhere within pretty easy distance).  But your wife recovered well enough to plan and go through a wedding with you a month or two after giving birth, so it sounds to me like she may be using her medical woes as a means of controlling you.

I was almost always the one to take our babysitter home. Not only that, but I would actually sit in my car and watch her until she got into her house. How creepy is that?

Well, I am glad all that money was so well spent.

The main thing is her national anthem protest at the beginning of each match - playing for the NATIONAL TEAM.  If she was playing for the men's side, she won't have to worry about the average joe making comments about it... she'd have to worry if she can set foot back in her country and not get mugged by the fans - Soccer culture is very nationalistic when it comes to national teams.  A men's side national team player making a mistake beyond his control of kicking his own goal might just need police escort going home.  A men's side national team player choosing to behave poorly and embarrassing his country during tournament even in-between matches is even worse and might just need police escort going home.  So, the US Women's side national team behaving in that manner further makes Women Soccer a joke, especially as they don't have a prayer of being better to watch than a Youth club league team, let alone the Youth World Cup team on the men's side.
But she's gone beyond the national anthem now.  First, they acted obnoxious against Thailand during their 13-0 win with the way they celebrated goals.  In Soccer, you jump around like maniacs after making a goal because a goal is a rare event.  But when you're up 5-0 and the other side is obviously just hanging on to save face, jumping around like maniacs after a goal is just poor taste especially after you already broke the records.  Then after winning the final match, her team mate carelessly dropped the US flag on the ground to do a celebratory dance with her and they just did their celebratory dance not caring that they're stepping on the flag - the flag was rescued by one of her patriotic team mates.  Then they went and chanted Equal Pay after the final match with the US crowd - they're suing FIFA to get equal pay as the US men's side - making the championship moment politicized.  Then she's getting herself caught on video holding the trophy and saying "I deserve this" in an obnoxious manner (not - the team deserve this but "I" deserve this), then she's speaking for her team mates (some of whom are very patriotic) that they're not going to accept an invitation to the White House - they accepted an invite from AOC instead, further politicizing Women's Soccer and using it to contribute to divisiveness.  And just a general sucky attitude in other msm interviews.
Basically, it just ruined what could be a big promotion for the Women's Side to get taken seriously as an enjoyable pastime.  This is thoroughly ruining the image of Women's Soccer for all the other countries involved just because of 1 controversial American player sucking the air out of the room.
Anyway, Rapinoe is just an ignorant Californian with a world stage microphone who is very very good at women's soccer.  All she really needs is to actually take her own advice and start listening instead of talking.  Worth a watch:
 

She has lost her way and she reminds me of this scripture.
Proverbs 16
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
 

No comments on the irony of the Peroxide Princess in the signing video?

There's plenty of White House staff to share the yuge Chick-fil-A order with. 

If it's a state-champion-level boys HS soccer team, the answer will most certainly be "can't".

Someone needs to take her and her compatriots to a high school to play against the boys’ soccer team . . . And see if they can win this time.

Maybe those boys should fight against "ageist" policies and demand compensation for their skills.

I have no wish to dissuade anyone from the No-R-rating standard, nor to convince any to watch The Passion of the Christ. We've done those strings--and yes, I found the movie to be powerful. On the other hand, do we really want to lump Hollyweird's sincere attempts at promoting faith-based movies with the industry's seeming push upon our youngest to embrace the inherent goodness of same-sex love? You'll lose a lot of allies if you go down this road.

Seriously; what's so unattractive about her that she can't find any prospects at all?  This really sounds like a smokescreen for her not wanting to be in a relationship, but wanting a baby anyway.

You should say "Great; now that we've identified this important underlying assumption, why don't guys like you and what can be done about that?"
I mean, come on, somebody knocked up Honey Boo Boo's mom the old fashioned way multiple times.  Even Hillary Clinton found a husband.

Seriously, Godless.  You just parrot Left-wing Mainstream Media - the same media that gleefully defamed and libeled the Covington Boys - without critical analysis.
THIS ESPECIALLY:  " reckless use of tariffs to shape international trade policy  - consistent leniency towards nations like North Korea and Russia; the former is responsible not only for countless human rights atrocities against their own citizens, but also responsible for the death of a US citizen, and the latter has mountains of evidence stacked against it suggesting that it interfered in the 2016 election."
This is the type of stuff that makes us non-Americans who have to live under your foreign policy be thoroughly disgusted at the average voting American's ignorance.
 

If you're talking about Rapinoe (there are 4 captains on the US Women's Soccer National Team) - she's a disgrace to both Women and LGBTQ alike.

Seriously??? Simply not true. Why would you say something like that? This is exhibit A of what "Trump derangement syndrome'" looks like. That is a terrible thing to say, and I'm sorry you feel that way.

I feel the need to take her by the hand back to kindergarten where we learn to talk with nice words and say thank you. 🙄

The part with the new piece of gum isn't always included in the analogy.  A chewed piece of gum has no value.  No one wants it.  Someone who has broken the law of chastity still has value, even if there are lasting consequences.

I dont like the way entertainment is going... but additionally, Sometimes when I see all these gay and transgender people on entertainment, I wonder how statistically realistic they are.
You look at the “Arrow” CW series and like 1/2 the main characters are gay, bi-sexual, or transgender. At some point, even if you support those ways of life, you gotta get bothered by the unrealistic amount of “woke” characters.
 

Nothing guarantees a win in the Supreme Court like a loss in the 9th. 

Nothing guarantees a win in the Supreme Court like a loss in the 9th. 

I have followed a story about 6 policemen being refused service at an Arizona Starbucks because they "frightened" a customer that was there and complained.    Without going into any details about why someone is frightened by policemen (that are sworn to protect) I now wonder:
Why someone can be harassed or denied service because of their political associations (working as a pres secretary for the president).  Just thinking about hateful speech - should there not be a law the prohibits government officials (or individuals in the press) that openly call for mistreatment and abusive harassment behavior towards citizens (that are obeying the law) that do not agree with their political expressions.  Is this not more important than hair styles?
 
The Traveler

I have a novel idea for the world:
Discrimination is good!
Unfair bias isn't. But discrimination itself? The lack thereof is practically the very definition of foolishness.
One might think the question ought to be simple. Is requiring someone to change their hair style unfair? But of course when it comes to the rights of ownership in business it's not quit that simple, because the question also becomes at what level does a business have the right to be unfair?
 

That's what I thought when I read the phrase, but it was clarified to include "locks, braids, bantu knots".
Right. So forgive my ignorance of hair and hairstyles, but I would think "natural" hairstyles would preclude any that were formed through hours of manipulation.

Have I finally gotten old? What does "natural" mean in this context?