Children...

[*Robert* 2]

No. Yes. As soon as it happens.

[Welshcookie 17]

I am soo ready for kids I can't stand it...but hubby wants to wait and with good reason. He only just got here and we need to share eachother selfishly for at least two years....but darn it..I am READY

I spoke to a young woman of about 20 something the other day, she kept insisting how kids were great, so I asked her when was the last time you went out and partied til the next day? She said she couldn't because of kids.

I asked when was the last time you woke up and then spent the entire day fooling around with her boyfreind? She said the kids usually got her up in the morning.

I asked have you ever thought about just jetting off for the weekend to another part of the country or another country? She said if she travels the kids come with her and it all needs to be planned.

At this point I asked her why kids were so great, she told me because they're my kids, I told her well you enjoy your kids, I'll enjoy my time, money and freedom. She just sat there looking very much like she'd been 0wned and knew it.

What if you never did those things before you had kids in the first place?

Then you're obviously just boring and a life devoted to wiping your child(rens) ####### would be ideal for you.

There are ppl who don't actually think that life is all about party this, party that, ....maybe she wasn't looking '0wned' but the look was 'what a #######' .... ppl are different no??

[kyleers 0]

Then you're obviously just boring and a life devoted to wiping your child(rens) ####### would be ideal for you.

Is this where you start calling everyone with children "breeders" and "moos"? Yawwwwn.

[46]

No kids. We plan to, but not until the wife is done med school, so plenty of time to rethink.

[babybunny 2]

I work for a company that is really family oriented. this little girl just came by my office. so precious, she came over she likes to play with my dog when I bring him. she draws cute pics and place on my walls.

you know its the little things in life such as kids- sometimes they are just to amazing.

[kittykatwoman 0]

Then you're obviously just boring and a life devoted to wiping your child(rens) ####### would be ideal for you.

Is this where you start calling everyone with children "breeders" and "moos"? Yawwwwn.

I really don't consider myself a "ChildFree personn" i'm just a personn that doesn't want kids and got sterilized because most of the people calling themselves CF are bitter souls!

Also their adoration for their pets is creeping me out, like they chose to have subsitute of kids

I don't like kids, i don't hate them, i'm pretty indifferent to kids except the kids of the family.

[kofuku 0]

Our first was a SURPRISE . It happened while we were in the middle of the visa process. The biggest surprise was the myriad complications I had during my pregnancy with my daughter. I'm just very happy she is more healthy than mom!!! The next one, inchallah, will be planned and without complications. Hopefully, within the next two years...over 40 and preggers can be a challenge!!!

Christine

Edited July 15, 2006 by kofuku

[chri'stina 190]

I am soo ready for kids I can't stand it...but hubby wants to wait and with good reason. He only just got here and we need to share eachother selfishly for at least two years....but darn it..I am READY

I spoke to a young woman of about 20 something the other day, she kept insisting how kids were great, so I asked her when was the last time you went out and partied til the next day? She said she couldn't because of kids.

I asked when was the last time you woke up and then spent the entire day fooling around with her boyfreind? She said the kids usually got her up in the morning.

I asked have you ever thought about just jetting off for the weekend to another part of the country or another country? She said if she travels the kids come with her and it all needs to be planned.

At this point I asked her why kids were so great, she told me because they're my kids, I told her well you enjoy your kids, I'll enjoy my time, money and freedom. She just sat there looking very much like she'd been 0wned and knew it.

What if you never did those things before you had kids in the first place?

Then you're obviously just boring and a life devoted to wiping your child(rens) ####### would be ideal for you.

There are ppl who don't actually think that life is all about party this, party that, ....maybe she wasn't looking '0wned' but the look was 'what a #######' .... ppl are different no??

[Alex+R 0]

Hmmm interesting topic.

My thoughts on children: If I find myself 30, still married, and and able to afford a foreign live-in au pair, then maybe I'll have 1 or at most 2. But probably 1.

Right now I have absolutely no interest in having children, but I'm young yet. I have zero baby fever and don't even like other people's children.

Actually I only like children 4 and up. Maybe we will adopt a 4-year-old. Or have one and then ship it off to my mother's house to raise until age 4.

[kyleers 0]

Then you're obviously just boring and a life devoted to wiping your child(rens) ####### would be ideal for you.

Is this where you start calling everyone with children "breeders" and "moos"? Yawwwwn.

I really don't consider myself a "ChildFree personn" i'm just a personn that doesn't want kids and got sterilized because most of the people calling themselves CF are bitter souls!

Also their adoration for their pets is creeping me out, like they chose to have subsitute of kids

I don't like kids, i don't hate them, i'm pretty indifferent to kids except the kids of the family.

Oh yeah, if you don't want kids, more power to ya. "most of the people calling themselves CF are bitter souls! " Truer words were never spoken--it's just funny to me that the "CFers" talk and talk about how because they don't have "crotchdroppings" and "sprogs" (just a few of the funnier ones) they have all of the time in the world to party all night and have sex all day... but yet they spend all of that time sitting on the internet and complaining about how they hate women who have children, women who want children, women who are pregnant, children, how women who are pregnant get designated spots at the front of some stores, women who feed their children in public, maternity leave and all that, etc. etc. etc. It's like they try to get as offended as possible so they can go home and gripe in an outrage about it on the internet. "Some duhhh MOO and her chyyyyyldrun looked at me today. OMG. I complained to the store manager and he kicked them out of the store for me." Bitter! It's just all laughable and endlessly entertaining to me.

But anyhow, for sure, if you don't want kids, there's no reason you should have kids. You know what you want (or didn't want) and that's that. Good for you for getting sterilized. And nobody should expect you have kids to or complain about it [my post was totally not directed at you, btw. I thought you sounded very rational and put together]. Similarly, the hardcore CF people who don't want kids shouldn't be sitting around all day crying about children... alas. They almost seem to thing that it's the only thing that defines them as a person. It's like a hobby.

"Also their adoration for their pets is creeping me out, like they chose to have subsitute of kids." lol. I have no kids and I have animals (but I'm not childfree or intend to be) and the other thing that made me laugh about ihatelj's post was that they were talking about how CF people can just up and away to whatever vacation spot they want at the drop of a dime. Well, what about the multitude of CFers who have pets? I don't have kids but you can bet that I'd have to arrange care for my cat, kitten, golden retriever, and chick if I wanted to flee the country at any random moment. The cats can fend for themselves with giant bowls of food and water but the dog has to be let out and the chick drinks and eats (and craps) like there's no tomorrow. Not so easy as it sounds then! I have many times thought about just continuing on the I-10W to San Diego from Phoenix and being at the beach in 6 hours, but then again I also have a fairly functional brain and animals that are my responsibility and bills to pay (apparently the hardcore CFers are all rich and can fly to Greece for the weekend though).

But anyhow, back to the topic at hand, my husband and I don't have kids, nor am I pregnant, but we hope to add to the overpopulation of the world any day now. I am also graduating with my BSN in December, possibly heading into midwifery after that, and working on the labor and delivery floor this fall for my preceptorship (or working in the neonatal ICU) so I love being around moms and babies. I also really enjoyed reading this thread because of that. But I also love hearing other sane opinions on reproduction, too.

[Babsi 0]

I do want kids but think that Im too young right now...but ask again next year!!

[ihatevj 0]

There are ppl who don't actually think that life is all about party this, party that, ....maybe she wasn't looking '0wned' but the look was 'what a #######' .... ppl are different no??

Before she launched in to a 10 minute monologue on why kids (especially hers) are great, she was saying she was on the way to the pub to meet her other half, so, no, I'm pretty sure she quite liked a life outside the house.

[ihatevj 0]

Then you're obviously just boring and a life devoted to wiping your child(rens) ####### would be ideal for you.

Is this where you start calling everyone with children "breeders" and "moos"? Yawwwwn.

Erm, no

If you have kids, and you like 'em great! I just get really bored when people tell about their precious little ones, then tell you more and more and more, and....

I. Don't. Care.

It's only when people drone on about thier kids I like to play devil's advocate and make an argument against why kids are great.

More than any of that pisses me off though, is when people start going on about how they REALLY want one, as if it's another one of those items to procure through life like everyone else has, like a car or a house.

You know it happens; how many times you seen a woman looking at another womans child and come out with some thing like, "OOooooo/awwwww, I so want one!"

[kittykatwoman 0]

Then you're obviously just boring and a life devoted to wiping your child(rens) ####### would be ideal for you.

Is this where you start calling everyone with children "breeders" and "moos"? Yawwwwn.

Erm, no

If you have kids, and you like 'em great! I just get really bored when people tell about their precious little ones, then tell you more and more and more, and....

I. Don't. Care.

It's only when people drone on about thier kids I like to play devil's advocate and make an argument against why kids are great.

More than any of that pisses me off though, is when people start going on about how they REALLY want one, as if it's another one of those items to procure through life like everyone else has, like a car or a house.

You know it happens; how many times you seen a woman looking at another womans child and come out with some thing like, "OOooooo/awwwww, I so want one!"

You are the exact kind of bitter personn i was talking about earlier. Who cares about your pet pives, can't you handle it? In silence?

[Welshcookie 17]

There are ppl who don't actually think that life is all about party this, party that, ....maybe she wasn't looking '0wned' but the look was 'what a #######' .... ppl are different no??

Before she launched in to a 10 minute monologue on why kids (especially hers) are great, she was saying she was on the way to the pub to meet her other half, so, no, I'm pretty sure she quite liked a life outside the house.

And in my experience I have actually managed both too....having kids isn't the end of life as we know it...just another dimension to it. ppl aren't 'boring' just because they choose to have children instead of a party lifestyle.

edit to add....nice username and pic btw

Edited July 16, 2006 by welshcookie