Childfree (by choice) Disney Lovers!

[CruisingGoddess]

I don't mean to stir the pot but I think this is very relevant. Speaking of the hardships of being CF, people who think they understand your situation when they are NOT childfree by choice. That includes:

1. Empty nesters w/ grown children
2. Couples who don't have children yet but plan to
3. Parents going on trip without their kids

Seriously, folks, it's NOT the same.

 

[CurlyJo224]

I don't mean to stir the pot but I think this is very relevant. Speaking of the hardships of being CF, people who think they understand your situation when they are NOT childfree by choice. That includes:

1. Empty nesters w/ grown children
2. Couples who don't have children yet but plan to
3. Parents going on trip without their kids

Seriously, folks, it's NOT the same.

Amen!

 

[franandaj]

I don't mean to stir the pot but I think this is very relevant. Speaking of the hardships of being CF, people who think they understand your situation when they are NOT childfree by choice. That includes:

1. Empty nesters w/ grown children
2. Couples who don't have children yet but plan to
3. Parents going on trip without their kids

Seriously, folks, it's NOT the same.

Not to be harsh, but I agree, there is a difference. I understand the empty nesters, but none of us have a child experience to call upon to make our experience special, we just found our experience special without having kids to do it. If you are planning on having kids, than how can you be childfree? And if you have kids you're obviously not child free, just child abandoning. I think you need to find the forums where parents go and don't take kids. Not the one where we don't want to have kids that we have to take to WDW.

 

[zima-cheryl]

Just doing a little cleanup here, don't mind me... carry on!!

Thanks!

Love your puppy!! Beagle?

 

[blue65829]

I don't mean to stir the pot but I think this is very relevant. Speaking of the hardships of being CF, people who think they understand your situation when they are NOT childfree by choice. That includes:

1. Empty nesters w/ grown children
2. Couples who don't have children yet but plan to
3. Parents going on trip without their kids

Seriously, folks, it's NOT the same.

Thank you! These are all VERY different situations from CF by choice, the couples who just don't have kids yet but plan to, it's a completely different mindset! Maybe there could be a "we just don't have kids YET" thread....

I'm so glad that you said this.

 

[dgbg100106]

Well I can say that I have never had a child and will not have any children.

Have a godson, and step children that are grown, and even step grandchildren, but I personally have never given birth and fingers crossed never will, (DH is fixed )

 

[maddhatir]

 

[CruisingGoddess]

maddhatir - I loved that so much I posted it on my Facebook!!

 

[maddhatir]

maddhatir - I loved that so much I posted it on my Facebook!!

LOL- That is where I originally found it- as an update on my wall.

 

[franandaj]

Well I can say that I have never had a child and will not have any children.

Have a godson, and step children that are grown, and even step grandchildren, but I personally have never given birth and fingers crossed never will, (DH is fixed )

I have lots of furbabies, but my partner is fixed, so I think we're OK! I know we've had this discussion before Brandi, but don't remember if it was on this thread. Been keeping up on the germ killer!

 

[dgbg100106]

I have lots of furbabies, but my partner is fixed, so I think we're OK! I know we've had this discussion before Brandi, but don't remember if it was on this thread. Been keeping up on the germ killer!

I was having too much germ killer last night and posted some crazy stuff, so trying to be better right now...

Yes, another one of the things we have in common.... Fixed partner's...

 

[CurlyJo224]

I'm the one who's fixed in my marriage. Forget the house, I childproofed ME!

 

[zima-cheryl]

I'm the one who's fixed in my marriage. Forget the house, I childproofed ME!

Hee hee
I may have to steal that one! Very funny!

 

[franandaj]

I was having too much germ killer last night and posted some crazy stuff, so trying to be better right now...

Yes, another one of the things we have in common.... Fixed partner's...

Must have been on some threads I'm not following, been good on the germ killer cause I've still got some bruises from out at the VGC when I had a problem getting out of the jacuzzi after a little too much germ killer!

I'm the one who's fixed in my marriage. Forget the house, I childproofed ME!

Smart, you can't always trust them!

Hee hee
I may have to steal that one! Very funny!

I'm too chicken to do that without good reason, and lord knows I won't be placed in an opportunity where I could have a child, so I'm good!

 

[dgbg100106]

Must have been on some threads I'm not following, been good on the germ killer cause I've still got some bruises from out at the VGC when I had a problem getting out of the jacuzzi after a little too much germ killer!

Well that sucks! Hope you heal up soon.

injuries related to germ killer is not good. But that brown derby is on my list...

Brown Derby
Bartender: Marcos Tello
Bar: The Edison, the Varnish

1 ounce Woodford Reserve bourbon
1 ounce grapefruit juice
½ ounce clover-honey syrup (1 part water, 1 part clover honey)

In tin-on-tin shaker, add freshly squeezed grapefruit, then honey and bourbon; shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass (ideally, a 5 ½-ounce Champagne coupe).

 

[SanFranciscan]

I was surprised to come upon this thread the night before last because it was one that I posted to nearly two years ago while my husband and I were planning our second trip from San Francisco to WDW, which we expected would be our last. Now we live here in Orlando but have only been inside Disney parks twice since our move. This is a situation which must be fixed of course!

There are a lot of adults who love Disney and theme parks in general though. Even the Wall Street Journal covered the desire of theme parks to appeal to adults without children.

I will now be reading the posts that were made here while I was away because I would really like to know at what age y'all realized that you would not have children. I always assumed that I would have children, but then I met my husband. He told me that he did not like primative demanding creatures, which is how he viewed babies. I don't know how I am going to feel if I am an old lady without children, but I guess that it is better to regret the children that we did not have than the children that we did.

 

[maddhatir]

I will now be reading the posts that were made here while I was away because I would really like to know at what age y'all realized that you would not have children. .

Welcome back!

I never thought about having kids. Even when I was growing up. I played with dolls, but never had the mommy urge.

DH and I never had a "should we" conversation..... ever. (While dating or after the wedding) It was always a lot of "thank god we don't have kids" comments. We just both knew neither of us wanted kids. There was never a doubt.

 

[dgbg100106]

When i was a kid, under the age of 12, I told my aunt that i did not want kids, she told me that would change.

Around, 16 I signed a letter with my intentions to never have children, at that time my mom and aunt laughed, telling me they would save the letter and give it to me right after my first....

Well I am 40 this year and still don't have kids... So I think I knew at a very early age.

 

[franandaj]

I will now be reading the posts that were made here while I was away because I would really like to know at what age y'all realized that you would not have children.

I used to tell everyong in HS that the only reason that anyone should ever get married was if they intended to have children. It's funny how things change. As I got older I started to question my reasons for having children and first and foremost who would take care of them espcically changing their diapers!!!! Even now with a severely disable spouse, I STILL can not handle doing the litter boxes!!!

The one thing that has changed is my view on marriage, I now truly understand why one would marry, but, my view on children has never changed, if I was going to have them, who would take care of them? Change their diapers, deal with them when they decide to hate their parents and most important how would I give up wine during pregnancy? Thank whatever diety I've never had to deal with it!

However, I would like for the Federal Governent to recognize my marraiage because there are some serious FISCAL issues that marriage would solve and some serious inheritance taxes I would like to avoid that married people with both vag1nas and pen1ses can avoid, that the two of us can't. Other than that I'm cool with us all not having to raise kids and leaving it to those who want to.

 

[GenieCat]

...There are a lot of adults who love Disney and theme parks in general though. Even the Wall Street Journal covered the desire of theme parks to appeal to adults without children...

I would like to read that WSJ article. Could you post a link to the issue, or tell me when it was published?