Marrieds choosing not to have kids

[maddhatir]

It seems like everyone on here is a nurse of some kind, does this mean I have to change my career path to stay on this thread????

I work for an MRI facility- billing and collection, but that does not come close to nursing!

.........How about we stick to hockey!

 

[Mrs.Reese]

For the last 6 months, I've been having a lot of regrets about being an RN, due to many reasons, but mostly the understaffing and the politics involved in nursing (and the fact that my body seems to shut down way more often than anybody else's that I know! Currently fighting another cold!). I want to leave so badly, but have no idea what I would do. I know I want to stay within the realm of nursing, just unsure of what (also, I love working in Peds!). I know there is so many options out there, it's now just exploring. I applied to go back to school to get my Occupational Health Nursing certificate - I think I would really like this type of career (Mon-Fri, work with a bunch of guys (again, think politics!) - but, the jobs aren't as easy to come by....oh well, we'll see what happens! Nice to see so many other nurses on the boards!

My lovely Mom left the hospital for all the same reasons. This was after 26 years of working the ER. She got a job working for an insurance company doing worker's compensation claims. Basically all she does is get people to go back to work after getting hurt/sick. She works 9-5 and has no holidays anymore. The pay is great! No more tubes and needles. Just calling people.

 

[zima-cheryl]

.........How about we stick to hockey!

I see Marty got #500 on Saturday!

 

[maddhatir]

I see Marty got #500 on Saturday!

ugh- please do not mention that game

The Flyers did really bad. I had to stop watching after the 2nd intermission

 

[ChisJo]

ugh- please do not mention that game

The Flyers did really bad. I had to stop watching after the 2nd intermission

At least your team isn't last in the league.....

 

[maddhatir]

At least your team isn't last in the league.....

That was last year- I coudn't even watch the season!

 

[Rozzie]

MMm, Hockey, that's played on ice, right?

 

[maddhatir]

MMm, Hockey, that's played on ice, right?

YUP! The ONLY sport worth watching!

TOTALLY HOT guys on ice. Blood. Stiches. Hitting. Fighting. Slashing. Elbowing!

Nothing gets better than that!

 

[KirklandTutu]

OMG YOU! I did not know YOU were the one who started the thread- so I start reading it, scroll down to the pic and I think HEY! I KNOW that guy!!!!

You posted a pic of your DH over here and that is where I recognize him from! I quickly looked back up to see who posted it and it was you!

AW MAN! It's Friday thank goodness!

ME?!?!?! lol Did I post a pic on the dining page?
And that thread is locked! dum dum dum. I think it was the posts implying gay-only establisments would be the next step after adult-only ones. I think it was done in sarcasim, but it made me laugh.

 

[Poppinsme]

ME?!?!?! lol Did I post a pic on the dining page?
And that thread is locked! dum dum dum. I think it was the posts implying gay-only establisments would be the next step after adult-only ones. I think it was done in sarcasim, but it made me laugh.

I think they closed that thread because of my sarcastic reply to the post made by sjaakie. I couldn't resist. It was just my analogy.

 

[KirklandTutu]

I think they closed that thread because of my sarcastic reply to the post made by sjaakie. I couldn't resist. It was just my analogy.

You had me laughing, that's for sure.

 

[ChisJo]

I think they closed that thread because of my sarcastic reply to the post made by sjaakie. I couldn't resist. It was just my analogy.

I feel like I'm missing something here.....

 

[TKDisneylover]

Just wanted to stop in and say Happy Thanksgiving to all the child free couples out there! Happy Thanksgiving!!

We had Thanksgiving at our home today with my father-in-law. It's the second Thanksgiving we've had him over since my mother-in-law passed away. It was so nice because he actually stayed the entire afternoon and watched the Packers play. Last year he hightailed it out right after dinner, not sure why. But this year was very nice.

How did everyone else spend their Thanksgiving?

 

[Shyvioletisme]

Just wanted to stop in and say Happy Thanksgiving to all the child free couples out there! Happy Thanksgiving!!



How did everyone else spend their Thanksgiving?

Sounds like you had a wonderful day. DH and I drove down to our hometown and had Thanksgiving with my parents and grandmother. and then drove back home yesterday afternoon! It was a long day, but we had a great lunch and got to spend time with my grandmother, who I don't get to see often enough since we moved.

 

[TKDisneylover]

Sounds like you had a wonderful day. DH and I drove down to our hometown and had Thanksgiving with my parents and grandmother. and then drove back home yesterday afternoon! It was a long day, but we had a great lunch and got to spend time with my grandmother, who I don't get to see often enough since we moved.

Sounds like you also had a nice Thanksgiving. How great to spend time with your grandmother!

Those times were very precious to me to spend with my grandparents. Unfortunately for DH he barely remembers his grandparents as he is the youngest of 6 and he never knew his maternal grandparents and his paternal grandparents had passed before his 5th birthday. His mother came from a family of 14 and his father from a family of 22!

NOW THAT'S A LOT KIDS PEOPLE!! I CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THAT WOULD BE LIKE!

 

[zima-cheryl]

Just wanted to stop in and say Happy Thanksgiving to all the child free couples out there! Happy Thanksgiving!!

How did everyone else spend their Thanksgiving?

We go out to dinner every Thanksgiving!
No cooking & no dishes to wash. Went to a lovely buffet this year w/the in-laws. Made it home just about half-time of the early game. Rest of the day was spent on the couch watching football!


I always feel bad for the folks who have to work Thanksgiving. But I do appreciate them doing what they do so I don't have to cook!

 

[TKDisneylover]

We go out to dinner every Thanksgiving!
No cooking & no dishes to wash. Went to a lovely buffet this year w/the in-laws. Made it home just about half-time of the early game. Rest of the day was spent on the couch watching football!


I always feel bad for the folks who have to work Thanksgiving. But I do appreciate them doing what they do so I don't have to cook!

I actually considered doing that for next year because this year my gravy got lumps and I pulled the turkey out a little early. I was using a new fangled (does that age me using this term?) thermometer, thinking the bird would come up to temp (like they always talk about on the food channel) and it went down so I had to put the darn thing back in the oven. UGH!!

I have to admit though, I do enjoy the leftovers.

 

[dolcezena]

Hey All!

Finally caught up & a couple of thoughts...

1) When did it become acceptable to discriminate against child-free people in the workplace?? My asst manager dashes off all the time to deal with "a family crisis" that involves his brat of a daughter, & he gets to take PAID Family Leave time for it! I, on the other hand, wanted to take a day off after my cat died, but I was told I had to take vacation time.

His latest crisis was yesterday - (I need to explain a bit. I work in a liquor store, where our busiest time of day is rush hour home, about 3-6 pm. So, he leaves at 3:30, on a Friday, on GREY CUP WEEKEND! [For non-Canadians, it's the Canadian Football League's championship game], & OUR team is in the game! A little busy in a liquor store?!?!?!? Yup.) So, he leaves & then waltzes back in after the rush is over!

He also tried to schedule me to close Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve, because I "don't have a family." I vetoed that, since New Year's is my & DH's anniversary - fortunately, I scare my asst mgr, so he caved!

2) I used to looooove hockey - but I find that since we lost our team, I lost a lot of interest in the game. Strangely, I was never a huge fan of the Jets (except when we had Teemu!), I was always a Pittsburgh or Jersey fan!

3) Child-free restaurants? FAN-FREAKIN'-TASTIC idea. I can't see it happening though.

4) I've fully realized that it's not children I dislike per se, it's parents who ignore/don't control their children in public.

Like I said, I work in a liquor store & all our Christmas displays are up - think 40-50 cases of Smirnoff, all stacked up, in cut cases. And what does some little monster do today? He's running through the store, his mother is ignoring him & he runs right into a display. Say good-bye to 14 bottles of vodka. That we then proceed to clean up, while his mother STILL ignores him! Aaaaargh!

PS - GO BLUE!!

 

[KirklandTutu]

Ahhhh, I must still be feeling the Thanksgiving day stress from dealing with both sets of parents (his and mine) who both still expect kids. Today, we went to Ikea and I found it difficult to not file a formal complaint about the 'family parking' area. I'm normally not so thin skinned, but I think our parents wore me down on Thursday.

 

[ChisJo]

Ahhhh, I must still be feeling the Thanksgiving day stress from dealing with both sets of parents (his and mine) who both still expect kids. Today, we went to Ikea and I found it difficult to not file a formal complaint about the 'family parking' area. I'm normally not so thin skinned, but I think our parents wore me down on Thursday.

I get this everytime we see the parents too....Recently, I met a man at work who had 8 kids and he asked me about my kids. When I said I didn't have any nor did I want any, he said I was crazy, and people like me "don't know what their missing". He said he can't imagine why someone would want to go through life without kids. I just smiled and said thanks for the kind words. What freakin business is it of his anyways??? I really wanted to say "well, I'm not having kids because you so kindly have helped to populate the world with your own hockey team", but thought that may have been inappropriate.