Marrieds choosing not to have kids

[maddhatir]

You know what gets me about that thread? The number of people who say "oh I never really thought about it" or "I never wanted them until I got married/turned 30" and then just had them anyway because they were "supposed to". That BLOWS me away! How can you not give an inkling of consideration to such a huge, life altering decision?

Can you imagine what the world would be like if the default were to NOT have them? It would be amazing, imho! And I don't just say that because it would mean less children. Every child would be honestly and truly WANTED. How ideal. I just don't see how people don't GET that.

ITA! I would start reading their response thinking, hey, one for us- but as I read on, I was thinking.......Whaaaaat?

I find it amazing that people automatically THINK it is the thing "to do"

WAKE UP people- you do not need to be follow the "herd"

 

[maddhatir]

Hi everybody. Do any of you attend Mousefest (held in December -- www.mousefest.org)? I've never been, but I've thought about it...

Have a good weekend.
ReaderGirl

I have heard about it- however, never attended.

 

[PhotobearSam]

ITA! I would start reading their response thinking, hey, one for us- but as I read on, I was thinking.......Whaaaaat?

I find it amazing that people automatically THINK it is the thing "to do"

WAKE UP people- you do not need to be follow the "herd"

How about the "I am not sure but we are starting to try this month..."



This is one thing you should be SURE of...Terrible.

 

[Suzibrat]

Now I went on the Mayhem site- it lists the concert being in my area on Aug 15th- however, I went on the venue site and they do not show any info!

They show concerts on Aug 9th and then skip to the 16th!

I was able to get special offer presale tickets so everything may not be available to the public yet. Have fun at the show tonight! Squeeze a booty for me if ya get a chance

I completely understand...You are exempt from this one...

I knew you'd understand! My horns are still holding up my halo though

 

[maddhatir]

I was able to get special offer presale tickets so everything may not be available to the public yet. Have fun at the show tonight! Squeeze a booty for me if ya get a chance

Thanks! There is an after party with a local radio station, they are doing their show from upstairs where we will be- not sure if the bands will be doing interviews. We might be long gone before then!

I am bringing both of my cameras and will be experimenting with the quality of the pics. I do not like to sit there and flash pics every 5 seconds- that darn flash gets real annoyng, real fast.

DH said he does not think the cameras will zoom that far- But I will certainly try and see how far they go.

I will squeeze Shagrath's booty and tell him it is from Suzibrat! Just hope he does not hit me! He does not seem like a booty grabbin' kinda guy!

 

[maddhatir]

My horns are still holding up my halo though

Oh- come on! Where is the tag fairy for this one!

Oh- that's right you have to frequent the CB for a tag!

 

[Barthy73]

DH said he does not think the cameras will zoom that far- But I will certainly try and see how far they go.

Some advice.. don't zoom beyond the optical zoom of your camera. Take your pictures at the highest resolution you can at maximum OPTICAL (not digital) zoom. You can zoom on the computer when editing, and they'll look A LOT better than if you use the digital zoom on the camera. The digital zoom just looses too many pixels and causes severe blurring!

 

[maddhatir]

Some advice.. don't zoom beyond the optical zoom of your camera. Take your pictures at the highest resolution you can at maximum OPTICAL (not digital) zoom. You can zoom on the computer when editing, and they'll look A LOT better than if you use the digital zoom on the camera. The digital zoom just looses too many pixels and causes severe blurring!

I have no idea what you mean- I am a camera dummy- I have 2- but I am still not too swift!

Just a question- does the high resolution make the shutter go slower??

 

[Barthy73]

The shutter itself won't go slower, but it will sometimes take a bit longer to write the image to your memory card. You can tell when you're zooming optically, as you can hear the lens move. When it stops and zooms further, that's digital.

 

[maddhatir]

The shutter itself won't go slower, but it will sometimes take a bit longer to write the image to your memory card. You can tell when you're zooming optically, as you can hear the lens move. When it stops and zooms further, that's digital.

OH! then I do know what you are talking about but never knew what it was!

I have an Olympus SP-500UZ and I do not ever remember that zooming further.

However, DH just bought me a smaller camera last month (Canon PowerShot SD950 IS) and I noticed that that one does it- I was wondering why it would stop and then zoom further!

Thanks for the advice! I will try that! NO ADDITONAL ZOOMING! GOT IT

ETA- Barthy- is that you with a cheetah?

I never thought that phrase would come out of my mouth

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[Barthy73]

Barthy- is that you with a cheetah?

Yep, it's from a big cat and primate rescue park about an hour north of Orlando called "Amazing Exotics." Very cool place if you want to get away from all the screaming kids at Disney for a while!

 

[Barthy73]

And actually, no, it's not a cheetah; it's a leopard!

 

[ufcrazy]

My husband and I too have made a conscious decision not to have children. It doesn't really bother me when people ask me about having kids. I just tell them that we are not interested in having kids. We enjoy our life as is and we enjoy spending time together. We have been married for almost 7 years and we couldn't be happier. We have a dog, a travel trailer and each other. I teach 1st grade and get my fill daily of sweet, adorable faces. Then, I send them home to their tired, over-stressed parents for the evening. My life is full and fabulous. End of story![/ COLOR]

 

[maddhatir]

And actually, no, it's not a cheetah; it's a leopard!

Ooops Sorry Very cool though! Seems I am not very good with cameras....and large cats!

My husband and I too have made a conscious decision not to have children. It doesn't really bother me when people ask me about having kids. I just tell them that we are not interested in having kids. We enjoy our life as is and we enjoy spending time together. We have been married for almost 7 years and we couldn't be happier. We have a dog, a travel trailer and each other. I teach 1st grade and get my fill daily of sweet, adorable faces. Then, I send them home to their tired, over-stressed parents for the evening. My life is full and fabulous. End of story!

Welcome welcome!

 

[Suzibrat]

I will squeeze Shagrath's booty and tell him it is from Suzibrat! Just hope he does not hit me! He does not seem like a booty grabbin' kinda guy!

A handful of Inferno will suffice as well

Oh- come on! Where is the tag fairy for this one!

Oh- that's right you have to frequent the CB for a tag!

ooohh I bet the tag fairy walks a wide circle around and queens of Metal Darkness!

And actually, no, it's not a cheetah; it's a leopard!

I love the pic, no matter what type of cat it is. Do you have a bigger one you could post for us? (I'm talking about cat pics here Madd! )

My husband and I too have made a conscious decision not to have children. It doesn't really bother me when people ask me about having kids. I just tell them that we are not interested in having kids. We enjoy our life as is and we enjoy spending time together. We have been married for almost 7 years and we couldn't be happier. We have a dog, a travel trailer and each other. I teach 1st grade and get my fill daily of sweet, adorable faces. Then, I send them home to their tired, over-stressed parents for the evening. My life is full and fabulous. End of story![/ COLOR]

Hope you jump right in and post often!

It's bloody snowing here again but I don't care anymore cuz my lawn is full of Robins and that means spring is here!!!

 

[1goofy1]

My DH & I are very happy without kids and have been married for 7.5 years. I know that I will be bashed for this, but we do not like kids. Everyone has their own opinions. We souly love animals.

Just wanted to show everyone our new furbaby. Here is a picture of our furbaby Dundee.

 

[Suzibrat]

My DH & I are very happy without kids and have been married for 7.5 years. I know that I will be bashed for this, but we do not like kids. Everyone has their own opinions. We souly love animals.

Just wanted to show everyone our new furbaby. Here is a picture of our furbaby Dundee.

Aww what a doll face!!! Thanks for sharing!! Your opinion is welcome here and hope we'll hear from you often!

 

[Shyvioletisme]

My DH & I are very happy without kids and have been married for 7.5 years. I know that I will be bashed for this, but we do not like kids. Everyone has their own opinions. We souly love animals.

no bashing here! DH and I feel the same way about kids. People don't have to like that fact but as long as they can just accept it and leave us alone, I'm fine!!

what an adorable doggy!!

 

[PhotobearSam]

My husband and I too have made a conscious decision not to have children. It doesn't really bother me when people ask me about having kids. I just tell them that we are not interested in having kids. We enjoy our life as is and we enjoy spending time together. We have been married for almost 7 years and we couldn't be happier. We have a dog, a travel trailer and each other. I teach 1st grade and get my fill daily of sweet, adorable faces. Then, I send them home to their tired, over-stressed parents for the evening. My life is full and fabulous. End of story![ COLOR]

Welcome... Nice to meet you...We really need some new blood around here and since we are not going to birth any, it's nice to meet new recruits...

 

[PhotobearSam]

My DH & I are very happy without kids and have been married for 7.5 years. I know that I will be bashed for this, but we do not like kids. Everyone has their own opinions. We souly love animals.

Just wanted to show everyone our new furbaby. Here is a picture of our furbaby Dundee.

What a face...LOVE IT...is he/she a rescue?