Marrieds choosing not to have kids

[gatour]

For our major vacation this year we will be taking my parents on a cruise for their 50th wedding anniversary in Sept. We have already made several long weekend trips to the mouse house and next week we will be going to the F1 race in Indy. In addition I went down to Daytona a couple times during in the early/early spring to watch the Grand Am practice and Rolex 24 hour's race. I can just imagine having to explain that last part to my wife if we had kids.

 

[maddhatir]

Our last vacation was right after Thanksgiving 2006- to Disney.

DH was just saying the other day that it has been 6 months without a vacation! Blasphemy!

Right now he is starting an addition project so we will not be going ANYWHERE for a few months But he was saying last night as he was taking the sledge hammer to the wall- that we will need a nice vacation after this!

I had "Let's go" out of my mouth and then I stopped, and thought, what are you crazy woman? and then continued on....... to Europe! (never been) he said the last thing he will want to do after all of this is sightsee! I know the only sightseeing he will want to be doing is seeing the inside of his eyelids......on a beach.......with a drink in his hand...and the sun on his face.

Yes- he loves to do "all inclusives" eh- I can care less. A beach is a beach to me. We lived in St John USVI for 5 months, so I got my fill of sand, sea and sunshine to last a lifetime!

I would like to go somewhere and see something.......interesting. I like to walk, he likes to be horizontal

 

[zima-cheryl]

Dreary, Rainy day here in Connecticut. Thought I'd lighten things up... Anyone got any fabulous vacations planned in the next year with all that "disposable income" you've got hanging around since you don't have to save for jr's college?

DH & I just got back from a nice long weekend in Philly.
Since he started a new job we are some what limited in days off this year but will still manage to get to Oswego, NY for Harborfest, an overnight at Mohegan Sun, a long weekend in Bar Harbor, ME and are taking the week of our anniversary off to do some local things (Mystic, Storrowtown, Boston, maybe a Red Sox game).
Next year - Cancun, Mexico!

 

[maddhatir]

DH & I just got back from a nice long weekend in Philly.
Since he started a new job we are some what limited in days off this year but will still manage to get to Oswego, NY for Harborfest, an overnight at Mohegan Sun, a long weekend in Bar Harbor, ME and are taking the week of our anniversary off to do some local things (Mystic, Storrowtown, Boston, maybe a Red Sox game).
Next year - Cancun, Mexico!

You know what? I live 20 minutes from Philly and I used to hang out on South Street when I was younger- I love Rittenhouse Sq.DH and I have walked through the historical areas- But I would really like to take a tour of the city with a tour guide etc- there is so much history there and I want to be up close and personal to it!- Not just drive by it.

I keep telling his during the fall I would love take a tour- I love the fall!

And- yes- I HAVE been up close to the Liberty Bell!

 

[maddhatir]

OK- so I found this on the freebie board- I find it interesting!

Keep them out of your Hair for Days!

 

[Liisa]

Maddhatir,

I'm probably not sharing anything you don't already know, but tomorrow is Mr. Depp's 44 birthday!

I plan on having a drink on his behalf to celebrate!

Liisa

 

[Hixski]

Thanks Liisa, I was just about to post this link and say "HELP".
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1478705&page=2

Some of those folks are really trying my patience on that one. You try to be civil and say you don't hate kids just want some decent behaviour and BAM.... They decend on you like vultures. I think the ones that try to defend bad behaviour must feel guilty or something. Could they have spawns of the devil themselves?

 

[Liisa]

Not a problem. The tone of the replies to your example were just wrong... you gave an EXAMPLE for pete's sake. UGH!!! So you're saying that you weren't listening to a screaming kid for precisely 20 minutes... what's wrong with you, didn't you time it on your stop watch so that you could reference it later on the DIS boards?!!!

I was happy to see that the overall tone for that thread was that there are alot of ill behaved kids out there. I'm sure the OP isn't thrilled that the responses aren't all "children are wonderful all the time and people who don't want kids are just evil".

How can people not see that kids are not nearly as well behaved as they were 10 or 20 years ago? Are they not reading the papers or watching TV? Just check out the rising statistics of people who don't want kids... that should say something right there!!!!

Kids will be kids... sure. But when they are being disruptive or disrespectful, let's actually PARENT THEM!!!! (well, not me, precisely, but you know what I mean...)

 

[Mrs.Reese]

Ah but if we "parent them" then we are ruining their self-esteem.

That was the line fed to me by one "angel's" mom. Her son decided to punch another child in the face because he wanted to go down the slide first.

 

[Liisa]

Ah but if we "parent them" then we are ruining their self-esteem.

You are right... my self-esteem would have been much improved if my parents hadn't held me to such high standards. Shame on them. In fact, I'm going to call my mom and let her know!

What did the parents of the child who was the recipient of the punch have to say? I don't think they care too much for the bully's self esteem! It really is tough to be a kid these days (Which is also the title of Disney's next 3-D adventure ITTBEK! (Sorry, it's been a long day... I should probably just head to bed now!!!)

 

[Liisa]

By the way, Mrs. Reese... what dates are you going to be in Disney?

Nevermind, looks like it will be in August, I had miscounted (did I mention it was a long day - and I call myself an accountant!!!) I'll be there in September and thought we might overlap!

 

[Liisa]

It's kind of nice being able to come back to this thread... the "why do people hate kids thread" is way too intense! On the bright side, it should keep some of the VERY pro child people away from us for a while.

My nephew came to visit with his parents this afternoon. He's five and a ball of unstoppable energy. I'm exhausted. Love to see him come, love to have peace and quiet afterward.

Hixski, have you given up on the other thread? It's scary over there...

 

[Hixski]

It's kind of nice being able to come back to this thread... the "why do people hate kids thread" is way too intense! On the bright side, it should keep some of the VERY pro child people away from us for a while.

My nephew came to visit with his parents this afternoon. He's five and a ball of unstoppable energy. I'm exhausted. Love to see him come, love to have peace and quiet afterward.

Hixski, have you given up on the other thread? It's scary over there...

I haven't given up quite yet. I got quoted a couple of times but people came to my rescue. Just kind of lurking right now. What makes me sick is some of them posting about websites from the fanatical childfree. We are on the DIS for crying out loud. We are happy childfree people. Not the kooks they are portraying us as.

 

[Liisa]

I haven't given up quite yet. I got quoted a couple of times but people came to my rescue. Just kind of lurking right now. What makes me sick is some of them posting about websites from the fanatical childfree. We are on the DIS for crying out loud. We are happy childfree people. Not the kooks they are portraying us as.

Absolutely! There is a huge difference between those of us who are child free and happy and people who think the entire world should be child free!!! I really, really doubt that the fanatical childfree people are either posting on the DIS boards or taking vacations to Disney World. Wouldn't that be a kind of self torture for them?

 

[Hixski]

Absolutely! There is a huge difference between those of us who are child free and happy and people who think the entire world should be child free!!! I really, really doubt that the fanatical childfree people are either posting on the DIS boards or taking vacations to Disney World. Wouldn't that be a kind of self torture for them?

I am now officially done over on that thread. Someone said I quoted them on another thread. And to get it right. I assume they mean this one. Do you see any quote here from me from that thread. Nope. So I am done. I promise to stay here with all the HAPPY childfree.

 

[Liisa]

I am now officially done over on that thread. Someone said I quoted them on another thread. And to get it right. I assume they mean this one. Do you see any quote here from me from that thread. Nope. So I am done. I promise to stay here with all the HAPPY childfree.

Welcome back!!! I did see that and was wondering what the heck they were talking about. Maybe they are just paranoid? (Having kids will do that to you... along with nervous twitches - sorry, the other thread has me a bit bitter right now). And I'll never understand how parents think that all is right in the world of kids these days. I never had to walk through a metal detector on my way into school or worry about one of my classmates building a bomb... I really feel bad for the good kids, so much to overcome these days.

 

[Mrs.Reese]

I too feel bad for the good ones. I had 26 this year and of that only 3 were "angels." Most of the kids I teach are full of life and actually pretty fun to be around.

Oh the puncher ~ He got suspended for the rest of the school year. It hadn't been the first time. His mom refuses to acknowledge that this behavior is being done by her son. Now, keep in mind that I teach Kindergarten.

 

[Liisa]

Now, keep in mind that I teach Kindergarten.

I hate to prejudge, but I don't think that boy has a real bright future.

 

[Mrs.Reese]

I will tell people that my career is sometimes the best birth control.

 

[HockeyKat]

By the way, Mrs. Reese... what dates are you going to be in Disney?

Nevermind, looks like it will be in August, I had miscounted (did I mention it was a long day - and I call myself an accountant!!!) I'll be there in September and thought we might overlap!

Hey Liisa, we will be there in September, 15-26. 20-26 is at BWV.

Hope everyone had a great childfree weekend! I spent my Sat doing Habitat for Humanity, and Sunday at Wet N Wild (Greensboro).