Marrieds choosing not to have kids

[Liisa]

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

HockeyKat,

We overlap... DH and I are at BWV from Sept 18 - 22! Small world!

Liisa

 

[Hixski]

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).

You will be there one day we will. We will be at BCV the 14th. We then do the Eastern DCL 15th-22nd. We are staying at SSR on the 22nd and then flying home on the 23rd.

 

[Hixski]

HockeyKat,

We overlap... DH and I are at BWV from Sept 18 - 22! Small world!

Liisa

We overlap with you too. If either of you are going to be at DTD on the 22nd let me know. DH and I are going to Ragland Road for dinner. We will of course need that place or somewhere else to drown DH and mine sorrows at the end of our vacation.

 

[HockeyKat]

We overlap with you too. If either of you are going to be at DTD on the 22nd let me know. DH and I are going to Ragland Road for dinner. We will of course need that place or somewhere else to drown DH and mine sorrows at the end of our vacation.

We currently have an ADR at Marrakesh for that night. It will definitely be changing, but I don't know to what... we are with another couple, though, so meeting up would be difficult. DH thinks I am crazy enough for my DIS addiction!

 

[Liisa]

DH thinks I am crazy enough for my DIS addiction!

Mine too... but he's always up to go to Disney with me! (thank goodness!)

We are flying out around noon on the 22nd, so we won't make it to DTD that night. Plus, we are taking my parents along for the vacation. I'm going to try to get them over to Adventurer's Club. We are going to see La Nouba so I think maybe we'll head over afterwards. I think both my parents would get a good laugh at AC.

 

[ChisJo]

Liisa and Hixski, I came to your defense on the other thread....it took me awhile to read the whole thing, but I did....

We got quoted over here for saying that parents are abusing their children when they discipline them....I asked them to find the quote for me because, unless I"m mistaken, I don't remember their being anything here about that...

 

[Liisa]

We got quoted over here for saying that parents are abusing their children when they discipline them....I asked them to find the quote for me because, unless I"m mistaken, I don't remember their being anything here about that...

That makes two of us.

 

[Muushka]

OK, I need a link to this "thread"!

 

[maddhatir]

OK, I need a link to this "thread"!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1478705

 

[plgrn]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1478705

Oh man! You guys crossed over into the war zone! You can't reason with irrational people. Remember that women give birth to their brains along with their children during labor.

I guess this is goodbye from me since this fencesitter has decided she wants to try for a baby in the next few months. and will become stupid and irrational within a year or so.

As much as baby fever has hit with me, I still find myself not liking other people's kids. I don't want to hold them, see their pictures, or hear about their toilet habits. Parents drive me insane, therefore I won't be joining any mommy groups for playdates so that their evil hellspawn can corrupt my child.

Maybe I should start a thread for people who hate everyone else's kids but their own.

So ta-ta for now, happy trails, and I will probably be back in a couple years when people start asking me "why do you only have one child?" "don't you know it's not healthy for a child to be alone." etc. etc. I know where I can come for some rational support and it's certainly not the mommy boards!

 

[Muushka]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1478705

Thanks! Looks like I have some homework to do!

 

[kennancat]

As much as baby fever has hit with me, I still find myself not liking other people's kids. I don't want to hold them, see their pictures, or hear about their toilet habits. Parents drive me insane, therefore I won't be joining any mommy groups for playdates so that their evil hellspawn can corrupt my child.

Maybe I should start a thread for people who hate everyone else's kids but their own.

Seriously, I think you'd get a lot of friends on that thread! I was talking to a co-worker the other day, and she was mentioning how she can't stand the "mommy & me" groups. I suspect you all are actually the silent majority Best of luck to you!

 

[Liisa]

I guess this is goodbye from me since this fencesitter has decided she wants to try for a baby in the next few months. and will become stupid and irrational within a year or so.

Plgrn,

Good luck!!! Please feel free to come back and keep us posted. I, for one, will be curious as to how your life is going (in a pleasant, "yay! you got pregnant way") That must be exciting for you to make that decision. And I love that you thought about it for a long time before you made a decision. Makes me think you'll be a good mommy (for examples of bad mommies - see link to the "other thread"!!!)


Best wishes,
Liisa

 

[maddhatir]

Oh man! You guys crossed over into the war zone! You can't reason with irrational people. Remember that women give birth to their brains along with their children during labor.

I guess this is goodbye from me since this fencesitter has decided she wants to try for a baby in the next few months. and will become stupid and irrational within a year or so.

As much as baby fever has hit with me, I still find myself not liking other people's kids. I don't want to hold them, see their pictures, or hear about their toilet habits. Parents drive me insane, therefore I won't be joining any mommy groups for playdates so that their evil hellspawn can corrupt my child.

Maybe I should start a thread for people who hate everyone else's kids but their own.

So ta-ta for now, happy trails, and I will probably be back in a couple years when people start asking me "why do you only have one child?" "don't you know it's not healthy for a child to be alone." etc. etc. I know where I can come for some rational support and it's certainly not the mommy boards!

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WoW! Please come back and check in with us and let us know how you are making out- just b/c you are going to the "otherside" doesn't mean we aren't going to miss you!! Congratulations and Good Luck!

I will see you on the freebie boards though- you can get a lot free baby stuff over there!

 

[aclov]

Plgrn: Best of luck to you! There's another thread, hopefully you won't have to visit "Childless not by choice" I often go on there since I fit into that category but this thread is so much fun! Just because I want kids I totally respect other people's opinions and choices in life. And honestly, there are ALOT of people out there that shouldn't be parents (including some of DH's relatives! ) and they are raising some wild kids .

Hopefully, we'll still see you on the freebie board

 

[druidia]

Maybe I should start a thread for people who hate everyone else's kids but their own.

Plgrn:

I suspect that there are MANY people that would join you on that thread. In my own quest along the fence, I've talked to co-workers and friends who were once blissfully CF and changed their minds. They still hate all kids but their own. Every single one of them feels like it's a totally different feeling when it is one's own child.

Many of them make me feel like they are justifying their decisions, but a select few are some of the most honest and stable people I know, so I trust their opinions, and they are raising their children in the most incredible ways. They are some of the best behaved kids I've ever known, and that is because their parents don't want them to be the kids that everyone else can't stand.

I think the big difference these days is that some people are really making a DECISION, not just following the other lemmings over the cliff. Sounds like you've really thought it over and are going to make a great parent because your child was a choice that you went into with eyes wide open.

Good luck to you!

 

[plgrn]

I suspect you all are actually the silent majority Best of luck to you!

Good luck!!! Please feel free to come back and keep us posted. I, for one, will be curious as to how your life is going (in a pleasant, "yay! you got pregnant way") That must be exciting for you to make that decision. And I love that you thought about it for a long time before you made a decision. Makes me think you'll be a good mommy (for examples of bad mommies - see link to the "other thread"!!!)

........... ............. .........

WoW! Please come back and check in with us and let us know how you are making out- just b/c you are going to the "otherside" doesn't mean we aren't going to miss you!! Congratulations and Good Luck!

I will see you on the freebie boards though- you can get a lot free baby stuff over there!

Plgrn: Best of luck to you!
Hopefully, we'll still see you on the freebie board

Plgrn:

I suspect that there are MANY people that would join you on that thread. In my own quest along the fence, I've talked to co-workers and friends who were once blissfully CF and changed their minds. They still hate all kids but their own. Every single one of them feels like it's a totally different feeling when it is one's own child.
I think the big difference these days is that some people are really making a DECISION, not just following the other lemmings over the cliff. Sounds like you've really thought it over and are going to make a great parent because your child was a choice that you went into with eyes wide open.

Good luck to you!

See....the childfree are so tolerant, kind, and sensible. And ya'll get the bad rap for being bitter! Hypothetically, if I had posted on the mommy boards how I had decided to stop trying for a baby get my tubes tied there would have been a judgmental uproar about fertility treatments, adoption, you name it!

I'll still be lurking to see what you guys are up to and chime in when I need a sanity break from the loony "other side."

PS. Mom and I went to Babies-R-Us to look at jogging strollers and I said "Hey! Let's get the biggest one, take it to Disney, wait until the bus comes to a complete stop until I even take the baby out, then make everyone in line wait for me to get my rear in gear before they can board the bus. Then I'll take up four seats---one for me, one for the kid, and two for the stroller to park in front of." That is if the stroller is still functional after a full down of plowing people down with it.

See you guys on the freebie boards!

Jenn

 

[maddhatir]

PS. Mom and I went to Babies-R-Us to look at jogging strollers and I said "Hey! Let's get the biggest one, take it to Disney, wait until the bus comes to a complete stop until I even take the baby out, then make everyone in line wait for me to get my rear in gear before they can board the bus. Then I'll take up four seats---one for me, one for the kid, and two for the stroller to park in front of." That is if the stroller is still functional after a full down of plowing people down with it.

See you guys on the freebie boards!
Jenn

 

[Chris Rex]

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

Thank you so much for the heads up on this thread.

Best thread I've seen. Ever.

ps- Hello everyone! Been away for a short bit...

 

[Liisa]

Thank you so much for the heads up on this thread.

Best thread I've seen. Ever.

ps- Hello everyone! Been away for a short bit...

I was wondering where you went!

Yup, that thread is pretty entertaining.