Marrieds choosing not to have kids

[LoveStitch626]

HUH! No way man- No cheatin'!

I am such a dork- If I can see my neighbors cards- I yell at them

But then again- it's not like I am going to remember what the heck they even have after I turn my head back to my hand!

me too! i have THE worst memory in the world no matter what. I'm jealous of dh who can actually count cards! we've got another game we play sort of like hearts... i can barely remember what high cards went out lol

 

[kennancat]

Dinner shounds fun! We usually end up playing UNO when we have a bunch of people over

We love UNO too! Haven't played in a while though. DH always seems to not have the card he needs and then has to pick up half the deck. A couple of year ago, we nicknamed him "long draw"

P.S. Cool - I think we're going to hit page 100 soon!

 

[zima-cheryl]

HAPPY ANIVERSARY!!!!!!

OH! and PLEASE have a glass of champagne on me!....ummm....FOR me!

I am so excited! I LOVE champagne- I was just telling DH he has to bring me to a new place that opened near us--- it is a CHAMPAGNE BAR!!!! It is called.... Swanky Bubbles! How awesome is that name! I will be there all the time just to be sure I get to try every single champage cocktail on their menu!

Have you ever tried strawberry champagne soup? YUMMY!!

We are in strawberry picking season right now & I can't wait to make up a batch w/fresh berries.

 

[maddhatir]

Have you ever tried strawberry champagne soup? YUMMY!!

We are in strawberry picking season right now & I can't wait to make up a batch w/fresh berries.

No I haven't!!! I have never been a soup person- cold or hot. DH would probably LOVE it!

And if the soup has champagne in it- and there is no possibility of getting a buzz- I will pass it up!

 

[maddhatir]

We love UNO too! Haven't played in a while though. DH always seems to not have the card he needs and then has to pick up half the deck. A couple of year ago, we nicknamed him "long draw"

P.S. Cool - I think we're going to hit page 100 soon!

How great is it when you have 3 people in a row throw down "draw 4" cards! that 4th person is PISSED!

My DH can remember cards also- he remembers what people pick up and if they still have it etc. Me? I am lucky I remember the game is still going

 

[maddhatir]

BTW- I did a search for the Oneida dessert plates and mugs that I got for 3 bucks a piece- On Amazon they are selling the plates for 15$ and the mugs for 17$ !!!

I asked the woman selling them if she woud take 5 for both and she said no, they have never been used- if she didn't sell them she was going to out them in a "raffle basket" for the church. hmmmm- now I wonder if she is going to donate my 6 bucks to her church!?

Here they are- I love them

 

[Hixski]

BTW- I did a search for the Oneida dessert plates and mugs that I got for 3 bucks a piece- On Amazon they are selling the plates for 15$ and the mugs for 17$ !!!

I asked the woman selling them if she woud take 5 for both and she said no, they have never been used- if she didn't sell them she was going to out them in a "raffle basket" for the church. hmmmm- now I wonder if she is going to donate my 6 bucks to her church!?

Here they are- I love them

Good deal!!! Don't you love when you find something and then you find out just what a great find it was.


We hit 100 pages!!!!!

I guess there are just too many of us out here.

Here's to 100 more.

 

[maddhatir]

Good deal!!! Don't you love when you find something and then you find out just what a great find it was.


We hit 100 pages!!!!!

I guess there are just too many of us out here.

Here's to 100 more.

Here's to 100!!! and 100s more
...and there can never be too many of US!

 

[LoveStitch626]

BTW- I did a search for the Oneida dessert plates and mugs that I got for 3 bucks a piece- On Amazon they are selling the plates for 15$ and the mugs for 17$ !!!

I asked the woman selling them if she woud take 5 for both and she said no, they have never been used- if she didn't sell them she was going to out them in a "raffle basket" for the church. hmmmm- now I wonder if she is going to donate my 6 bucks to her church!?

Here they are- I love them

Those are TOO cool!

 

[maddhatir]

I guess I can say Happy Father's day to a few of the guys on the thread-- b/c they ARE daddy's to their fur babies! or any of their pets that do not contain fur!

 

[maddhatir]

Well my weekend will be extended a day- I took Monday off.

Me and mom are meeting my cousin who lives down the Jersey Shore at her house in Avalon.

We are all going to jump on the Cape May ferry and head over to the Delaware outlets! When you get off the ferry, they have shuttles that take you to the outlets.

So, we will shop, shop, shop some more, do lunch, maybe finish up shopping, jump back on the shuttle to the ferry and cruise on back to Cape May!

 

[Mrs.Reese]

Dude, I so want some of those plates.

 

[Liisa]

Dude, I so want some of those plates.

Me too!!! Those plates are really cool! Thanks for the Anniversary wishes. Dinner was great... it was a gorgeous night so we ate out on the patio of the restaurant. Food was delicious... the wait staff, not terrific. He had a huge party he was tending to and we were kind of an afterthought. Oh, well. It was still pleasant.

Hatir - where do you get your smilies from? I LOVE them!!!

One more day of work for me and then I'm leaving (on a jet plane couldn't resist) for Tampa. Not quite a vacation, I've already been in an argument with the Mother of the bride (looonngg story, the woman drives me nuts). Good thing she's not MY MIL. My brother has a temper that is much worse than mine, so I'm just waiting for the day he blows. And she's already pushing for kids - last comment I heard was that she was hoping her daughter would get pregnant on the wedding night... UGH!

 

[ChisJo]

And she's already pushing for kids - last comment I heard was that she was hoping her daughter would get pregnant on the wedding night... UGH!

That is not cool....that is actually the reason my soon to be DH and myself specifically told both our parents not to expect any kids from us. I ended up almost getting into an argument with my BIL last night because he just can't understand why we wouldn't want kids....I had to stop and tell him I didn't want to argue about it on Fathers day, and to drop it. My mom is still on the hopes that we will change our mind, but I've been pretty blunt about this my whole life. She sais if we don't, that is completely our decision and she is totally respecting that, as is my DH's parents. My father is pretty old fashioned, and he is having a hard time understanding it (since married people are supposed to have kids, well, in his mind anyways), but he keeps his mouth pretty shut....besides, they already have 9 grandchildren, and 2 of my siblings are trying again right now, so I doubt that they would miss any from me.

 

[Liisa]

That is not cool....that is actually the reason my soon to be DH and myself specifically told both our parents not to expect any kids from us.

The worst part is... my brother and his soon to be wife WANT kids! So all this woman needs to do is to sit back and be patient. When they are ready, hopefully, it will happen. Why the pressure?

I guess she's lucky she doesn't have me for a daughter. I don't think my life choice would "work" for her!

 

[ChisJo]

The worst part is... my brother and his soon to be wife WANT kids! So all this woman needs to do is to sit back and be patient. When they are ready, hopefully, it will happen. Why the pressure?

I guess she's lucky she doesn't have me for a daughter. I don't think my life choice would "work" for her!

She would probably knit you booties and hang stockings at Christmas for your future child with the hopes that you would get the message that she wants grandchildren

 

[Hixski]

That is not cool....that is actually the reason my soon to be DH and myself specifically told both our parents not to expect any kids from us. I ended up almost getting into an argument with my BIL last night because he just can't understand why we wouldn't want kids....I had to stop and tell him I didn't want to argue about it on Fathers day, and to drop it. My mom is still on the hopes that we will change our mind, but I've been pretty blunt about this my whole life. She sais if we don't, that is completely our decision and she is totally respecting that, as is my DH's parents. My father is pretty old fashioned, and he is having a hard time understanding it (since married people are supposed to have kids, well, in his mind anyways), but he keeps his mouth pretty shut....besides, they already have 9 grandchildren, and 2 of my siblings are trying again right now, so I doubt that they would miss any from me.

I am 47. My MIL is going to be 93 next month God love her. She has 7 children. 16 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. Thankfully she does not care if DH and I have any kids. On a more humorous side DH has a brother that has been married 4 times with numerous girlfriends and is childfree also. Thankfully there are parents out there like this. I don't want to even go into my parents. They don't have grandchildren and it looks like they won't. Of course that is all my fault and no fault lies with my brother in that area.

 

[LoveStitch626]

Thought yall would like to see this article

http://www.nbc11.com/news/13509438/detail.html

 

[mzliza3]

I am 32 years old. I have been married since I was 25 (celebrating our 7th anniversary at WDW).

DH and I choose not to have children. I have never wanted to have children. Early in our marriage, people asked questions about kids, and we always said, "We aren't having any. We are happy as we are."

I guess they thought we were bluffing, because the questions have been coming hard and fast.

My usual responses, depending on the questioning:
"No, we are not having children"
"No, we are not planning on having children."
"We don't want to have children - our dogs are enough."
"We don't want children - we are very happy with our life as it is."
"We choose not to have chidren."
"We choose to be child-free."
"We choose not to be parents."
"We want to be good aunts and uncles, and that will satisfy us"

People keep on asking, and they don't find my answers acceptable. They don't feel that my choice is VALID?

It makes me angry, but it also makes me sad. I think a lot of people are having children because it is expected of them, and not what they really want.

Any one want to give their input - I would appreciate it!

If you don't want to have kids, that's YOUR business & people should just mind their own business! My sister & her husband decided very early on they don't want kids & some of the rude & presumptuous comments they get are unbelievable. Selfish? NO! Honest, realistic, YES! Some people just aren't cut out to be parents; they have other goals they want to pursue in their lives. Deciding not to be a parent doesn't make you a bad person, a selfish person, or a weird person (my sister always gets the "people who don't have/want kids are weird" comment). It's your life, & if you're happy with your choice, then you don't owe anybody any explainations.

 

[maddhatir]

Dude, I so want some of those plates.

How cool is this? I checked ebay and they have a 4 pc dish set-- WITH a cake plate and a server!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ONEIDA-SWEETS-S...ryZ36032QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem