Hi all. I'm 38 (for another couple of days at least), married for 9 years and since I was about 17 have been adamant that I did not want to have children.... I would at one time have considered adopting older kids or those with special needs but I think I've probably grown too selfish for that now... and I love my hounds too much.
Fortunately my OH is completely with me, so we aim to grow old disgracefully with a house full of pointy dogs complaining about the neighbours screaming brats.
So nice to find somewhere where you're not judged, or even worse told "oh you'll change your mind one day....", no, I won't, I haven't in 22 years and if the biological clock ain't ticking yet I'm pretty sure it's bust.
Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:46 pm Posts: 95 Location: South Portland, Maine
Welcome, MrsHumpy. No bingos here! And lots of people that can think for themselves.
GibsonSG, that's one of the reasons (aside from me just not liking kids) for us to not have any. My nephew is apparently still using a feeding tube and I have no idea how much longer that will be. Plus there's a possibility of him having major problems based on our family histories. My wife's side of the family has a history of mental illness, and we suspect my mother has undiagnosed mental problems (as well as my brother and his wife). My wife's brother has Asperger's syndrome and my dad's side of the family has a history of heart disease. So if I were to create another human, I'd feel pretty bad if it ended up with even one problem that took he/she away from a "normal" life. The easier (and cheaper!) solution is to not reproduce. I don't know why it's such a complicated idea for so many people.
Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:36 am Posts: 179 Location: PA
KaylaChrist wrote:
Hi Ninpiggy,
You and I sound similar - I am a 24 year-old graduate student also.
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I've known it since I was a child - when all the little girls my age were playing "house" or were being socially programmed to want babies or to play with babies, I was completely uninterested.
I was very much the same - completely uninterested in playing "house" with the other girls. When I did, I would always play "daddy," who would go to "work" somewhere else in the room and didn't spend much time with dolls.
Hi Kayla! So nice to meet someone in a similar situation as I am (who is also CF!). I hope to get to know you better here!
_________________ "It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them." -Alfred Adler
Hi, I've been lurking for a while and all I can say is I like this place. about me well I'm recently turned 26 and I live in Philippines where having a big family is the normal thing to do regardless if they can afford it or not. Anyways I guess since when I was a child I've known that I don't want kids when I grew up. I never played with any of my dolls and I find them boring my dad even bought me the one that pees to get me interested in dolls but all I did was put it in my toy box and never played with it. I love my toy farm animals and my collection of lego though.
Joined: Sat May 07, 2011 1:05 pm Posts: 538 Location: Colorado
MrsHumpy wrote:
Hi all. I'm 38 (for another couple of days at least), married for 9 years and since I was about 17 have been adamant that I did not want to have children.... I would at one time have considered adopting older kids or those with special needs but I think I've probably grown too selfish for that now... and I love my hounds too much.
Fortunately my OH is completely with me, so we aim to grow old disgracefully with a house full of pointy dogs complaining about the neighbours screaming brats.
So nice to find somewhere where you're not judged, or even worse told "oh you'll change your mind one day....", no, I won't, I haven't in 22 years and if the biological clock ain't ticking yet I'm pretty sure it's bust.
Welcome and I'm 41, but not married. Trying being single and child free, its almost as bad! "why don't you have a boyfriend/baby/kid/etc" One girl from h.s. out of the blue said to me, "how many did you end up with?" I got to tell her, NONE! she hasn't talked to me since haha.
Hi all! I've been lurking the past few days and thought I'd say hello! I'm 22 years old, one semester away from my BA (yay!) and pretty sure I'd like to be CF.
I always thought I would have kids but since I've been reading up on the CF lifestyle I see all the signs point to me being CF. When I was little I never played with baby dolls, always legos or Barbies where she was flirting with Ken not looking after kiddies! I always thought what age would I like to have my first child and that would be the age my life ends. Or if I had 2 ...one right after another that would cut my years of responsibility down to 19. Clear answer: have NONE...then there are no problems to solve.
I'm an attendant for a carousel in a mall so I spend a lot of time around kids of all ages. I think I would make a great mom and like kids but not enough to be around them 24/7. Plus knowing how your body changes during/after pregnancy freaks me out!
Looking forward to posting! I do know a few breeders I can rant about
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