The most disgusting thing

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by ILoveReptiles
Nothing - it's just not for me. I don't want to add to the overpopulation problem, and I don't have the patience or the desire. What's wrong with not having them?

Let me commend you on that decision. WAY too many people that don't want kids end up doing so and screwing them up. I think your decision is very selfless and mature.

[ILoveReptiles]

Thank you NM! I get so much flack... you wouldn't believe it.

But I always just tell them, it's my life - I can do what I want.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by ILoveReptiles
She was running around willy nilly like a monkey on crack, screaming at the top of her lungs: "MommIEEEE!!! MOMMMIEEEEEEEEEE!!!"

monkeys on crack don't scream for their moms....

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by ILoveReptiles


Thank you NM! I get so much flack... you wouldn't believe it.

But I always just tell them, it's my life - I can do what I want.

I know how you feel. David and I want to adopt our kids....you wouldn't believe the attiitude I get until I finally tell them there could be some health concerns for me. Nice, huh? People are idiots...

[wolfsoul]

Exactly why I don't plan on having children! I have too many younger family members that I see constantly. Enough for me for a lifetime.

I'd rather have pets any day.

[I Love Brian, Forever <3]

Awwwwwwww you guys. I can't wait to have kids... well, I can wait and I plan to until I've settled down and are financially stable... but I think kids are great. And especialy since you've created LIFE with the one you love.

[CathyBogart]

*Chuckles* I've always told my mom that if I ever go insane and decide I want a kid, I'll adopt one that's already housebroken. *Laughs* Seriously though, IF something ever goes wrong in my head and I find myself with the desire for offspring, I'm going to adopt one. Not likely though.

[ILoveReptiles]

Originally posted by NoahsMommy
I know how you feel. David and I want to adopt our kids....you wouldn't believe the attiitude I get until I finally tell them there could be some health concerns for me. Nice, huh? People are idiots...

You'll get no argument from me about the people are idiots statement. It's amazing how so many people are so tunnel-visioned that they just can't accept anyone who has a different outlook on life than they do. Maybe they're threatened by people who are "different", I don't know - but I have a suspicion that's the case.

As if nothing short of a steel magnolia's situation is adequate reasoning for not wanting to have kids - and even then, some people still give you flack. It's amazing to me how shortsighted they can be.

[Denyce]

Wow what a great thread! *LOL* I have known that I didn't want children for as long as I can remember. The only thing my Barbies were good for were riding my horse statues!. They always had broken hips...*L* I used to hate it when women would say to me...and yes mainly women....."Oh huney you just wait till you meet the right man then you will want to have children" in this totally condesending tone. Well I did meet the right man...and he doesn't want children either..that is why he is the right man!

Airedalekisses...I can't believe someone slapped you!!! I would have filed charges on her immediately. Right there in front of her brats I would have been phoning the police. I usually find that talking loudly about the people with ill behaved brats instead of to them works. Once I was confronted and I just looked all wide eyed and innocent and said..."Oh you thought I was talking about YOU??? Hmmm....perhaps a guilty concience??" and walked away chuckling.

I don't wish to have children for many reasons. One is a lack of patience with them. I have all the tolerance in the world for animals. I have been training all my life it seems. But they don't always understand what you say right away. You have to show them what you expect of them. Children..no...do what I say..NOW. Adults I have even less tolerance for. Most mornings I utter the statement at some point on the irritating drive in that I just hate people. Most times Dumba** also comes out of my mouth. *L*

Also we are really heading for trouble in this world. As it is now the earth is unable to sustain the population organically. That is why so many things that people hate such as pesticides, herbicides, hormones etc are used in order to boost production so that we are able to purchase what we need to survive at a price we can afford. Some kind of population control I believe is necessary. Unfortunately it will be many years before the majority realize this. By then it will be too late.

Denyce

[Denyce]

Oh yea!

Speaking of disgusting..I would never in a million years buy my bread that wasn't in a wrapper. At this Giant we have here in SC they have all these fancy rolls and bagels in these baskets with no cover on them and not in any type of wrapping...I always see kids touching the rolls and such with their grime, germ, snot laden hands. *shudder* Not to mention the flies that land on them...eww.

[Tonya]

I think I would have knocked my son out if he licked the display glass. (Not literally ) On the same line, I'm currently dealing with some stuff with my son. We'd thought he was ADD, but now they are trying to diagnose him with mild Autism. He is normally hyper, but well behaved because we work really hard with him... But sometimes I get really sad when he has bad days. He appears to be a normal child, so people look at me like I must be this horrible white trash parent that never disciplines my son.

[Tonya]

Speaking of disgusting..I would never in a million years buy my bread that wasn't in a wrapper. At this Giant we have here in SC they have all these fancy rolls and bagels in these baskets with no cover on them and not in any type of wrapping...I always see kids touching the rolls and such with their grime, germ, snot laden hands. *shudder* Not to mention the flies that land on them...eww.

Amen to that! I force my son to hold my hand the whole time we are in public because he can't always control himself. There is no excuse for parents letting their children run free.

[Tonya]

p.s. My mom has me on video tape swearing that I will never ever ever ever have children. A year later, I had Jaden. You'd be amazed at how much parenthood can change you. I never imagined myself being a mother, let alone a good mom. And now, I totally love being a mommy.

[ILoveReptiles]

Denyce - You and I are like two peas in a pod! I'm going to PM you that nokidding board URL too. It's worth checking out - seriously! You'd be amazed at how many like-minded people there are there.

And now that you mention Barbie Dolls - oh boy - I was always more of a tomboy growing up - I hated Barbie Dolls - My mother once bought me the "Sunshine Family" doll set and I hated it. I wound up ripping the heads off of the dolls. I much preferred my matchbox cars and my big plastic godzilla doll with the punching fist and the shooting plastic flame thingy...

Ugh... Yes I know exactly what you mean about them touching the stuff with their little germy hands - we call them "germ vectors" among other things over at the NK board. It makes me shudder to think about it as well. Bleh!

And I hate it too when women get condescending and pull that "it's different when it's your owwwwwnnn" or "how could you possibly hate chyyyyyldrun! They are our fyooooture!" It makes me want to be sick. Case in point your reference to this reminds me of the time I went to a fambly reunion down in Florida - I hadn't seen these relatives in years, and I was standing on the beach talking to one of them that had like 3 or 4 kids - I told her I didn't want any, and she looked at me strangely, then said in a heavy southern drawl: "Oh darlin'... don't you worry none - some day some mayun will come and he'll give you a preysunt, and it'll just be the happiest day of yer liyuf!!"

Now mind you she said this IN FRONT OF MY CURRENT BOYFRIEND - within earshot. I nearly decked her right then and there, but BF grabbed my arm and DRAGGED me away as he saw my eyes flash daggers. He was afraid I was going to rip her a new one. And I was just about to - so in essence he saved her. Big time.

And another occasion - on another fambly trip to Florida - we all wanted to go on a drive-through safari, so all of us packed into an S-Moo-V (pun intended), and headed off - there were 9 of us in the car - my parents, me, my sister, my Aunt & Uncle, my Cousin Samantha (she was about 2 or 3 at the time), and her parents...

Now my cousin Samantha is a spoiled rotten little snot. I do not like her at all... She's so used to getting her way, everyone thinks it's cute when she throws a fit if she doesn't, and they all laugh at her, but wind up giving her her way so that they perpetuate the behavior.

Anyway - out of 7 other people in the car - all of whom like kids, whose lap does she choose to sit her smelly little diapered butt on? That's right! MINE! Now after going as rigid as a board in disgust and shoving her off of my lap at least 6 times, she still didn't get the hint - and started to climb up onto my lap a 7th time. I went to shove her off my lap again, but this time my mother had taken notice and she pinched my arm so hard she bruised it and whispered "What's WRONG with you!!! Let her sit on your lap!!!!!" viciously in my ear.

I was disgusted for the entire safari trip - here I am sitting there trying to enjoy the animals and I have this kid who reeks of dirty diapers sitting in my lap with her face literally 1 inch from mine, staring at me and grinning like an idiot. I was stiff as a board the whole time and when we drove past the lion exhibit I seriously entertained thoughts of dumping this kid off my lap and getting out of the car - lions or no lions... I was prepared to take the chance. Anything was better than this.

After the trip my mother gave me a good talking to - and I resent her for it to this day. People shouldn't try to force someone who doesn't like kids to like them. It's not right.

[CathyBogart]

See Tonya... You're the type of parent that I don't mind seeing at work! We get quite a few who keep their kids with them and keep them under control, it's just the bad ones that stand out in my mind. You're more than welcome to stop by my work anytime.