tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post1023845326378770261..comments2023-04-28T05:17:16.978-05:00Comments on No Pithy Phrase: My uterus is expired, because I say so. Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04337112642964833390noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-26923171669863952662012-10-19T09:36:31.387-05:002012-10-19T09:36:31.387-05:00You know, I have heard that, "You'd be su...You know, I have heard that, "You'd be such a good mom" thing, too. What DOES that mean? Or my mom will say, when I'm chilling with my niece: "You are SO good with her."<br /><br />Um, yeah. I'm the oldest in our family & the oldest grandchild on both sides. I've been around kids FOREVER, and now I teach college students (so, basically, big kids). Maybe that's why I don't have the urge? Not that I need a reason, but I've kind of been babysitting and nurturing people FOR FOREVER. Maybe I'm over it? Maybe I was a "mom" already and I'm burnt out.Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756611398347684249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-24263069238252992332012-08-26T11:28:15.444-05:002012-08-26T11:28:15.444-05:00Oh, and thank goodness he'll have you to spoil...Oh, and thank goodness he'll have you to spoil him and talk with him when he hates us!!! :-) nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726127256038204721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-78379267558384934512012-08-26T11:27:16.182-05:002012-08-26T11:27:16.182-05:00LOVE this blog :-) and this post. Agree with all o...LOVE this blog :-) and this post. Agree with all of it - most especially the baby delivery system... and am excited to see the fruits of Dave's baby-gas hee hee.... <br /><br />Who cares what other people think?? They only tell you what you 'should do' so they can ignore all their own problems (Um I'm totally been guilty of this 'advice giving' on occasion btw, just not to you about babies!)nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726127256038204721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-53227930361056115142012-08-23T15:34:11.341-05:002012-08-23T15:34:11.341-05:00Being a parent is such a personal decision. Shame...Being a parent is such a personal decision. Shame on anyone acting like it's their business to make decisions about your uterus/life. I just love reading your blog so much, especially when you blog about yourself! :)Janice's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18147645330634913759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-43431760659873184722012-08-23T13:02:46.605-05:002012-08-23T13:02:46.605-05:00Heehee!! Balance: Exactly!! :) Heehee!! Balance: Exactly!! :) Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337112642964833390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-38761582443261540322012-08-23T13:01:44.341-05:002012-08-23T13:01:44.341-05:00My friend and I were having this discussion just t...My friend and I were having this discussion just the other day. She has never had any desire to have kids, and has made the fact that she doesn't like kids very well known, (her opinions have changed now that she has had contact with kids that aren't tiny little jerks). I made the point that I have no judgement on the matter. In fact, with the over population of the world, the more of you that don't have kids, the more kids that I can have. It's a balance *giggle*. Melly Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376109430334357193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-26473509649523267612012-08-23T09:06:49.018-05:002012-08-23T09:06:49.018-05:00Ha. Being a history buff, my response to that (and...Ha. Being a history buff, my response to that (and we got that idiotic comment often too) is "actually marriage began a legal contract bringing two FAMILY FORTUNES together and defining who inherits if there are children. If there weren't, the patriarch adopted. Jackass." Ok the Jackass part is sometimes kept in my head, depending on how irritated I am. :) <br /><br />Right after we got married, Husband was talking about the wedding to coworkers. He worked retail, and an older woman at the counter overheard him. She congratulated and asked when we're having kids. He said we're not. She got all pissy and said it's our DUTY to have children "for all the people out there who can't get pregnant." <br /><br />He was pissed about that for a couple of weeks, particularly since we do know people who can't get pregnant for various reasons, and have never (at least, not to our knowledge) been judged by them for not having our own. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337112642964833390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-67329907467753694282012-08-23T08:52:09.357-05:002012-08-23T08:52:09.357-05:00I was watching that new Jonas brothers show the ot...I was watching that new Jonas brothers show the other night (don't judge me) and they were having a discussion where the mamma Jonas basically told her sons that there is no other reason to be married than to procreate. I shuttered a "whoa" at that one. I don't understand why it is still taboo for a woman to not have babies?! Of course, we are still arguing whether no actually means no so.... I applaud you for standing up and knowing/stating that it's not for you. ColdBloodedhttp://www.mycoldbloodedfun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-86778235106851645622012-08-22T19:43:18.321-05:002012-08-22T19:43:18.321-05:00I understand entirely- it's also interesting w...I understand entirely- it's also interesting when you hit my age (45) and it really IS mostly impossible to get pregnant and have a normal baby- and still sure I made the right decision-. Baby humans scare me. what if they grow up to be an axe murderer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-77477327419927523712012-08-22T16:27:27.692-05:002012-08-22T16:27:27.692-05:00Hey it's great that you are able to say this w...Hey it's great that you are able to say this with certainty.....and there's always the adoption road if you get a hankering for kids and the plumbing isn't working anymore!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924258265114850551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-2795028474635604322012-08-22T16:19:35.823-05:002012-08-22T16:19:35.823-05:00You have just expressed my sentiments so perfectly...You have just expressed my sentiments so perfectly it's creepy. Except the arbitrary 35 thing; I've always just said, "But I might change my mind someday..." and never have. Probably won't.<br /><br />Unfortunately, Rick will probably die before me, leaving me alone and lonely without anybody to visit me in the nursing home. May I please hang out with you if I get old? (It's doubtful that I'll ever age, though; everybody who said I'd get old someday also said I'd want kids someday, so they are clearly not a credible source.)Marthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330584.post-71246322644293287162012-08-22T15:50:53.399-05:002012-08-22T15:50:53.399-05:00No spawn for the wife and I either. We have pets ...No spawn for the wife and I either. We have pets to satisfy that urge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765569343234824075noreply@blogger.com