Post #175552 by TikiGardener on Fri, Jul 29, 2005 8:03 AM

Quite the opposite. One of the reason I find her to be perfect is the fact that she doesn't get the whole need to breed thing either. I get all the satisfaction I need from her. Sappy? SURE! True? Yup!

I have no desire to watch the nine months thing take its toll on her.

For some people having a kid is the ultimate. But not for us. Just as body modification is for some people. But I don't get that either. If it floats yer boat, great.

But we have encountered the usual counter points of;
A) We must be crazy not to want to have kids.
B) We're Just being selfish. ( this one I find particularly offensive )
C)"But you'd make such great parents". Glad to know it, but thats not a strong enough argument for me to subvert who I am. I won't live my life to appease other peoples desires.
D) "You can't truly be happy unless you have children, you're lying to yourself."

I loved it when my wife came home from going to Disneyland. Her friend had lugged her baby around all day.
First words out of my wife's mouth; "NO WAY IN HELL!"

And you question my reasoning! Well maybe you don't question it that harshly, but damn if I didn't know I had met the right woman those 15 years ago.

And I hate diamond commercials.

AND if having an unsatisfying careers is the reason ( as proposed bay said DJ ) people have kids... I should have about 20 by now. I push crates around all day and deal with people who slack off to pad their day and avoid work. I load air sea containers in 100 degree weather. I have a boss whos reasoning faculties are compromised and who has all the spine of a slinky. I deal with truckers who feel no compunction about voicing their opinions about anyone who isn't white or a member of a hate group. My job gave me smashed toe which has changed my stride enough that my toe on the other foots is getting a bone spur on it which makes life after a long day on my feet unbearable. The sensation I get when I go into work could be summed up by quoting Marvin The Paranoid Android;" Oh great....Mind Taxing time again...."

So I'd say the DJ's reasoning is off the mark.