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Thoughts anyone?
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/article1061792.ece

WTF?!?! I don't really know what else to say...Thoughts? Opinions?

Current Mood: shocked

Annoyed
So I went back home to see my family during Christmas, and I knew someone would start asking me why me and my husband don't have any kids yet. *yawn*... because the answer is simple. I don't want any, and neither does he. So stop asking over and over.

ANYWAY.

My brother always pushes my buttons so to say, and he makes me so mad. He continuously asks in front of my parents if we're going to have kids. He is annoying on purpose, just to see me get fired up. My parents were talking about silly "grandmom and grandpop" names that they know of (like my sister in law calling her grandparents "amna and gaga" hahaha it IS funny, she still calls them that and she's 25). And my mom was saying how she'd just like to be called Mom-mom or Grandma.

I was silent this whole time, maybe chuckling a little during some outrageous names. Then my brother is sitting next to me and says "Hey, what are your kids going to call mom and dad?" About an hour later some other subject came up and he says to my husband "what are you going to name your kids?" or "when you have kids are you getting rid of your cats?" (HELL NO...seriously).

I have had enough and am not getting visibly upset with him. Then he asks again in front of my parents and the rest of the fam, "you never did say what YOUR kids will call mom and dad" And I finally said "If you ever bring up that I am supposedly having kids I will never talk to you again."

He shut up immediately and nodded quietly, and did not bring up so much of a whisper about that subject for the rest of the week and even now. No one else heard me say that as everyone was chit-chatting but I know he did.

I wonder if I hurt his feelings a little by saying that I wouldn't talk to him again but it sure worked. Later he said sorry.

Was I bad to even say that to him? I felt so angry that he continuously brings it up every time I'm with my parents.

Thanks for listening :o)

Current Mood: working

Who knew?
I almost didn't want to post this because I was afraid it sounded like bragging, but I figured we could all use a happy story:

( Happy holidays under the cut! )

Oh, the things you find.

So I'm bored, and decide to do a search on "uterus" on Etsy. 100 items pop up.

Hope you have money left over from Xmas, because you can't miss these beauties!

Womb Warrior Pregnancy Tea - A personal trainer for your uterus!
Womb Warrior™ Pregnancy Tea is a single leaf herbal tea made from 100% USDA Certified Organic Red Raspberry Leaf. Red raspberry leaf tea is one of the oldest and safest pregnancy aids. This listing is for 3oz of tea, approximately 80 servings. Tea comes vacuum packed with brewing instructions.

Make sure you trademark your Womb Warrior Tea, now! Someone might steal your idea.

Double Uterus 2 - "Here is a quirky card for someone who is interested in medical anomalies, the female reproductive system, or is just weird. It's a lovely card."

My Healing Uterus Plushie. Could be a fun gift for a tubal recipient, but that's not what she has in mind, I don't think: This plush sports a band aid and a cast. This makes a great gift for anyone you know who's uterus needs healing, physically or emotionally - even if its yourself. She is a great reminder that no matter what anyone does to her, she'll stay smiling and continue healing. The same person also makes a stuffed "blushing" smiling and happy uterus: She is a great way to tell someone that has always been there for you and your uterus exactly how they make you feel.

W.T.F. on this one: Scarred Uterus Cesearian VBAC. Like I want EARRINGS looking like ripped up uteri? And don't forget the matching Cesearean Trauma Awareness Pendant.

This is of course ignoring all the polymer clay molded twats. I buy keychains for various people who come to the house, like the dogwalker. I wonder what she would say if I put her set of keys on one of those?

This is so bad, I'm not even sure what to title it. (WARNING: GROSS)
HI! I work with kids at a nature program at a really big hotel. I thought you might appreciate this fucknasty story to even further appreciate your lack of children. I don't mind working with kids really, it's a steady job and I need the money. plus I pretty much get paid for going on dolphin watches and visiting the zoo. HOWEVER, days like today remind me of why I won't be making a career out of this.

So... nature camp today. Well, wait, back this train up to yesterday.

There was this annoying-as-sin little boy named Harvey at my daycamp yesterday. It was obvious that he didn't want to be there and complained about EVERYTHING we did. But his cousins were there (and liked it), so his parents made him go. It was a nightmare. He is about seven years old, and louder and more annoying than an eight-ton foghorn. We had to listen to this kid piss and moan all day. Nobody could finish a single sentence without him butting in to say something that he felt was OBVIOUSLY more important. We prayed he wouldn't be back.

BUT HE WAS. With a vengeance. Thank the Gods of Hospitality Workers he checked out this afternoon . He was only there for the morning session, BUT he would leave his mark on us FOR-E-VAR.

( This is so vile. No one should ever read this EVER. )

Should I post this to TMI? It's already in my journal...hmmm not sure it's good enough for TMI.

Current Music: That Smell

Pretty sure my children aren't the problem...
...what with me not having any and not planning on ever having any.

An article here at the BBC at least considers the question that population growth is adversely affecting our climate. Don't get excited, though, he wimps out at the end.

( For the link phobic )

At least the first two commenters have their heads screwed on!

Kids on a Plane
I'm sure you all are well aware of how delightful kids can be on plane flights. Somehow, up until recently, I never got to experience sitting next to one of these joys myself. Unfortunately, as I was flying home last week, I boarded the plane, got to my seat, and found myself staring at some open-mouthed snot-nosed brat. Luckily, the moomy didn't seem to understand the concept of seating arrangements, and was forced to move up a few seats and bother some other poor schumck.

However, in the last 30 minutes or so of the flight, the kid started bawling nonstop. Far from actually doing anything about it, the mom started making jokes about what a healthy set of lungs her kid had and how loud it was. Seriously? I wish these idiots would stop flying their kids around already. Believe it or not, your snotty crotchfruit doesn't have any urgent business to attend across the country. I can only imagine the new airline restrictions are going to make this even more hellish. What I wouldn't pay for a luxury airline, instead of the Air Walmart crap they have everywhere now.

Oh joy...
So, my partner

honorbound (Dewey) and I have recently been relocated back to New Hampshire, to bounce back and forth between her mom's house and her dad's.

There are issues at both houses that make us dislike really staying with them all in general, and we're planning to move out with a friend and her husband once we get jobs and money and whatnot. Mom's house is just awkward for various reasons, so we generally prefer to stay at Dad's.

Unfortunately, Dad's house is also home to Dewey's half-sister, who is all of 8 years old.

Yeah, y'all know where this is going... ( (long) Ranty bits ahead )

tl;dr - 8-year-olds are egotistical little monsters. Or at least this one is.

Little anecdote...
I can't really argue with mum anymore since her stroke. I'm still kinda scared. Xmas eve mom and dad opened a card from one of two cousins who is on a baby having marathon...

cousin1 and cousin2 are sisters. Cousin1 has... I think 6 kids of her own, and her oldest, 14yo, now has a baby. Makes 7 kids in her house. Cousin2 has 7 kids of her own. They're neck-n-neck, who'll win?!?!

Anyhoo, cousin2 sent mom and dad a card for xmas and mom was having one of her weird moments and then turned all normal and went on and on how she admired cousin2 and all her children.

*sigh*

Whatev. I turned it off and went into the other room. I expected hell for today but gladly, no kids came into convos (except dad's moocher of a friend who kept bringing up his kids in small talk... gtfo of my house!). :) I was relieved. And Jan, grandpa's wife, was over so I thought it the perfect opp to spring "what is this creepy old doll?" on her.

She didn't know, and the topic was dropped (it didn't turn into a speech about babies! *celebrate*).

Anyway... just had to share with like-minded people. And about the doll... hell yes I am keeping it. Maybe it'll scare away any kids who happen to come by (like cousin1 or cousin2's little armies).

A Merry Bingo'd Christmas
This is my first post-post here (I've responded a few times to other posts though) and I figured today would be a great day to share my Christmas Bingo! Quick background: I'm 21 (22 in March), married, and adopted. I was calling various aunts to wish them a happy christmas and when I was speaking to one of my aunts I mentioned casually that I don't plan on having children, and that my husband and I were even starting to talk about sterilization. She was SHOCKED (or at least that's the way her voice sounded). She informed me I was too young to know that I don't want children, and that I'd probably change my mind. I was really hoping for support and understanding from this aunt, as she has been there for me when I really needed her when my parents passed away (almost two years ago now). I'm mad, and very sad.

I find it stupid, silly and irritating that I'm old enough to vote, drink, drive, smoke, and do many other adult things, but that I'm still too young to know that I don't want children. This aunt was the first person other than my childfree friends that I've told I don't want children. I started to try to explain to her WHY I don't want children. I mentioned that I want to travel the world with my husband...her response to why this is why I don't want children? "Well that's a nice dream dear."

GRRRRR!!!

I had to vent to people who would understand. I hope everyone had a great day and thank you for letting me vent!

Edit: My husband and I just came out as childfree to his father and his father's girlfriend...and they SUPPORT our decision and agree with all of our reasons not to have children. My FIL joked "Oh...you DON'T want a poop machine? What a tragedy!" It made my day that they accept our decision after my aunt bingo'd me. I thought I'd share the awesome news with you guys, since you left such awesome comments (that made me feel way better, thank you!)

Current Mood: angry

A Childfree XMas :D
Since my parents got married, 22 years ago, they put their foot down and refused to have Christmas with their parents, preferring a quiet one at home. This has continued, and every year I come to appreciate it even more. As a little kid, this meant that I didn't have to fight for my parents' attention, protect my shiny new toys from my cousins, or endure a total meltdown because of my utter dislike of crowded places. And now, as an older teenager, it means peace and quiet, which is a very precious commodity these days.

We woke up at nine this morning (no screaming kids demanding their presents at ungodly hours of the morning), ambled downstairs to the Christmas tree, coffee in hand (no sticky syrups or juices spilled everywhere), and opened our presents in an orderly, civilized fashion (no 'gimme gimme gimme nooooow' squeals). We all got very beautiful, thoughtful presents (I got a gemstone globe and a Toshiba Satellite - whooo!): no plastic toys that will be abandoned in five seconds or crushed underfoot. My brother bought me a gift card for my 'children' - all five of them (hamster, fish, two guinea pigs and two birds) - and that was the closest thing I got to having to make concessions for squealing (well, wheeking, cheeping, meeping) brats :D

The family got a Wii Fit, and everyone's been taking turns playing it for the past few hours: nobody shoving others out of the way or demanding their turn nooow. I took a leisurely two-hour nap in the middle of the day, and there was no-one admonishing me for not being "sociable" or tossing little cousins in my room to be entertained. Dinner is simmering, sending delicious smells all throughout the house, and nobody is complaining about the choice of food or whining about being hungry.

All in all, a fabulous Christmas: peace in the house and goodwill to my family. I hope everyone else is having just as great of a day!

And in case you wondered - here's my "first-bought" son, Chester Barnabus Hammington :D

( A Christmas Guinea Pig! )

ETA: Wrong apostrophe use XD Sorry!

The sprog worship begins.....
My sister doesn't have kids...yet. She'll probably get married in a year or so. She knows Chris and I are staunchly CF. She said "Oh you'll love Christmas in a few years!!!!" . How this got started was my parents got me a Vegas calendar for Christmas....I mentioned we'll probably shell out the extra $$$$$ to fly first class so we can A.) Drink and B.) Not worry about screaming crotchlings on the flight. Thats when my sister said that i'd love Christmas in a few years. Erm, no. I'll be getting her a box of condoms for Christmas from now on. She was like "well, they're only 2!!!! If they scream, they scream!" (I used the example of a screaming 2 y/o on the flight) I said "yeah....you can still teach a 2 y/o to not scream, my friend did it with hers!!!! Amazing!!!!" (My friend's 2 y/o is absolutely adorable and I like her because she's well-behaved) Thankfully, my family is cool with me not reproducing, they know me too well. I'd be a horrible mother. LOL. Soooo...Any stories of sprog worship at your family gatherings?

Current Mood: annoyed

Puppy update
I wasn't fast enough, so some other nice family got there before I did. I'm disappointed but at least the poor puppy will have a good home.

Deep Thoughts
As a childfree dude, this annual celebration of a virgin birth is slightly terrifying.

If Joseph had left, I wonder if God would have paid child support?

If God had said "I swear it's not mine," I wonder what Mary would have done?

The child support hearings alone would have confused the hell out of the media, the court system and DNA analysis professionals the world over.

Balloon boy idiots sentenced
The idiot father was sentenced to 90 days and the idiot mother was sentenced to 20 days.

Adopting a baby?
So here I am minding my own business on teh Intarwebz, and I get an email touting an excellent animal shelter's new website.

I use the email click through link and what pops up? The most adorable Mastiff puppy I swear I have ever seen. Along with a story about how some fucktard abandoned the poor thing and he was found in a ditch starving during a blizzard. >:( He keeps trying to cuddle up to the dryer because he feels cold a lot. :( :(

In no way did I previously seriously consider getting another rescue dog. The two we have are insane. They love us, but they are serious wackjobs. Our Saint is so dumb she forgets who people are when they go to the bathroom and come back. The Corgi is an evil genius that will live forever who thinks no other animal is allowed to inhabit the earth, except his plaything (the Saint). I'm pretty sure they wouldn't wait two weeks to eat us if we died like those pugs Harry & Sally did. They'd be nomming on us if we missed giving them dinner once.

BUT there is no way I can allow the stupid, self-centeredness of humans doing horrible things such as this to stand. We've got the resources. What the hell.

So here's hoping that they like my app. *crosses fingers*

Children are wonderful human beings...
...except when they're not.

(For the linkphobic: some little brat got angry at his sister for telling the parents about alcohol in his room and getting him grounded for three months. In retaliation, he dug around in her room, found a piece of paper that listed her past and future hopeful sex partners, and posted it on facebook... thus making her life hell for the next couple of years.)

I consider this yet another reason to be glad I'm never having kids: I will never be tempted to choke the living shit out of one of them for pulling shit like this.

(Link stolen from some butthurt gleeful slut-shaming fuckwad at booj who decided to get all grudgewanky at SF.)

Current Music: New Moon. (Swallow the Sun, not Twatlight.)

Mod-sponsored holiday pre-detox

In homage to those of us who are facing an entire week or weekend full of sprog-worship and are girding our loins and steeling our resolve, help the community out by posting pics of your furry cohabitants enjoying the holiday season.

Happy Holidays!!

We promise to continue to provide a happy childfree island here, in the midst of the primordial soup of societal fetus-humping.

The professional, tapestry-like swearing at trolls and anti-choicers will continue to cost you nothing.

xoxo

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Cross posted.

Pro-Lifer on Planned Parenthood Facebook
Some pro-life douchebag decided to crash a thread on a Planned Parenthood Facebook group. He and this pro-choice man were going at each other. I'll copy the highlights and MY response. I just HAD to step in. He pissed me off so bad. You can tell Pro-Choice guy is being sarcastic at times and his examples are a bit odd, but his heart is in the right place.

( Read it and rage, or giggle )

Ah, Facebook. I love how you allow me to have an outlet for my daily anger fits.

Current Mood: aggravated

Okay, the polite version of this is here for those who want the candy-coated version. Now for the

cf_hardcore version. A friend of mine found out recently that she has fertility problems. Previously we've been friends for years and she's always been cool about pro-choice and feminism.

Now, she's decided that being unable to concieve means she cannot 'believe' in pro-choice matters anymore and she's become pro-life. Which is a fucking deal-breaker for me. She came out with shit today like how it should be fucking illegal to abort when people like her can't have babies, and in fact people like me who abort babies should be "made to contribute, oh I dunno, some of your earnings toward IVF funds for people like me". Yes, she does believe that if you abort, for any reason, you are selfish and stupid and should be made to cough up money so selfless people like her can have sprogs.

I want to know what form of FUCKING CRACK this bitch is smoking to come up with stupid insane shit like this. Oh and also, non-procreative sex is wrong and 'stupid' and there is 'no point' in marriage or even dating if you don't intend to have children. 5 year friendship ended in the space of 10 minutes. And yes I have told her that as long as she holds this views about how SHE knows better than me what is right and wrong for my body then I never want to see her again. I daresay she'll go off whining somewhere about how 'unsympathetic' I was about her infertility but FUCK YOU BITCH.

Being diagnosed infertile does NOT on ANY planet give you the right to act like a fucking CUNT to your 'friends'. I would have been fine up to the point where you spouted off your anti-choice bullshit - you KNOW I fucking loathe pro-lifers. Fucking bullshit, just plain goat-shagging bullshit.

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