Posted on 01/03/2005 8:31:56 AM PST by qam1
Ping list for the discussion of the politics and social (and sometimes nostalgic) aspects that directly effect Gen-Reagan/Generation-X (Those born from 1965-1981) including all the spending previous generations (i.e. The Baby Boomers) are doing that Gen-X and Y will end up paying for.
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*rolling eyes* Now these people think they should be celebrated for doing NOTHING? No wonder they didn't have kids. They're too damned self-centered!
Well, there's no party for those who decide not to buy a house, either.
It doesn't occur to anybody to celebrate a child-free woman in that way."
SELFISH!
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Some people should not have children. My parents definitely shouldn't have, although I am glad to be alive.
Every time I read about couples like this I remember the little old ladies in the nursing homes I have visited who never had any children and have to rely on that lone nephew who lives 1,500 miles away for a family connection.
Well, if you have priorities in life that would seriously conflict with having children, I would have to say that it's probably best to not have them. However, I think they are missing out on a pretty awesome experience. It's not nearly as disruptive as they think it is...unless you are a complete party animal. :)
I'd rather see people make this decision then have children and let a nanny raise them. I know a couple who are business professional first and parents somewhere way down the list. They have a nanny that feeds, changes, bathes entertains, puts to bed and loves their 11-month old daughter, eben when they are there. They want a $1.5 million dollar house, so they keep working and have a nanny. Nice perspective.
I am thankful these folks don't have children and not just because they vote liberal. Self centered parents are not good for society.
My best friend had a baby. Now she bought a house with her husband. We're not the friends we used to be at all.
Well, true. But there are lots of peep I know that had children as a very self-centered decision in their lives about them....and not about the children, unfortunately.
I wouldn't want to join a group specifically for people who choose not to have children. I've met women like that and they're big diesel feminists. No thanks.
To those who are calling childless couple selfish, stop and think---isn't it more selfish to have children that you don't want? I think that's even more common and the children suffer. They can tell always when they're not wanted. It's called neglect.
So do they want to be able to invest some of their Social Security into an account that pays a rate of return or do they want my daughter to pay for them?
May they find contentment and fulfillment.
I love the phrase "If I had known grandchildren were so much fun, I would have had them first!"
"Whether or not I want to have kids is not the only consideration," said Wenker. "I believe there's a problem with population, serious issues with the environment, and I believe I have to be part of the solution."
Honey, you're a whiny liberal tweedle, and I'm delighted you've decided not to reproduce. Please consider not voting, either!
What we have here is a liberal who won't be making more liberals. Sounds like a win-win situation.
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