[wallcrawlr]

It doesn't occur to anybody to celebrate a child-free woman in that way.

A new level of selfishness. Not only dont they want kids but they want to get celebrated for it. sheesh.

I'll bet a lot of these people have pets that are spoiled beyond belief...most orphaned children would be grateful with half the love received by these pets.

[Wage Slave]

"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."

Heh heh. This Wanker guy, doesn't he live next door to the Griswolds?

[Ignatz]

There is no cultural celebratory template for women who decide not to have children.

"I've thrown baby showers for girlfriends, and it's kind of this rite of passage," said Wenker. "We're going to buy you presents to get you started and treat you like Queen for a Day. It doesn't occur to anybody to celebrate a child-free woman in that way."

Geez!
Look, Wanker, er... Wenker
The Moon orbits the Earth, which in turn revolves around the Sun.
The Sun and the planets are part of a Solar System that revolves around the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
The Milky Way is part of a cluster of galaxies called the "Local Group" that revolve around a central point in the universe.
That central point is not you.
Get over it.

[WolfRunnerWoman]

One of my favorite Dear Abby columns...just in case nobody has posted this yet. BTW, before anybody ruptures themselves jumping to conclusions, I am a forty-four-year old, married, professional woman that has NEVER been pregnant thanks to the miracle of modern conception prevention.


Ann Landers' famous "The Childless Couple"

There is nothing sadder than a childless couple. It breaks my heart to see them relaxing around swimming pools in Florida, sitting all suntanned and miserable on the decks of their boats -- trotting off to Europe like lonesome fools. It's an empty life. Nothing but money to spend, more time to enjoy and a whole lot less to worry about.

The poor childless couple are so wrapped up in themselves, you have to feel sorry for them. They don't fight over the child's discipline, don't blame each other for the child's most obnoxious characteristics, and they miss all the fun of doing without for the child's sake. They just go along, doing whatever they want, buying what they want and liking each other. It's a pretty pathetic picture.

Everyone should have children. No one should be allowed to escape the wonderful experience that accompanies each stage in the development of the young -- the happy memories of sleepless nights, coughing spells, tantrums, diaper rash, debts, "dipso" baby sitters, saturated mattresses, emergencies and never-ending crises.

How dismal is the peaceful home without the constant childish problems that make a well-rounded life and an early breakdown; the tender, thoughtful discussions when the report card reveals the progeny to be one step below a moron; the end-of-the-day reunions with all the joyful happenings recited like well-placed blows to the temples.

Children are worth it. Every moment of anxiety, every sacrifice, every complete collapse pays off as a fine, sturdy adolescent is reached. The feeling of reward the first time you took the boy hunting -- he didn't mean to shoot you, the lad was excited. Remember how he cried? How sorry he was? And how much better you felt after the blood transfusion? These are the times a man with a growing son treasures -- memories that are captured forever in the heart and the limp.

Think back to the night of romantic adventure when your budding daughter eloped with the village idiot. What childless couple ever shared in the stark realism of that drama? Aren't you a better man for having lived richly, fully, acquiring that tic in your left eye? Could a woman without children touch the strength and heroism of your wife as she tried to fling herself out of the bedroom window?

The childless couple live in a vacuum. They fill their lonely days with golf, vacation trips, dinner dates, civic affairs, tranquility, leisure and entertainment. There is a terrifying emptiness without children, but the childless couple are too comfortable to know it.

You just have to look at them to see what the years have done: He looks boyish, unlined and rested; she's slim, well-groomed and youthful. It isn't natural. If they had had kids, they'd look like the rest of us -- worn out, wrinkled and exhausted.

[Awestruck]

Some people shouldn't have children...selfish people make terrible parents.. just look at liberals..

[July 4th]

It will probably be quite some time before I find someone and then have kids with them. But that won't stop me from writing a book about childcare! The title is "Hey, stop that! Now!" and it's the perfect parenting guide for people who could really care less about their kids, just as long as the kids aren't messing up the house.

[Mamzelle]

You know, someday I hope there'll be an article titled, "Grandparents who don't want grandchildren"-- I think there may be more out there than is spoken about, and I'm not ashamed to say I'd like to talk to someone with similar experiences.

What happens when you marry into a family that treats you like some kind of disgusting babymaking machine as soon as you have a kid? Eeeew. What'd you go and do that for?

[Clemenza]

Much as others on this site may hate us, there are just some of us out here who have no desire to have screaming little brats running around.

[arizonarachel]

Okay, I'm young & some may call me "dumb" but my fiance and I don't plan on having children. It is just not something that we feel interested in. Call us selfish, but it's a decision that we both made and it's wonderful that we found each other, instead of both of us forcing our choices on other people.

I am a conservative, Pro-Life, and if God decides I'm going to have a child, then I will. But I don't think there's anything wrong with not having children. I don't expect an award for it or an article in the paper about me, and I don't feel like I'm doing anything wrong by not having children.

Please don't hate me. :-)

[MEGoody]

If people don't want to have kids, they are better off not having them. I do hope they don't carry that to such an extreme, however, that they would abort any child who 'accidentally' is conceived. Then I'd have to grab 'em by the scruff of the neck for being so darned selfish.

[Rytwyng]

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The West is doomed if we don't breed more.

[chalkfarmer]

New Year's Resolution: Do NOT read any FreeRepublic threads about awful public schools/teachers/childless couples...I always walk away feeling dirty!

[kittymyrib]

Good! These people sound like self-centered liberals who voted for JF'nK. They can join the pro-abortion group and the homo/les group and within 30 years the Democrat Party will be practically extinct. Just don't come to my kids or grandkids for help when you get old, you biological duds.

[wardaddy]

oh shite....I'm sorry I missed this one....man....this is bound to be full of goodies.

Procreate baby!

I look forward to reading the whole thread.

[The KG9 Kid]

Some women like these even celebrate their role as society's 'Childless Whores'.

It's not my term, so don't shoot the messenger. You may look it up.

[whd23]

I wish I had my son earlier!

[PGalt]

Interesting comments. Thanks for the post.

[StoneColdGOP]

Right. I'm so special that I simply MUST pass on my genes...

Whatever.