"Choosing to have children is like choosing to play the bagpipes...

you must do it well or not at all. Anything in between and you'll really annoy your neighbors." ~Nina Paley

"My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpets or ruin our lives." ~Rita Rudner


My about me says it, but I need to re-iterate. The Hubs and I are childfree & will be staying that way until we die. I get tired of the pat on the knee and "You'll change your mind in a few years". What is wrong with not wanting children? I like to have big tvs, clean floors and the ablity to just go somewhere without diaper bags or babysitters.


I was reading a blog earlier of a woman that has something like 10 kids. Her post from today was about the way people get up in arms about her large family and I have to say that I can appreciate the way she feels. The article she quoted said about people treating them (the article writer not the blog writer) like they are living the opposite of what everyone else thinks is right. (Large families are rare these days.) I can appreciate that because what they don't know is - childfree people get the same opinion thrown at them.


The next step after marriage is "have kids". Not going to that step means something is wrong with you (you can't have kids/your selfish or just a bitch). So.... here are the reasons The Hubs and Wembley will NOT be spawning...

1. Neither of us like (read : feel comfortable around) children on our own.
2. I don't care if it's my kid - barf & poop are gross and do not belong on my person
3. We like to go camping - no room in our tent for a crib.
4. The world is dangerous.
5. I don't want to be blamed when/if our kid turns out to be a jerk.
6. I can barely remember what I'm supposed to be doing - I can't be responsible for another being.
7. Our families aren't close - no built in babysitters.
8. We both have to work - I wouldn't want to leave my baby with daycare all the time.
9. We like our toys (video games, cameras, board games) and don't want to give them up - in terms of money & stickiness.
10. I like breakable knick knacks & don't want to have to put them above 4 feet so munchkins can't reach them.
11. Christmas trees look better with the glass ornaments spaced throughout.
12. We have a small car.

Now - this doesn't mean that I don't love the kids I know. That's far from the truth. I can pack them up and send them back. :) (By the way - if I know you in real life & you're offended by this - BYE BYE! Don't care!!!)
The next person that tells me that we'll "change our mind" is going to get smacked! I don't go around telling others how to use their ovaries - don't tell me how to use mine!

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In other news!

The Hubs & I will DEFINITELY be going to Cape Cod this summer. We'll also be seeing Toy Story 3 on the 26th.
Now - time for a work vent... Why is it that when I'm told to call someone I had better do it but when I ask my boss to call someone she tells me what to tell them in 50,000,000 emails? I'm getting to my stabby stage here again, and it's not a pretty sight. First of all, boss was supposed to come in this afternoon, but once she heard her boss wasn't coming in she decided to stay home and NOT TELL ANYONE! WTF?! How is that ok? She does this all the time.
I'm frustrated and ready to scream. 5:30 (quitting time) can't come fast enough!