Whiskeyboi 0 #26 May 28, 2008 Quote It's no secret that we have 4 kids, but we would never ask someone why they didn't have any. THANK YOU! Just because everyone else is on the fertility bandwagon doesn't mean I'm crazy because I'm not... So wait...why don't you have 5? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #27 May 28, 2008 If people ask me if I have any kids, I just say "None that I know of." That gets them scratching their heads for a little while. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #28 May 28, 2008 Quote So wait...why don't you have 5? Ran out of seats in the minivan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vskydiver 0 #29 May 28, 2008 Quote So wait...why don't you have 5? We had one and it was so wonderful and fun that we thought she needed a playmate. The second one was equally wonderful and fun and pretty much perfect so we had another one which turned out to be a boy and darling and we thought we'd even out the numbers and had a 4th which pretty much pegged our fill meter. Juggling 4 kids keeps you really, really busy! I don't blame people for not having kids. They are a lot of work and take a lot of patients time and money and broken things. Just like skydiving is not for everyone, kids aren't either. My children are the best thing I ever did and I'm really glad that I had them and they were the absolute right thing for me. I would never make someone else do it. Not everyone is cut out for that kind of work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #30 May 28, 2008 Quote Quote [ Even if they look just like me??? So can i call you Box(er) head from now on(since my wife and i have both been accused of being selfish for not having kids) I just tell them i am selfifsh, and dont want to share me toys. Then ask would they prefer i was a resentful parent. Parenting is a choice not a 20+ year sentenceYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tmaricle55 0 #31 May 28, 2008 Quote If people ask me if I have any kids, I just say "None that I know of." That gets them scratching their heads for a little while. Priceless... LOVE IT! Muff Brother # 3883, SCR # 14796 ICD # 1 - Pres. Yeah, I noticed and I think it's funny! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrwrong 0 #32 May 28, 2008 Yeah... I’ve got that "you are just selfish" comment as well... My standard reply to that is "The most selfish act you can do is to get pregnant, your kid never asked you to bring him/her into this world" Then I elaborate a bit just to piss gasoline on the fire.... If there was a license requirement for having kids we should have way more people with driver license than with a child license..... But as it is now, any IDIOT can be knocked up / get somebody knocked up... But many IDOTS can't pass the exam for a driver license... How sick isn't that??? *turn around and walk away*..... “The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw He who dies with the most toys, wins..... dudeist skydiver # 19515 Buy quality and cry once! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #33 May 28, 2008 Quote"Hey, why don't YOU have kids?" Have you ever heard the saying that "You get the children you deserve?" Well, there you are then."That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #34 May 28, 2008 When I was growing up, I thought I would want at least three children. (Even have their names.) But.... now, at mid 30's with not a one... The "why"? is a question that I get occasionally. If I wanted to look medically, I could look at the inversion of the 9th chromosome and blame that on my subfertility. I could look for blame and say that it's cuz he already had his son when I met him. (and of all of his four "parents".... I seemed to be the only one to but the effort into his future... and sometimes when asked "why?" I state that I did have one, I just didn't carry him inside for 9mos) I could look at my life/career to this point and realize that I honestly didn't have the time that I would devote to new life. Or.... I just smile and say "Que Sera Sera" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue42 0 #35 May 28, 2008 Quote"Because I've seen yours." Oh. . . this is too funny. I am a teacher, so this would work for me! Only, I do have one. And let me tell you. . . I never ask why anyone doesn't have any (even though I love my daughter with all my soul). Even if you do have one, people will still ask me when I am having more. You know, what they say is true. Misery does love company!Carpe Diem! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hungarianchick 0 #36 May 28, 2008 Quote "Because I've seen yours." The best answer so far. What sometimes pisses me off in people w/ kids, that many of them think they have the moral high ground over us "selfish ones". And then they go and let their hellions run amok in restaurants, movie theatres or aboard an aircraft, making it miserable for everybody else. "I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gkc1436 3 #37 May 28, 2008 Kids...... A venereal disease that never goes away.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
banesanura 1 #38 May 28, 2008 Thats a good one!Best Girl Scout Ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #39 May 28, 2008 Quote If I was a guy: I would say my dick is too big to fit in a girl who has never been pregnant. The only way I can have kids is after she's given birth- then its loose enough for me to slide in. Then wink. I didn't know we had met and had spoken. That is odd.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #40 May 28, 2008 Quote The best answer so far. What sometimes pisses me off in people w/ kids, that many of them think they have the moral high ground over us "selfish ones". And then they go and let their hellions run amok in restaurants, movie theatres or aboard an aircraft, making it miserable for everybody else. Most of the time it's just conversation - likely childless couples get a rude response because they initiated a rude comment on the subject or have a chip on their shoulder or so (see many of the comments above). Not always, but most of the time. Now if the 'parents' rudely pursue the subject after a simple respones, sure, lay into it. MOst adults think "their way" is the correct way. Check out Speaker's COrner to see all the self righteousness. IMO, I think it's a pretty personal question and wouldn't use it in everyday conversation at all. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #41 May 28, 2008 I actually prefere to call them "sex trophies". Kinna like "Wow you can procreate. Here's what you win!". But in all honesty when asked why I dont have kids I have a ton of excuses.......I mean reasons. -I'm not responsible enough to have children. -I'm a selfish vindictive bastard that hates children. -It would be very difficult if i got deployed. -I hate dealing with a crying kid for 5 minutes much less the 18 years one is required to keep their own. etc.....etc.....etc.... Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #42 May 28, 2008 Quote -I hate dealing with a crying kid for 5 minutes much less the 18 years one is required to keep their own. Valium. Great stuff, valium. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #43 May 28, 2008 I tell people that I'm sure I have a few kids out there that I don't know about.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #44 May 28, 2008 Quote Because they are just so tasty with the proper seasionings Great in stew! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #45 May 28, 2008 Quote Why do you have kids? It usually gets them on a tangent about how great their kids are, and you never have to answer their question. Not that it works for me, as I have a daughter, but a variant of your response could be, "Because I don't want to become one of those obnoxious parents who thinks everybody else wants to know everything there is to know about their kids." Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilDevil 2 #46 May 28, 2008 Ive enough problems with the men I date ``````````````````````````````````` " Cant keep a good woman down " Angels have wings, but devils can fly ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
banesanura 1 #47 May 28, 2008 We met? When? hahahahhaa I don't have kids- my 2 year old brother and sister are enough to convince me never to have children. Those of you that have them- I salute you! I could never do it- The most difficult part is to hear of my girl friends from high school being pregnant. We are all around 20-21 years old and A LOT of girls in my graduating class of 05' ended up pregnant before the year was over. If I were a man and I was too dumb to pull out at the age of 16-25- I'd go to cvs get the morning after pill and drop it in her cereal. THEY SELL MORNING AFTER PILLS AT THE DRUG STORE OVER THE COUNTER! 30-40 dollars I can't tell you how many men I've told this and they had no idea. I saved plenty of my friends asses.Best Girl Scout Ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simplyputsi 0 #48 May 28, 2008 Quote We met? When? That is what i'm sayin.Skymama's #2 stalker - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #49 May 28, 2008 Quote If people ask me if I have any kids, I just say "None that I know of." That gets them scratching their heads for a little while. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hungarianchick 0 #50 May 28, 2008 QuoteMost of the time it's just conversation - likely childless couples get a rude response because they initiated a rude comment on the subject or have a chip on their shoulder or so (see many of the comments above). Not always, but most of the time. Hm, we'll just have to agree to disagree on that one. Most people (with kids) expected me to get pregnant the day after we got married and had a puzzled look and a "Why not?" in store when simply told that was not in the plans. On the other side of the coin, a close friend of mine had a child last year out of wedlock w/ a girl 15 years his junior, illegally in the country, both of them are unemployed and, of course, they had no health benefits. The kid is happy, healthy and they get by. Is it my business? Hardly. I don't question other people's choices, my choices shouldn't be questioned either. "I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
