Dear the Blissful Childfree,
Yes, I know, you hate children. You'd never do anything so stupid as have your own. And I respect that. Sometimes I wonder why I have one, and why I'm having another. But let me tell you something. I don't bring my 3-year-old to your fancy restaurants, your house, your posh gym.
And the cliche is true. SOMEONE has to have kids for the species to maintain itself. I agree that it would be nice if people would stop propagating beyond replenishing themselves, but hey. The point is, it's great if you don't want to be the one to continue the human race. Me doing it actually relieves you of some of that pressure.
So, if my kid, my 3-year-old, is in a grocery store, or the children's section of a library, or a post office, and being a bit wild (and I'm talking running around, not tearing things off shelves), GET OVER YOURSELF, HE"S THREE. I'm doing my best to wrangle him, but I have to mail my stuff. I do my best to enforce appropriate behavior in public (and private) but sometimes kids (and moms) have bad days. My husband works, and I can't afford a nanny (why would I want one?) just so I can run my errands. I'm going to be in the post office, and so is my toddler. If you don't like him running wild, why don't you offer to help instead of standing there glaring at me?
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT ME TO DO??? I'm doing the best I can here, ok? Back off and don't you DARE give me dirty looks and go running to your other childfree friends bitching about the breeder and her spawn. Just don't.
~Me
This post has been brought to you by this post, and my bad day.
And the cliche is true. SOMEONE has to have kids for the species to maintain itself. I agree that it would be nice if people would stop propagating beyond replenishing themselves, but hey. The point is, it's great if you don't want to be the one to continue the human race. Me doing it actually relieves you of some of that pressure.
So, if my kid, my 3-year-old, is in a grocery store, or the children's section of a library, or a post office, and being a bit wild (and I'm talking running around, not tearing things off shelves), GET OVER YOURSELF, HE"S THREE. I'm doing my best to wrangle him, but I have to mail my stuff. I do my best to enforce appropriate behavior in public (and private) but sometimes kids (and moms) have bad days. My husband works, and I can't afford a nanny (why would I want one?) just so I can run my errands. I'm going to be in the post office, and so is my toddler. If you don't like him running wild, why don't you offer to help instead of standing there glaring at me?
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT ME TO DO??? I'm doing the best I can here, ok? Back off and don't you DARE give me dirty looks and go running to your other childfree friends bitching about the breeder and her spawn. Just don't.
~Me
This post has been brought to you by this post, and my bad day.