Warning: The Contents of This Entry May Offend...
The following opinions expressed in this blog are not directed at any one person. They are not meant to offend. This is, after all, a journal which is defined as "(a) personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis".
I'm so irritated/overwhelmed by the amount of friends/acquaintances who are now pregnant or have had a baby. My Facebook is inundated with pregnancy/new mom updates to the point of complete annoyance so much so that I don't read the majority of them. I do take the time to read some people's updates because not all their updates are about their pregnancy/baby. Everyone else gets a gigantic "who fucking cares". People keep reminding me over and over again that I'm "at that age" where a lot of my peers are starting their families...that doesn't make the situation any better.
Look, I'm happy that they're happy (if they're actually happy). Seriously. Good for them. However, at the same time I have a feeling of disdain not because I'm unhappy in my life, but because part of me feels they're ruining theirs (that includes new parents and people who are multiplying their brood). Of course, there's also a selfish aspect to it. Be damned if I can make any plans, even something as small as a phone call, with those who are pregnant or have had a baby. That's what disappoints me the most: That those people who I became friends with are no longer them; they're now parent-bots who can only do kid-centric things or can't go out due to being worn down emotionally, physically, and financially from being parents-to-be or parents. It's sad for me to see, quite frankly. I'm sure people see them as gaining more to their life, but I see them more like shells of their former selves who are getting the life sucked out of them.
Plus, I don't particularly like children. :P
I'm so irritated/overwhelmed by the amount of friends/acquaintances who are now pregnant or have had a baby. My Facebook is inundated with pregnancy/new mom updates to the point of complete annoyance so much so that I don't read the majority of them. I do take the time to read some people's updates because not all their updates are about their pregnancy/baby. Everyone else gets a gigantic "who fucking cares". People keep reminding me over and over again that I'm "at that age" where a lot of my peers are starting their families...that doesn't make the situation any better.
Look, I'm happy that they're happy (if they're actually happy). Seriously. Good for them. However, at the same time I have a feeling of disdain not because I'm unhappy in my life, but because part of me feels they're ruining theirs (that includes new parents and people who are multiplying their brood). Of course, there's also a selfish aspect to it. Be damned if I can make any plans, even something as small as a phone call, with those who are pregnant or have had a baby. That's what disappoints me the most: That those people who I became friends with are no longer them; they're now parent-bots who can only do kid-centric things or can't go out due to being worn down emotionally, physically, and financially from being parents-to-be or parents. It's sad for me to see, quite frankly. I'm sure people see them as gaining more to their life, but I see them more like shells of their former selves who are getting the life sucked out of them.
Plus, I don't particularly like children. :P