Comments | lady_rilwen: Wow, some people are obnoxious

lady_rilwen

Wow, some people are obnoxious

Aug 15, 2009 14:40

So I was reading a news article online that discussed, quite thoughtfully, the childfree lifestyle, and how childfree folk tend to be happier than some would think.
There was a veritable explosion of comments. Some of them opted to be truly obnoxious about it.
In 'The Case Against Having Kids', various reasons were given ( Read more... )

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lily_winterwood August 15 2009, 05:27:13 UTC

...some people really don't get the idea that personal stuff are personal choices and it's a matter of personal opinion. Personal being the key term, too.

And we're really not short of humans on this planet right now, so no thanks.

lady_drace August 15 2009, 08:53:51 UTC

Hey, I love my son and I've always wanted kids. So I am probably happier with kids than without. But just because 'I' am happier with kids, certainly doesn't mean everybody else would be. I know several people IRL who have long ago made the choice of not having kids.

And it's not just for the sake of career or whatever. I can mention one person right here and now, who have chosen never to have kids, just because she doesn't want to. Period.

It's a consious choice and should be respected. And frankly, I think it's really unfair to the children born to parents who have kids just because "it's what you have to do" and not to parents who really want them.

agent_tomato August 15 2009, 15:16:26 UTC

Ugh. I personally want kids, but that's your own choice. No one has the right to condemn someone else's lifestyle.

People on both sides of every issue can be so horribly obnoxious about it...can't we all just decide to do what we think is best, and not try to convert everyone else to our point of view?

ornithoptercat August 15 2009, 15:27:03 UTC

My 'favorite' anti-child-free argument is "it's different when they're yours!". Yes, it is different. There's no one to take them the hell away from me when they won't STFU or I want a moment to myself. There's no one to pay the bills except me, and I'm in debt just supporting myself and going to school - and don't say "oh, the father", because right now there is no suitable father, and I'm not going to compromise on a life partner just because my biological clock is ticking. (Which it isn't anyway ( ... )