Comments | lizzparker: in the newspaper today

lizzparker

in the newspaper today

May 23, 2007 14:19

disclaimer--this is not a personal jab at any of my childfree friends--I don't get this flack from any of them. I just found it something interesting for my friends with children to read.

Carolyn Hax: No kids? Then don't pass judgment
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Carolyn: Best friend has child. Her: exhausted, busy, no time for self, no time for me, etc. Me (no kids): Wow. ( Read more... )

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ellybelle May 23 2007, 21:10:29 UTC

Interesting! I thin that some of us get questions like this even from our spouses.

jh124 May 23 2007, 21:33:17 UTC

Carolyn hit it right on. Frankly, I wonder if my gay husband wrote this. He doesn't get how hard it is go get anything accomplished.

luvbeingamommy May 23 2007, 21:53:28 UTC

AMEN!

orlop May 24 2007, 06:02:43 UTC

Sheesh...it's a good think she admitted it's a choice, because after reading that made me wonder why Carolyn had a kid in the 1st place...she's a far better mother then I am if she get's all that done...but I don't like her refferring to her kid as a second tier...maybe that's just me.

skitt42 May 24 2007, 13:17:03 UTC

She actually said *her* needs are relegated to the second tier.

orlop May 27 2007, 06:10:24 UTC

Oh...so she places her child first before her. Now that sounds better :-D thx.

marathongirl04 May 24 2007, 13:25:44 UTC

Heck, I have no kids, and by choice probably won't ever because I realize how much work they are (I'm not responsible enough for a puppy, no way I can have kids!) and heck, without kids, when I have 10-20 minutes of "alone" time, I almost never call people either cause I need the break, and I don't have the kids. The person writing the letter is obviously an idiot. Just being at home with them is a lot of work, and I have friends, doing it alone, and working too...when they have time to hang out I'm really amazed!!