"Tony, I love that clip! "Wolf Gets Blitzed"...tee-hee.
Did anyone read the comments below the You Tube version? they were almost all like, "Yeah, thank the lard for sending a ghastly tornado to kill more than 50…"
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What's the weirdest argument you've heard about my you should have children?
Just wonderin'....I've heard lots in my 28 years of marriage!
I think the weirdest and most selfish argument that I have ever heard was, "Who's gonna take care of you when you get old?" Can you believe that? As if it's fair to conceive a child just to be your nurse when you get old?
Because of our decision to remain childless we have been able to retire early and set up a future where if we need to be taken care of, we'll be responsible for that ourselves. It's as if that is a foreign concept. Or do you think it's just grasping at straws to scare us into having children?
Sometimes I think people with kids just want everyone to suffer equally :o) and are a little jealous of childless couples. Just me, or have you felt that too?
I think it would be interesting to hear what people have used to try to motivate/intimidate/scare you guys into having children!
I think the weirdest and most selfish argument that I have ever heard was, "Who's gonna take care of you when you get old?" Can you believe that? As if it's fair to conceive a child just to be your nurse when you get old?
Because of our decision to remain childless we have been able to retire early and set up a future where if we need to be taken care of, we'll be responsible for that ourselves. It's as if that is a foreign concept. Or do you think it's just grasping at straws to scare us into having children?
Sometimes I think people with kids just want everyone to suffer equally :o) and are a little jealous of childless couples. Just me, or have you felt that too?
I think it would be interesting to hear what people have used to try to motivate/intimidate/scare you guys into having children!
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Permalink Reply by Selina Mannion on -
I live just outside of Macomb Illinois
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Permalink Reply by Susie O on
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These are great guys!
I've heard variations of most of these too, with the exception of Jason's, "Denying potential souls access to heaven." What? Uhh, that's certifiable psycho talk, and a new one on me! :o) -
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Permalink Reply by Prog Rock Girl on -
By that logic, abortion will make them go to heaven faster--and guarantee them heaven too, since there aren't a lot of chances to sin in the womb.
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Permalink Reply by Jason Spicer on -
Oh, but you're forgetting about original sin. Babies have to be born in order to be baptized/saved. It's just like debt financing your college education; you start out in the hole.
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LOL Allison!
I forgot about this one too!
And after childbearing age has come and gone, I've even heard, "Well, you can still adopt....." As if!
I really think there are a lot of people who are slightly jealous of the freedom my husband and I have in our retirement. Sometimes it pays to swim up stream.....:o) -
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Permalink Reply by Craig on -
In my generation it's for child support so the lazy ass dosen't have to work.
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Permalink Reply by JayBarti on -
Mostly, I keep getting (from my mom and sister actually)...
"But you would make such a great dad!."... really?
I am good around children who are not my own, but how do they know that translates into being a good parent? How about the person who might be bearing my child, are they a good parent as well?
I am lazy, egotistical and downright inconsiderate sometimes and those might be my good points. ;)
I could be the worst person in the world to have kids, who knows. Those kind of blanket statements always bother me. -
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I know exactly what you mean. We've heard that one over and over in our 28 years of marriage.
Sure, I love kids, I think they are so interesting. But I certainly don't want to raise one. Or even have one stay at my house more than 1 night in a row.... -
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Permalink Reply by Becky Robinson on -
I've got the "But you would make such a great mom!" one several times.
My response is that the possibility of being good at something is not reason enough to do it. I could potentially be a really good plumber (I've always liked to work with my hands), but I'm not going to drop out of my Ph.D. program and become a plumber any time soon. -
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Permalink Reply by Crazy Cat Lady on -
I like this one when I am explaining I don't like kids.
"You'll feel different when its your own."
Like I should have a another human being as a social science experiment. -
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Permalink Reply by Jason Spicer on
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No, no, you're looking at it all wrong. It's not a social science experiment, it's a collecting hobby, like philately. Other people's hobbies are boring, but when you're looking thru your very own stamp collection, oh, the joy!
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