Reply to “You need to have another kid!”

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "“You need to have another kid!”"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I promise you it is being said as an offhand comment. Don’t internalize it. How do I know? Because I have seven kids and people still say “time for another one!”  You feel like it’s because you have only one, but it’s not. [/quote]

Just because people say it all the time in an offhand way doesn't make it ok. Maybe you're willing to put up with people making dumb comments to you but I'm not. When people make that kind of comment (when are you having kids/more kids, getting married, etc) I say that's a very personal question, I wouldn't have the guts to ask it! and move on. [/quote]
I guess I am willing to put up with it. I find myself in a better mood if I assume people come with good intentions and let it roll. I feel like people are so sensitive these days that it’s hard to make small talk. No subject is safe. [/quote]

Unless you're close with someone I think avoiding very personal matters in small talk is a safe bet. When you're chatting there's always a more neutral topic than my reproductive plan. [/quote]

omg nobody cares about your reproductive plans. no, really. why waste your time stewing over comments that someone just threw your way randomly?[/quote]
+1 no one cares. [/quote]

If no one cares, why did they ask? There are other far less personal small talk topics. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics