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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2 older siblings are childless. 38 and 44. The holidays they spend watching Netflix and surfing Reddit. I am sad for them. [/quote]

I feel the same way honestly. It’s a shallow way to live. I mean I don’t think people should be parents if they don’t want to be, and I’m certainly sympathetic about those who had problems getting pregnant or don’t have a partner and can’t go it alone. It’s not in the cards for everyone. But these people spend all day on frivolous pursuits. They haven’t grown up. They dote on their cats/dogs as though they are people. I don’t think it’s a healthy way for everyone to live. [/quote]

What are acceptable ways for childless people to live so that they're not "sad"?
I'm the PP who tried for years--unsuccessfully-- to conceive. 
I do my job, I go to the gym, I see friends, sometimes I go on dates, I talk to my parents, I dote on my dog who I love with all my heart (but no, she's not a person, and doting on her doesn't mean that I think she is), I take care of my house, I read, I go to museums, galleries, bookstores, etcetera. I do tons of things. Sometimes I watch Netflix and surf Reddit, just as parents do sometimes. [/quote]

I'm sorry that that PP is such a horse's a--. And I'm sorry that your quest for parenthood didn't turn out the way you'd hoped. [/quote]

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