Reply to Half of British women reach age 30 without having a child

Forum Index » Off-Topic

Reply to "Half of British women reach age 30 without having a child "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Y’all are acting thick about what brunch really is. Brunch is single yuppies or shacking up yuppies of prime marriage and baby-making age who are so freaking bored, immature and idle they go get drunk at breakfast on the weekends. It’s basically a continuation of teenagers tailgating the “big game” at some state college. Often taking their dog, you know, instead of a baby. It was certainly popularized nationally by SATC. It’s extended adolescence by a demo that ought to be married and procreating. Instead they were unserious and indulgent, layabouts getting fat and bombed at weekend brunch, talking about their pointless careers and next vacation. Pointlessly pissing away hours, days, years as your your fertility ticks away.[/quote]

Cultural phenomenon. Be selfish, be immature, be a drunk not just in college but for another 10 years after college, obsess over your cat or dog and pointless job instead of locking down an eligible suitor in your physical and fertility prime. Anyone who marries and has kids right after college is an unsophisticated toothless rube![/quote]

Why is it so hard to imagine that having as many children as possible as young as possible is no longer a goal for modern women and men? While you may enjoy nothing better than pumping out babies and watching your babies pump out babies, other people make other choices.

Honestly, you sound envious. I'm not sure what else explains your vitriol about other peoples' lives that have literally no impact on you.[/quote]

Envious of what? Children didn't disrupt my life, they ADDED to it, making it exponentially more meaningful and more fulfilling than words could ever describe. I still have an advanced degree, a professional career, a lovely home, we travel, we have a great life. What did I miss? 10 years of hooking up with random men, mental baggage, maybe an STD, developing some man-eater cynicism, maybe an abortion, maybe I'd make an extra $50k a year than I do now? And even if we couldn't travel or afford to eat at great restaurants, since when are meals or some week stay at a Four Seasons more valuable than raising children and having enough decades left (God willing) to see grandchildren grow up?[/quote]

Your anger at people who made different choices is borderline pathological. You obviously aren't happy with the way your life turned out, because you are so angrily defensive about it. Never traveling or eating at a great restaurant sounds absolutely awful to me, but it's working for you, bravo.

Lots of us managed to get married in our 30s AND have decent careers AND have kids AND travel. Grandparenthood will be icing on the cake if that happens, but we're not pressuing our children to have children of their own just to please us. [/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