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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My children make my life much harder, they're very expensive and I spend a lot of my time doing things I don't want to. Sometimes, they're REAL a-holes.

But they are also the two best people I've ever met, and I'm very happy to have them around. More vacations would be nice, but I still have no regrets.

I can't explain it and don't expect people without kids to understand, but they should also get that when I politely tell them how luck they are, I don't really mean it. I'm just being nice.[/quote]

Maybe just...don't lie to people. 
Are these people asking you what you think of their lives? I doubt it. If you're randomly lying to them that they're lucky for no reason, you are NOT being nice. You are being passive aggressive. Just keep your thoughts to yourself. [/quote]

DINKS very casually tell you that[b] your children are "crotch fruit", deride you as breeders, complain about kids they have had to see in public places, mock you for your future tuition payments [/b]and then talk AT LENGTH about their vacation plans. Instead of shoving them away and shouting "I LOVE MY CHILDREN", I nod politely as I look for someone else to talk to, and say "Oh you're so lucky to get to travel that much."

NO one is lying or being passive-aggressive, it's a conversational way to politely deflect the eternal bores that DINKs tend to be. [/quote]

I highly doubt that anyone has ever said these things to your face. If they have, you should just turn on your heel, walk away and not speak to them again. [/quote]

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