Anonymous
11/10/2017 07:20
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
Anonymous wrote:I've never ever heard anyone make fun of only child parents.
+1 nor have I......strange thread.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 07:14
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I had an an acquaintance make a snarky remark to me in front of about 20 people about how only kids are so spoiled, never learn to share, etc. I simply replied how I agreed and apologized that we were destined to be on that track since our 12 failed attempts over multiple years with an RE and multiple miscarriages before that had foilled our best laid plans. Shut her up but good and she left the gathering pretty soon after.
Oooohhhh, good infertility shaming! No wonder your acquaintances insult you publicly, no one cares about your reproductive system and you sound insufferable.
And you are a gigantic asshole.
Maybe. But my friends don’t try to embarrass me in public, and I? don’t wield personal medical history as a weapon to make others feel badly.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 07:12
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
I've never ever heard anyone make fun of only child parents.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 06:51
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
OP, how do people actually make fun of parents of only children? I've never heard anyone do this before and can't even imagine what the joke would be.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 06:46
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
Anonymous wrote:I had an an acquaintance make a snarky remark to me in front of about 20 people about how only kids are so spoiled, never learn to share, etc. I simply replied how I agreed and apologized that we were destined to be on that track since our 12 failed attempts over multiple years with an RE and multiple miscarriages before that had foilled our best laid plans. Shut her up but good and she left the gathering pretty soon after.
What does your fertility issues have to do with how your kid is a brat?
Anonymous
11/10/2017 06:45
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I had an an acquaintance make a snarky remark to me in front of about 20 people about how only kids are so spoiled, never learn to share, etc. I simply replied how I agreed and apologized that we were destined to be on that track since our 12 failed attempts over multiple years with an RE and multiple miscarriages before that had foilled our best laid plans. Shut her up but good and she left the gathering pretty soon after.
Oooohhhh, good infertility shaming! No wonder your acquaintances insult you publicly, no one cares about your reproductive system and you sound insufferable.
And you are a gigantic asshole.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 06:43
Subject: Re:I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
Anonymous wrote:Have another kid - issue over.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 06:43
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
Anonymous wrote:I had an an acquaintance make a snarky remark to me in front of about 20 people about how only kids are so spoiled, never learn to share, etc. I simply replied how I agreed and apologized that we were destined to be on that track since our 12 failed attempts over multiple years with an RE and multiple miscarriages before that had foilled our best laid plans. Shut her up but good and she left the gathering pretty soon after.
Oooohhhh, good infertility shaming! No wonder your acquaintances insult you publicly, no one cares about your reproductive system and you sound insufferable.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 06:43
Subject: Re:I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
Anonymous wrote:Have another kid - issue over.
I did, she died. This is one of the reasons you don’t get to judge me for seemingly having only one kid.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 06:41
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
I had an an acquaintance make a snarky remark to me in front of about 20 people about how only kids are so spoiled, never learn to share, etc. I simply replied how I agreed and apologized that we were destined to be on that track since our 12 failed attempts over multiple years with an RE and multiple miscarriages before that had foilled our best laid plans. Shut her up but good and she left the gathering pretty soon after.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 06:40
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
This is one of those things that doesn’t matter when your kids get older, like almost every other parent judging bullshit. Don’t worry about it, and don’t worry about the people who worry about it.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 06:32
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
Anonymous wrote:I am mom to an only and never felt judged, really. Some well meaning but not so smart people would tell me that I should have another child, but I just laugh it all off. I secretly judge parents of multiples but would never show it to them.
One kid good two kids bad, right? My favorite is people who claim that they only had one child for environmental reasons. We didn’t actually need any more people in the world- but thanks for playing.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 05:56
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
Anonymous wrote:Wait until you hear the judgement when you start having three or more kid. Or boys. Or a girl who likes princess stuff. Or juice at soccer games...
This!
Signed,
Working mother of a handful of boys (including one who likes princess stuff)
Anonymous
11/10/2017 02:14
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
I am mom to an only and never felt judged, really. Some well meaning but not so smart people would tell me that I should have another child, but I just laugh it all off. I secretly judge parents of multiples but would never show it to them.
Anonymous
11/10/2017 02:09
Subject: I am tired of people making fun of the parents of only children.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wait until you hear the judgement when you start having three or more kid. Or boys. Or a girl who likes princess stuff. Or juice at soccer games...
OP here. I have four kids.
Then rest assured that the childless, parents of onlies and some parents of two are judging you as much as not more than those three conversations you had recently.
This is the point. I am sure they are. But it's CRAZY to me. I mean, there's almost nothing more personal than family planning issues. And I rarely say this, but who the F are we to judge others decisions/situations in this regard? There are soooo many factors in those decisions.
Ehhh. A lot of people make bad decisions.
So I guess it was a bad decision for my Mom to have two miscarriages? You DCUM people are complete assholes.
What?