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11-12-2012, 10:39 PM
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What? You don't want children? Do you not like children?
UGH! No, we just don't want kids, but yes, we like children.
Then comes my other "favorite": Then why did you get married?
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11-12-2012, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ADPi95
What? You don't want children? Do you not like children?
UGH! No, we just don't want kids, but yes, we like children.
Then comes my other "favorite": Then why did you get married?
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When I'm asked questions like these now, I try to go for the most shocking responses.
"You don't want children? Do you not like them?"
"No, I don't. Puppies are cuter.. I think I'll get one of those."
"Then why did you get married?"
"For the tax breaks."
It's always fun to see how people respond. If it's someone I'm not too fond of (and who annoys the crap out of me), it's hilarious. I gave some kind of response like this to someone recently, and they looked at me in horror, said, "Oh.. that's nice.." and walked away.
If it's my family or friends, they usually just laugh and realize that I don't feel like discussing it.
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11-12-2012, 11:16 PM
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I just say...yes, I hate kids or I like money too much. It offends people enough to shut them up. 
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11-12-2012, 11:18 PM
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"States have started petitions to secede from the United States.."
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That gave me a WTF moment, too. Although, if Florida were to secede, I wouldn't cry any tears. No more whining about hanging/pregnant chad and 10-page ballots that no one can figure out. Best of all, my in-laws would be living in a foreign country! 
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Originally Posted by ADPi95
What? You don't want children? Do you not like children?
UGH! No, we just don't want kids, but yes, we like children.
Then comes my other "favorite": Then why did you get married?
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Do not even START me on this one. My husband and I got married because we love each other. Just because a couple gets married does not mean they are required to breed. If that were the case, no older or infertile couples would ever marry.
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11-12-2012, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
When I'm asked questions like these now, I try to go for the most shocking responses.
"You don't want children? Do you not like them?"
"No, I don't. Puppies are cuter.. I think I'll get one of those."
"Then why did you get married?"
"For the tax breaks."
It's always fun to see how people respond. If it's someone I'm not too fond of (and who annoys the crap out of me), it's hilarious. I gave some kind of response like this to someone recently, and they looked at me in horror, said, "Oh.. that's nice.." and walked away.
If it's my family or friends, they usually just laugh and realize that I don't feel like discussing it.
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Thanks for the all the responses (too many to quote)...made me smile! I usually respond with: "I don't have kids because I like to sleep in." And, "We got married because neither of us wanted kids!"
Kids are great...just not for me 
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11-13-2012, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ADPi95
Thanks for the all the responses (too many to quote)...made me smile! I usually respond with: "I don't have kids because I like to sleep in." And, "We got married because neither of us wanted kids!"
Kids are great...just not for me |
I usually just go into my "the world is overpopulated speech" and that shuts people up real quick .
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