Things That I'm Sick To Death of Hearing...

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

A few months ago, my mom mentioned the word "grandchildren" for the first time, and since then, it hasn't really stopped.

At least my nutcase MIL waited until we were actually married. Granted, she waited for approximately five milliseconds. The ink wasn't even dry on the ketubah when she said, "Wouldn't it be nice if your grandmother [i.e. her mother] could be a great-grandmother before she DIES!!!!!" As if GMIL had one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. (GMIL passed away earlier this year. She lived to see our 13th anniversary, and she did ultimately get her great-grandchild, in the form of our cat. Her other grandchild, DH's first cousin, is childfree, as am I.)

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

"Wouldn't it be nice if your grandmother [i.e. her mother] could be a great-grandmother before she DIES!!!!!"

A few days ago, my mom said something like "I hope I live long enough to see you have children." This was the first time she has EVER said something like that to me--she usually tells me not to rush, just finish school and I'll have plenty of time for that later. I liked those comments much better and I'm hoping she goes back to those.

When my pastor's wife said they were thinking about adopting, we were all over the moon for them. A child is a child. I get why some don't want to adopt but it's hard to believe they would try to discourage others from giving a child a caring home.

[aggieAXO]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

At least my nutcase MIL waited until we were actually married. Granted, she waited for approximately five milliseconds. The ink wasn't even dry on the ketubah when she said, "Wouldn't it be nice if your grandmother [i.e. her mother] could be a great-grandmother before she DIES!!!!!" As if GMIL had one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. (GMIL passed away earlier this year. She lived to see our 13th anniversary, and she did ultimately get her great-grandchild, in the form of our cat. Her other grandchild, DH's first cousin, is childfree, as am I.)

I have 3 brothers and only one has kids. The rest of us are happily childless.

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

"This is Rachel from Cardholder Services."

Originally Posted by TPA85

#TeamOxfordComma.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

"If you vote for a third party candidate you are throwing away your vote."

Or as some of my Facebook friends kept saying: "IF YOU'RE NOT VOTING THIRD PARTY, YOU'RE NOT EDUCATING AND THROWING AWAY OUR COUNTRY." Okay, friends.

Also, "Internet Explorer 9 is beautifully fast!" Microsoft, leave me alone.

[honeychile]

Hint to those who don't plan to have children: start using the phrase "Child-Free". You're not childless, you're childfree. YOU know it's a state of mind, educate those who think you need to get up for 2am feedings, too!

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Hint to those who don't plan to have children: start using the phrase "Child-Free". You're not childless, you're childfree. YOU know it's a state of mind, educate those who think you need to get up for 2am feedings, too!

Absofragginlutely.

In the childfree community, "childless" indicates that you want to have children at some point, but something is standing in your way - you don't have a husband/wife/committed partner yet, or you want to get your finances in order before having children, or you're attempting IVF or IUI and haven't succeeded yet, or you want to adopt a child but there's a holdup in the process, etc. "Childfree" means "I don't want children, not now, not ever."

As for me, I am quite content with my husband and my cat.