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[CortJstr]

I just don't like kids. So I'd rather have the disposable income.

[side_show]

Hey, all the rest of you besides A-CAP, y'know, those of you I actually respect?

Don't take that post above to heart. If I wanted to say those things in that way to you  it would have already come up in one of the umpteenth other no child wantee discussions.

Dig it.

Ha.  Thanks for the clairification.  I was all... "Hey!  I give back!  I give so much!  Didn't we already talk about this?"
 
Smick, that link is terrifying.  Just... so scary.

[Drastic Action]

As soon as a group starts using an acronym to describe their lifestyle (Child Free becoming CF), and they start judging not only people, but comic characters on whether they conform to it, it loses any chance at being credible.

That said, I think there is a lot of merit in limiting how many children you have (and note, I am implying that it is a self-imposed limit, and not one put upon you by the state).  So many of the problems of the world come back to there being so many people running about that the concept of people only having enough babies to sustain the population seems a much nicer alternative.  But then of course, bringing such a thing about carries with it its own set of problems, some of which have already been discussed.

[smick]

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[CortJstr]

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Of course now you're going to listen to another song and ruin this wonderful image. Assuming that Last.fm doesn't take 3 weeks to update, that is.

[wombat]

I am so weirded out by the idea of online communities about being 'childfree' that I can't even begin to explain.  If only because spending the time freed up by not having children by talking about the fact that you don't have children... You know that thing Lewis Black does where he shakes his head and his face flops all over the place when something really doesn't make sense? I need an animated icon of that.

It is good that some of you are continuing the species and I don't have to do it. Thank you. That's all.

[littlefallsmets]

I might wanna be a dad some day... but I'd like to take a genuine shot at makin' a living as a writer first.

And to do that, I gotta live lean.

To afford raising a kid right in Bush's America, you gotta have the kind of job that does not allow a person like me with a damaged attention span to begin with to be able to follow his dreams on the side.

I guess my feelings are somewhere in the middle.

[kage23]

I just want to say that I love how a discussion about bidets can become a discussion about whether or not to have children.

[AugustWest]

We did this once before and I ranted and raved.  I'm not doing it again. 

[V-Adore]

I believe I've said it before, but I'll say it again: the segments of childfree that bother me are the ones that seem personally offended at the idea that anyone has ever had a child, and particularly that someone has taken that child into a public place. Make the (non-)reproductive decisions you want to, but Christ, being upset simply because children exist and are sometimes in public places, sometimes even making sounds, makes you a prick.

[theinevitable]

basically I have no respect for people who can't tolerate children even sometimes. I mean, is it that hard to put up with a kid for 30 minutes? JESUS CHRIST PEOPLE.

I don't know... I am basically impossible to annoy, usually, and overly tolerant. The thing I am not tolerant of is... people who are easily annoyed, basically.

[smick]

My big issue is that they support Cathy.  Ack!

[pmcd9]

Overpopulating the planet is totally a Hunt's Move.

[Lister]

Overpopulation: Bad.

Being a dick with regards to your opinion: Also bad.

Mental image of how to use a bidet in a mean manner: OH MY GOD MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP DEAR LORD THE WORLD MADE SENSE YESTERDAY

[AlohaDawg]

Word, Ash, your post a page or two back says it all, as long as the reader takes it with a grain of salt. People who don't like kids I don't get -you were one, right? People loved you and put up with you and you turned out OK, right? I treasure every moment with my kids; I treasure other people's kids too and I truly believe that we should treat every child like our own child - wouldn't the world be a better place for kids if we all looked out for all of them, took the moments to lead, teach, nurture and love them when it's needed?

Seriously, if you want a better planet and better neighborhood, an active role is the most important thing you can take.