tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post2288585978629542831..comments2023-10-29T08:17:42.840-07:00Comments on Childfreedom: My tongue - set freeChildfreeeeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01776614837813912148noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-15666382500113296522012-11-05T09:21:51.054-08:002012-11-05T09:21:51.054-08:00I saw this on some Dateline-esque show. I thought ...I saw this on some Dateline-esque show. I thought it was pretty cute, honestly. It got annoying when the show started replaying the clips over and over with their unfunny captions. I can't stand when news shows try to be funny.NoniWorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134231090396287991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-75027333351989180372011-04-08T17:43:05.407-07:002011-04-08T17:43:05.407-07:00Reply to Dani:
It sounds to me like you've do...Reply to Dani:<br /><br />It sounds to me like you've doing a good job so far. Sounds like you've been a great sister, actually. Strawberrysaturday said it very well. <br /><br />Also, it's good to be aware of doing things that may come across as pressure, but don't beat yourself up over it. Speak from your own perspective, let your sister speak from her perspective, and it's Temujinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311893269588654768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-5119170527825137742011-04-08T12:01:16.286-07:002011-04-08T12:01:16.286-07:00Aw, rats, the video has been removed. I missed it...Aw, rats, the video has been removed. I missed it!Amy Guskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868233268382199233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-82144403315537472272011-04-05T17:31:14.915-07:002011-04-05T17:31:14.915-07:00One of the worst videos I've ever seen. People...One of the worst videos I've ever seen. People say they're "talking" to each other, but I disagree. They're babies and they make baby noises. They can't talk yet.<br /><br />To go along with the <i>it's all worth it</i> lie, my brother recently told me that his month old kid is the best thing that's ever happened to him. I'm going to check with him in about brettchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057872641919900687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-38277132651636190372011-04-04T01:13:08.807-07:002011-04-04T01:13:08.807-07:00Oh. My. God. I'd go crazy if I had to listen t...Oh. My. God. I'd go crazy if I had to listen to that all day. Wow. No wonder those "I hate being a mom" threads are overflowing.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475678352005103893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-19366362032884350072011-04-03T07:41:37.177-07:002011-04-03T07:41:37.177-07:00At what point did this video start getting cute? I...At what point did this video start getting cute? I didn't reach that part! Dani: I wanted to say thank you to YOU. I sincerely wish there were more parents (or rather, people in general) who were as supportive of other people's choices as you are. Too many people think their choice should be everyone else's and have trouble seeing things from a different perspective. I really commend strawberrysaturdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537561064488947669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-48433287566474852242011-04-02T20:26:58.623-07:002011-04-02T20:26:58.623-07:00ever done a google search for "i wish i had k...ever done a google search for "i wish i had kids" ?<br /><br />most of the results are things like "ever wish you'd never had kids? or "things i wish i had done before i had kids" or "things i wish i knew before i had kids"<br /><br />interesting!!!Lady Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242797078444650640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-87037990759615451702011-04-02T20:20:24.806-07:002011-04-02T20:20:24.806-07:00Hi! I love your blog, I'm a fierce CF!
Btw, I ...Hi! I love your blog, I'm a fierce CF!<br />Btw, I didn't find this vid cute, at all, they're just two toddlers repeating eachother, what's so cute about that? I just watched 10 seconds of it and I was already bored! LOL!Solliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061594837429189342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-8595422072425804152011-04-02T13:41:55.944-07:002011-04-02T13:41:55.944-07:00Yeah, I lasted 17 seconds into this video. HAHA! ...Yeah, I lasted 17 seconds into this video. HAHA! <br /><br />I am positive that people don't communicate the good and the bad. No one ever did that to me, so why would they do that to other people? <br /><br />It is nice to be reaching an age where people are finally admitting that having kids is not all it's cracked up to be. <br /><br />I've also noticed more people asking me redwings19https://www.blogger.com/profile/10181928000013448805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-16928677186112767322011-04-02T13:10:47.755-07:002011-04-02T13:10:47.755-07:00Okay, I watched most of it, and while it is defini...Okay, I watched most of it, and while it is definitely annoying, it is also kind of creepy. Demon babies! Maybe it's my family history of paranoia and such, but my first impression was that they eerily seem to be plotting something. I almost expected a significant pause followed by a careful glance toward the camera in unison!<br /><br />This would be a great thing to add comedic subtitlesHarvey Requiemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963190413341072166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-34548288114276988682011-04-02T13:07:36.067-07:002011-04-02T13:07:36.067-07:00Great point--babies are cute; a-hole teenagers tha...Great point--babies are cute; a-hole teenagers that walk all over you and cop an attitude with you when they don't get their way are NOT cute. I thought I was a pretty good kid, but even though I was a very easy teenager, my parents had a lot of issues with my younger brother. He snuck out all the time, smoked pot in his bedroom, got into trouble with the police, never went to college, and Spectrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867094255953299465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-83353823055041111982011-04-02T11:49:27.066-07:002011-04-02T11:49:27.066-07:00I agree with Allie and Wix. This video grated on m...I agree with Allie and Wix. This video grated on my nerves. It's the same mindless babble that children do before they learn how to speak. It's nothing new, just like the supposed "miracle" of life. People seem to forget that babies grow up into entitled tweens, teens and adults. Always asking for stuff, wanting to borrow the car, thinking they need to have everything in order Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949191878774828116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-74251266633851558172011-04-02T08:16:30.377-07:002011-04-02T08:16:30.377-07:00Allie, I'm with you.
After the first few seco...Allie, I'm with you.<br /><br />After the first few seconds of the shrieking, I quickly grabbed the remote and switched to another channel. That's how fast that useless video annoyed me.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503978839912338538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-22250230256912875242011-04-02T02:14:57.306-07:002011-04-02T02:14:57.306-07:00Is this the good part about babies?
I find them un...Is this the good part about babies?<br />I find them unbearably noisy.<br />Better a barking dog.marinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659296002311186807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-6535487097559913492011-04-01T22:09:54.100-07:002011-04-01T22:09:54.100-07:00I just want to say that, as a parent, this blog ha...I just want to say that, as a parent, this blog has been great for me, because it's really made me think. I have friends who don't want children, and my younger sister has said for years she doesn't want children, and the only thing I've ever said to them is, "Okay!" (When my sister expressed worry on the regret issue, I just said, "If you change your mind, that'Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190175939760942862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-62868312473726017162011-04-01T19:41:29.590-07:002011-04-01T19:41:29.590-07:00Maybe something is wrong with me but this comes ac...Maybe something is wrong with me but this comes across more as grating than "cute".<br /><br />Also they look big enough to potentially open that oven, yet small enough to fit into it...Wixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553497174273314083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-32493099330028370222011-04-01T18:05:27.596-07:002011-04-01T18:05:27.596-07:00Her getting defensive probably means that she real...Her getting defensive probably means that she really DOESN'T talk about everything without sugarcoating it - the usual bitch and backpedal *yawn*<br /><br />I find babies tolerable (rarely do I think that they or their antics are full-on cute) but I always wonder if parents who romanticize babies/early development realize how stupid it is to jump into a lifetime commitment based on 2-3 years Makeda_Tunihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891878369124640536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-41992551976938166012011-04-01T15:02:58.737-07:002011-04-01T15:02:58.737-07:00I guess I'm in the minority here when I say th...I guess I'm in the minority here when I say that the video got on my nerves. I couldn't watch more than a few seconds without thinking...ok, shut up.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830235980457586414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-46620542508877167112011-04-01T14:42:53.961-07:002011-04-01T14:42:53.961-07:00I have never liked teenagers, didn't even when...I have never liked teenagers, didn't even when I was one myself. And they are one of the many, many reasons my fiancé and I do not want children.<br /><br />And really, this is one of the things people should think about before having children: will they have the strength to raise a teenager? Because you can never know how the child will turn out.<br /><br />I was not that tough on my parentsCrafty Huntyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812371770828525623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-73606450055371362742011-04-01T12:49:05.505-07:002011-04-01T12:49:05.505-07:00I always worry about people who LOVE babies and ha...I always worry about people who LOVE babies and hate teenagers. I feel bad for teenagers, it is such an exciting time in life! I hear so many parents disparage teenagers when little Johnny is 2 years old and the disconnect is striking.Christina Megillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280966579663170516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-75616725324636990202011-04-01T11:57:56.964-07:002011-04-01T11:57:56.964-07:00LOL...that video was funny for about a minute. Th...LOL...that video was funny for about a minute. Then I got tired of it! Since that would be considered an "it's all worth it" moment, I can be pretty certain it wouldn't be worth it to me.<br /><br />I remember one time we were at a family gathering and my SIL (DH's sister) was holding her new grandkid. She was gushing all over it and telling me that I should really CFVixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777723818313211020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-3975427323340638712011-04-01T10:27:49.971-07:002011-04-01T10:27:49.971-07:00P.S. I might add, who needs to have a baby when I ...P.S. I might add, who needs to have a baby when I have YouTube? Online video babies never grow up into snotty teenagers, they're always cute, and I can leave them alone for months at a time! And they cost nothing!Temujinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311893269588654768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-75094013592503005802011-04-01T09:14:11.476-07:002011-04-01T09:14:11.476-07:00Cute video. That must be how we grown-ups sound to...Cute video. That must be how we grown-ups sound to them.<br /><br />I know that's what a lot of the TV news programs today sound like to me, except with jazzier graphics.<br /><br />Maybe your coworker really does talk about the bad and the good, but there's no way that it's perfectly balanced. The hens are encouraging Cindy to have a baby, not encouraging her to have a teenager!<br /Temujinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311893269588654768noreply@blogger.com