Too funny!Originally Posted by Tari
(Incidentally, since I started having "female problems" about a year ago, I have a great way to deal with those rude people. When they make those kinds of statements I just get a stricken look on my face and rush out of the room as if I'm about to cry. They assume that I want kids and can't have them and they've stuck their foot in their mouth. That oughtta help teach them.)
I had the childless choice conversation with my good friend the other night who is also 40+ and childless (or should say only have the 4-legged kinds). We both get frustrated when people start to pry on why we don't have kids. I tell people that we can't have children and they usually get so squirmy about the topic that it shuts them right up. Of course we can't have kids because hubby is neutered but we don't share that point. Once in a while these nosey people will suggest adoption but frankly, I stop the conversation there - it's just none of their business. She tells them that she has 4 boys but doesn't bother to tell them they are Mojo, Voodoo, Jake and Elwood (her 4-leggeds).
I have changed my mind over the years on whether or not to have kids. Mostly on the side of kids during those years of hormone surge that women go thru. Now that I'm 46 and it's simply to late to start, I look back and am glad I made the choice. There are simply too many people in the world and frankly I am too impatient with kids to be a good 2-legged mom.