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Posted on 6/28/18 at 1:36 am to Pecker
Mothers who make themselves out to be martyrs drive me nuts
Posted on 6/28/18 at 1:48 am to BCMCubs
1. Social media shows everyone all done up with perfect family pics, or friends out on the town.
2. TV is all about new things or going places.
It used to be more about happy families.
So parents, mostly women, get the idea that their life isn’t meaningful. Everything is centered on the kids. Which with younger children is true. They can’t look around and be happy with what they have. I watch the travel channel and think it would be cool to go to Greece or Japan, but it’s just not in the cards. Raising kids is tough, but watching them grow is a blessing. My son who is six broke his first board at Taekwondo today. The pride in his face warms my soul more than anything money can buy.
2. TV is all about new things or going places.
It used to be more about happy families.
So parents, mostly women, get the idea that their life isn’t meaningful. Everything is centered on the kids. Which with younger children is true. They can’t look around and be happy with what they have. I watch the travel channel and think it would be cool to go to Greece or Japan, but it’s just not in the cards. Raising kids is tough, but watching them grow is a blessing. My son who is six broke his first board at Taekwondo today. The pride in his face warms my soul more than anything money can buy.
Posted on 6/28/18 at 2:50 am to Pecker
Everyone in this thread is arguing about the aspect of having kids and growing old with them...blah blah blah.
The ONLY take away from this article is that social media is an absolute cancer.
If you don’t use it, you won’t suffer from the jealousy.
Scruffy couldn’t be happier and he is pretty poor.
The ONLY take away from this article is that social media is an absolute cancer.
If you don’t use it, you won’t suffer from the jealousy.
Scruffy couldn’t be happier and he is pretty poor.
This post was edited on 6/28/18 at 2:52 am
Posted on 6/28/18 at 2:52 am to Scruffy
Checking to see if Scruffy read my apology. I was a little intoxicated during our interaction in the pharmacist thread. 
Posted on 6/28/18 at 2:53 am to northshorebamaman
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Checking to see if Scruffy read my apology. I was a little intoxicated during our interaction in the pharmacist thread.
No, but he’ll go look.
ETA:
That thread was fun.
This post was edited on 6/28/18 at 2:56 am
Posted on 6/28/18 at 2:56 am to Scruffy
It wasn't an apology worth searching for. Was basically "sorry, I was drunk".
I did delete the comments though.
I did delete the comments though.
Posted on 6/28/18 at 2:58 am to northshorebamaman
It’s all good. Nothing on here bothers Scruffy.
Posted on 6/28/18 at 3:00 am to Scruffy
/hijack
Posted on 6/28/18 at 3:38 am to Pecker
As a single father who keeps my son 4 or 5 nights a week minimum every week and hasn’t found time or finances to have lasting relationships since my ex wife; I totally understand this article.
I sometimes think how much easier things would be, how much more money I would have. But then I think about how much love I have for my son, and maybe more importantly is how much love I receive from him.
Ultimately my life is so much more fulfilling and generally better with him than it was before him. So I am happy.
And when I’m angry, annoyed, fed up with him and don’t want him around? As soon as he is gone I miss him.
I sometimes think how much easier things would be, how much more money I would have. But then I think about how much love I have for my son, and maybe more importantly is how much love I receive from him.
Ultimately my life is so much more fulfilling and generally better with him than it was before him. So I am happy.
And when I’m angry, annoyed, fed up with him and don’t want him around? As soon as he is gone I miss him.
Posted on 6/28/18 at 3:50 am to foshizzle
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Go to the nursing home--those with a sense of accomplishment are those with family
Most of them are showing up out of social obligation, not because they actually want to be there.
I have to disagree having worked in Nursing homes for a few years. People who don’t actually love their family (or are forced by their parents) don’t visit. It’s very lonely for most of these folks, especially places that are primarily Medicaid. I rarely saw visitors who were even somewhat regular using their phones.
PSA: visit your grandparents/parents/whomever while you can. They are so lonely and don’t get real compassion and interaction.
I made real friends with a few old ladies and an old man while working in Galveston. To the point that we wrote each other when I left for New Orleans.
Posted on 6/28/18 at 7:07 am to Sentrius
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It's really a commentary on how much you prize trivial pleasures and having a childlike mind as an adult that just can't be bothered is directly and indirectly proportional to how you end your life in a very depressing way.
You're one judgmental SOB, aren't you? I didn't say anything negative about people having kids. All I said was I wouldn't want to live - kids or not - if I were no longer able to take care of myself and had to be confined to a nursing home.
Posted on 6/28/18 at 7:12 am to Pecker
Parenting came natural to me but I do see how some people feel overwhelmed. Being unselfish is the first key of being a good parent.
Posted on 6/28/18 at 7:31 am to idlewatcher
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A (very good looking) lady down the street who is getting divorced
OT will need updates
Posted on 6/28/18 at 8:13 am to PrivatePublic
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Soccer moms are depressed whores. Take your kids to do things as a family. Make a plan of activities, then execute the plan. Invest in things that you enjoy doing together. Is it easy? No, hell no. But nothing truly rewarding ever is.
Thank you, she needs to get off her self loathing arse and find some purpose
You gotta reach down deep sometimes and find that spark to keep the train rolling, she honestly sounds like she's not a mentally or emotionally strong person
This post was edited on 6/28/18 at 8:18 am
Posted on 6/28/18 at 8:28 am to Pecker
"I thought I was going to be the starting left fielder for the Boston Red Sox. Life sucks, get a fricking helmet"
-Dr. Denis Leary
-Dr. Denis Leary
Posted on 6/28/18 at 8:28 am to TexasTiger1185
How old is your son?
Maybe your issue is that your marriage failed and that caused you to be poor. Don't let your poor matital decisions cause resentment towards your child (as it sounds).
Maybe your issue is that your marriage failed and that caused you to be poor. Don't let your poor matital decisions cause resentment towards your child (as it sounds).
Posted on 6/28/18 at 8:32 am to TexasTiger1185
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But then I think about how much love I have for my son, and maybe more importantly is how much love I receive from him. Ultimately my life is so much more fulfilling and generally better with him than it was before him. So I am happy
I can have a terrible day at work or even a terrible week, but it all melts away when I open the front door to hear the pitter patter of my little girls feet bolting down the hall as she shouts “Daddy!!!” with a big smile on her face and tackles me with a big hug.
It’s the best.
Posted on 6/28/18 at 8:34 am to Pecker
There’s been a few people admit to regretting kids on Reddit. One dude in particular stands out in my mind because he has updated over the YEARS. And he’s a good writer.
Interesting read.
Interesting read.
Posted on 6/28/18 at 8:42 am to SteveLSU35
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TV is all about new things or going places. It used to be more about happy families. So parents, mostly women, get the idea that their life isn’t meaningful. Everything is centered on the kids. Which with younger children is true. They can’t look around and be happy with what they have. I watch the travel channel and think it would be cool to go to Greece or Japan, but it’s just not in the cards.
Good point. And I think this is important for people to think beyond when it comes to making a decision on kids (and yes, I believe it should be a weighed out decision).
Something can always change on both sides of that coin, but as of now (and for the past 7 years), I’m on the don’t want kids side for my own personal life. But it most certainly is NOT with delusions that I’ll be jet setting all over the world living some lavish life. My reasons for not wanting kids are because of what the realities of being a parent are. It’s because I know the social media picture of being a parent isn’t anything close to what being a parent actually is.. and the reality of parenthood is what people should be paying attention to in order to ensure they make the right decision and give those kids the life they deserve.
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