BellaOnline Forums Relationships Married No Kids This is making the Internet rounds from the UK

Ha ha ha. E-thug - "because talking s**t in person is dangerous".

Trixie, if you don't feed trolls, they starve...

One of my friends sent me that. She really wanted me to have a baby so her kid and my kid would play together. After she sent me this, let's just say, I'll stick with cats.

You're absolutely right, Pikasam, and normally I don't. I think it's just that I'm passionate about and very happy to be CF, and I really appreciate places like this where I can come to have a chat, or even a good old moan, and it's idiots like this trying to spoil it for us. I had a quick check of the profile, and it looks like all the posts are in this forum; proof to my mind that this user has registered specifically to troll.

You're right in that people like this wouldn't dare say anything in person to us - I think that's where me and this user differs; I've had too many face to face "debates" with the childed who judge me and my choice to let an online one phase me!

Ah well, I've reported this user, so hopefully the Admins will get rid of him/her.

Sorry, but half this board has admitted to lurking on parenting boards, hence the hypocrisy.

But wait! I lurk on parent boards out of interest in parenting. I never, ever comment except very rarely to say something POSITIVE!!!! or to compliment someone who says something I respect. I would never INSULT people or try and stir up arguments. I respect parents for the most part. In fact, since I was a fencesitter and couldn't decide whether to have kids, a therapist ADVISED me to read parenting forums and blogs to learn what it's really like on a day to day basis. I certainly hold no animosity toward them, and admire the good ones who manage such a hard job and do it well.

You are so immensely clueless and obtuse. I reported you, so hopefully they'll get rid of you soon, but it would be great if you could just willingly leave since you're not wanted here at all, and have no reason to be here except to hand out insults.

Why don't you parent your kids and leave us alone?

I agree with your assessment of Robotroll, frieda. Unfortunately, trolls like to troll precisely where they are not wanted. Annoying people is their goal, and reaction their reward. I'm afraid that appealing to their better nature is pointless, since they have none.

I know...I shouldn't feed the trolls. Sorry. I couldn't help it on that one, but I will refrain from here on out.

Sorry, I didn't mean to criticise, frieda. I just enjoy not giving trolls the satisfaction they crave. But I understand that sometimes the itch to reply is too much.

No worries Manatee. Sometimes we need a reminder. It's futile to hope we could talk sense to a troll.

Harrassment? There are so many false assumptions and misinformation that you people go by re: kids and parenting that you'd think YOU would be interested in getting the story straight.

*Parents don't, in fact, envy you when you get "bingo'd", most likely they feel SORRY for you because children = love, you are willfully neglecting yourselves from opportunities to love and be loved.

*Purchasing babyfood is for retards, nobody breaks the bank buying babyfood, they just mash their own food and share.

*No one envies anyone who can "spontaneously" eat granola for dinner at the computer. Who cares.

*It IS different when you have your own. Your cats don't count.

*My favorite thread here was from way way back when you all asked yourselves what kind of parent, god forbid, would you be. Most of you all said that you would be "too caring", "so giving" and in general "very much in love with yourselves." That was rich.

*There's a juvenile quality to many of your comments and topics, many seem to be missing that level of maturity that only comes with having responsibility.

*If you're going to take not-wanting-kids to the level of activism and community, you're going to have to figure out what you're up against. Parents will squash you.