Sex and the Baby Years I'll admit that I read parenting articles. They remind me of how thankful I am I didn't have kids. (I also send them to my husband occasionally trying to remind him why he should be happy about it too, but I doubt he reads them).
So, this article wasn't that original. Some sex therapist reminding new moms to remember to have sex with their poor, deprived husbands. The comments; however, were the most illuminating part. A few of us childfree people trollingly (is this a word?) chimed in about how awesome it is that we don't have kids (could of been some of you all for all I know
). The cat fight between breeders and non-breeders ensued, nothing really original there really.
But, it did make me feel a little bad for the parents. I mean, I've heard the theory that maybe parents don't like when we say we aren't having kids, because they think we are judging their decision to do so. We say it's not, they are being paranoid... but, clearly some of us are. Or, are we getting revenge for our own societal torture? One of our few "Told you so!" moments, where some parent drops their guard for a brief moment? I can't speak for everyone. I really don't judge parents, I'm simply glad I'm not them. But, I've been known to get snippy myself (got me in trouble on facebook, if anyone recalls).
So, yeah, I'm never going to comment on those articles ever again. I'm not going to "Bingo" them the way so many do us. I going to try to follow the golden rule from now on. The damage is done for them. The least I can do is hope they find a way to not let having kids destroy their marriage.
Maybe I'm just in a good mood because my boss (who has 2 kids) didn't give me any grief for wanting to take a special type of cruise with my husband during a particularly busy time at work (I was petrified to ask). He said, "I'm very family oriented myself, and sometimes we have to play hookie to accommodate our family's schedules. Have a good time!" He acknowledged that me and my husband are a "family." Not all parents are bad:)
-D
