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gkhouston

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4. I have a childless friend, divorced now, who was married for several years.

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:41 PM

Feb 2012

After the umpteenth, "So you don't have children?" enquiry at parties, her husband affected a tragic look and said, "the state took them."

And the inevitable, "so are you going to have another?" if you do have kids. I got that after my daughter was born. All I could think was, "I'm forty, I've just had two days' worth of labor, and my preemie is still in the hospital. Oh yeah, I'm gonna get knocked up again right now."

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Pregnancy in Entertainment [View all] Neoma Feb 2012 OP

I thought your thread said mzteris Feb 2012 #1

I had two daughters HockeyMom Feb 2012 #2

Same here kdmorris Feb 2012 #5

I have an aunt & uncle that "tried" for a boy tammywammy Feb 2012 #10

This seems to be something like the "all women are breeding machines" kdmorris Feb 2012 #3

I have a childless friend, divorced now, who was married for several years. gkhouston Feb 2012 #4

I'm Childfree, twice sterilized, and 47. I STILL hear that "you'll change your mind" REP Feb 2012 #6

The child-free woman I was talking about upthread? gkhouston Feb 2012 #7

I had a very hard time getting my tubal fulguration, too REP Feb 2012 #16

I'm glad you finally found the right doctors. gkhouston Feb 2012 #18

It took my mother 20 years to get a doctor to listen to her Rex Feb 2012 #24

Yikes. REP Feb 2012 #27

She fights it everyday and it broke my heart to watch Rex Feb 2012 #35

I know that feeling REP Feb 2012 #37

No...not yay. Rex Feb 2012 #41

Not that I'm a fan of surgery REP Feb 2012 #42

I've never seen you whine. Rex Feb 2012 #43

You must be new! :-) REP Feb 2012 #44

Awww garrrrrsh... Rex Feb 2012 #45

Ouch. I've heard that's horrible. gkhouston Feb 2012 #29

Thank you! Rex Feb 2012 #32

Oh, damn. As much as I hate having Hashi's, if you've gotta have an autoimmune gkhouston Feb 2012 #34

Ouch! Rex Feb 2012 #36

I'm 31 and not married and childless tammywammy Feb 2012 #11

I'm very lucky - my family is unconcerned with my lack of issue :-) REP Feb 2012 #17

Remember this - DURHAM D Feb 2012 #25

Yup! :-) REP Feb 2012 #26

That is .... a scream! MADem Feb 2012 #15

The obsession about body image seems to grow more strident with the MADem Feb 2012 #8

Men are also tanned, smooth and hairless now. Neoma Feb 2012 #9

What is this thing about the "no hair" nowadays? MADem Feb 2012 #12

If you show more skin, you're in! Neoma Feb 2012 #13

Pretty soon, everyone will run around with a couple of hankies and some dental floss, and be done MADem Feb 2012 #14

At least I could take my glasses off, and the sound of breaking glass gkhouston Feb 2012 #19

Heh heh--I'm with ya--I resemble those remarks! nt MADem Feb 2012 #20

LOL, this is one thread that would be better off *without* pictures. gkhouston Feb 2012 #21

... MADem Feb 2012 #22

At the risk of being serious, both of you cut that out :-) REP Feb 2012 #28

Eew. Now I know why you have such a stiff manner. gkhouston Feb 2012 #30

At least I didn't post photos. REP Feb 2012 #38

Damn you. Just when I'd run out of brain bleach. n/t gkhouston Feb 2012 #39

I brought enough for everyone REP Feb 2012 #40

Nah, people would get too cold to do that. Neoma Feb 2012 #23

Are the media scraping the bottom of the barrel for material, gkhouston Feb 2012 #31

I don't have any children, nor do I want any and ur bird can sing Feb 2012 #33

It's a roll your eyes moment, every time I see it. Neoma Feb 2012 #46