tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post6058050363986623357..comments2021-02-20T05:43:02.905-05:00Comments on In the midst of life, we are in debt, etc: (Over)DuePanichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03327474994924347087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-37420378334075777992007-12-13T09:20:00.000-05:002007-12-13T09:20:00.000-05:00That's another thing... I find it hard to believe ...That's another thing... I find it hard to believe that not a single one of these women actually *didn't* like children. Though maybe the editors only choose essays of those who did like children, but didn't have any, so as not to be too controversial. But that feeling of "fuck you, I'll be who I am" can be controversial, and that's ultimately what this collection is missing. The "fuck you."Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03327474994924347087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017089181576705744.post-45553661053361074152007-12-12T23:56:00.000-05:002007-12-12T23:56:00.000-05:00As a child-free person, I'm pretty tired of saying...<I>As a child-free person, I'm pretty tired of saying that. Fact is, I do like my friends' kids, but I shouldn't need to defend myself with that fact all the time.</I><BR/><BR/>Which is why I stopped defending myself at all. Fact is, I <B>don't</B> like my friends' kids - one could probably characterize my feelings toward any child as benign indifference - so the "but I do like them!" qualifier wouldn't even be true. So I tell people that I don't want children, if they ask, but I never explain myself. If they push for a rationale, I walk away. My childfree status is not an issue for me so I don't let anyone make it any issue for themselves. That said, though, it's taken me a really, really, really long time to get to this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com