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Bonus Tweet of the Day (Original Post) RandySF Dec 2018 OP
Oh, but you lose so much more than that without them lillypaddle Dec 2018 #1
That's a terrible tweet! Cha Dec 2018 #2
No. I realized in my early 20's that I didn't have a maternal catbyte Dec 2018 #4
Same here and have never looked back. safeinOhio Dec 2018 #6
I think that's wonderful lillypaddle Dec 2018 #9
They should be pointing out the impact on the planet, not our wallets. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #3
+1000 catbyte Dec 2018 #5
Indeed Magoo48 Dec 2018 #7
Ditto. sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #8

catbyte

(38,839 posts)
4. No. I realized in my early 20's that I didn't have a maternal
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 04:21 AM
Dec 2018

bone in my body & made a conscious decision to not have kids. I figured I could also make up for those thoughtless (IMHO) people who have more than two so I would do what I could to help save the planet. I'm 63.5 years old and have never regretted my decision. My late husband and I were animal rescuers and fosters.

Nothing against people who have kids, but some of us just aren't cut out to be parents.

lillypaddle

(9,606 posts)
9. I think that's wonderful
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 08:47 AM
Dec 2018

As for me, I had my tubes tied after having had one child, I was in my early twenties. I can''t tell you what I went through to even find a doc who would do it for me. This was in the early 1970s. I knew that one child would be all I could handle, monetarily and emotionally.

I just meant that it seems wrong to put a dollar value on that. My son, and now my granddaughter, are the best gifts in my life. To each their own, no judgment from me. I was an exec at a Planned Parenthood for a number of years, if that tells you anything.

"Every child deserves to be wanted and loved."

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