Childfree-Haters on Facebook

I go on Facebook sometimes when I'm bored at work. I belong to a few groups, some about veganism, some about abortion, some about gay marriage and then some about atheism. I'm pro-choice 100%. I don't care if a woman wants an abortion because she isn't ready for a baby, or is too young, or the condom broke, or if she just plain thinks they're fun and wants to get one every weekend. I think abortion should always be available to a woman, regardless of WHY.

So this dude started a thread asking what should women legally be told about before getting an abortion. And I said that I think women should be informed of what children cost to raise, the damage they do to a woman's body during pregnancy and childbirth, how much work they are, etc. Because everyone should know how much being a parent can suck balls before actually being a parent. Don't believe me? Go to the True Mom Confessions website some time and read the depressing and disturbing things I've read there. I've read a few from women that say they never wanted to be mothers, but listened to and bought into all that crap about "You'll love it once it's born!" and "But when it's your own you'll be glad you kept it!" So now they're trapped with a kid they still don't want. It really is unfortunate that they were that naive.

So I made this comment about the certain things they should know about having a baby, and HOLY SHITBALLS IN A BASKET did I get spat on for it! A gang of pro-choice softies got their panties in a twist because I stated my opinion and it was (gasp!) different than what they've had ingrained in their minds! Here is what some of them had to say:

"Pregnant women deserve actual facts, not just YOUR opinion!"

"You're not a mom, so you don't know what being a mom is about! You have no idea how much kids cost, so just shut your mouth!"

"Just because being a mother is not the choice you would make, that doesn't mean that the women who DO make that choice deserve to be put down for it!"

"YOU are anti-choice."

(this was the funniest one)

"If being a parent is such a mistake, why do people continue to reproduce?"

"Every species has to reproduce! If we didn't we'd all die!"

"You're just an angry lesbian!"

Yes, clearly if you are on Facebook and you're pro-choice, you have a big chance of letting something cloud your logic. None of these people even took in what I said: that being a parent can (and often does) ruin lives. All they saw was someone who had no intention of having kids and wasn't afraid to not follow the script, and they couldn't handle it. The one who called me an angry lesbian made me laugh my ass off. I mean they all did, but that one especially. Plus they were making it sound like women who wanted abortions were these weak, frail little girls who didn't know how to add two and two, and that I was out to ruin their lives or something. Yes, me, the big bad childfree woman! Watch out! I just might tell the truth about something instead of lying to someone to get them to push out a brat they don't want so that I can drool over it!

I've read about this on other CF blogs, that pretty much every message board or forum out there is breeder-pandering, and now I'm seeing it with my own eyes. And this was a pro-choice forum too! Where women can have the choice to abortion, but not a differing opinion.

Mourning the Loss of Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:

-Knowing when to come in out of the rain

-Why the early bird gets the worm

-Life isn’t always fair

-and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;

I Know My Rights

I Want It Now

Someone Else Is To Blame

I’m A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

From http://www.happilychildfree.com/

Flakey Breeder Bitch Goes to the DMV

I went to the DMV to get my "new" car registered, and this particular DMV isn't that bad. Sure, it sucks, but it's not as bad as some others I've been to. So I was sitting in the chair waiting for my number to be called and this woman was up at the counter getting something done. She had two crotchspawns with her, one in a stroller that looked about two or three years old, and a toadler that looked about four years old.

I decided that while I waited I would go over my datebook and update stuff like my checkbook, etc. No such luck. While this moo was at the counter, the brats decided they were going to have a screaming contest. The rules were the one who could scream the loudest and hold it the longest was the winner.

These two little shits did NOT HOLD BACK.

They went full-force and screamed their fucking heads off. Everyone in the place (employees included) turned and stared and the ones nearby (including myself) covered their ears. But do you think the breeder bitch did anything? NO! She just stood there and continued filling out her paperwork! That fucking cunt! I could have thrown my chair at her!

Then some teenage bum who was sitting a few rows in front of me yelled "What the FUCK is all that noise!" Then the moo turned toward her kids and said "Ssh." Yeah, bitch, like that's going to get them to shut up. I could barely hear her. Her brats didn't hear her. Either that or they didn't care. And then she went back to filling out her forms!

This woman was the most blocked-out flake I've ever seen in my fucking life! I knew that the only reason she "shooshed" them is because people were yelling about it. She didn't care one way or the other! There was a lady behind me with I'm guessing her teenage son and she was saying nice and loud how she didn't know why parents today were so lazy and that she would never let her kids get away with that.

The older brat was wheeling the smaller one in circles in the stroller and slamming it right into the wall and both of them were still screaming us to death and all the while, the moomy was still just going over her papers as if nothing was happening. I was starting to wonder if she was deaf. But I know she wasn't because after that lady started putting her down for her shitty parenting, moomy turned and shot her a nasty look, like she should be praised or something for bringing those rotten kids into the world.

I HATE BREEDERS AND THEIR ASSHOLE CHILDREN!

Never Pressure Me to Breed. EVER.

I don't want to have kids. I don't even like kids. I don't like babies, I don't like toddlers, I don't like school-aged kids, I don't like pre-teens and I don't like teenagers. I never want to have one in my uterus or ever push one out of my uterus. I think there are too many people on this planet already and I don't want to add to the problem. I'd also rather spend the rest of my life enjoying the company of my spouse than giving up everything for an overdeveloped cumshot that gets in the way. Taking care of a kid is not my idea of fun. It's my idea of torture. Kids aren't for me. Period.

One of my two sisters has a son, and my other sister is pregnant with her first kid. I have one brother, but I don't think he's going to have kids any time soon, or ever. So why am I being pressured by my family members to breed? Why aren't they pressuring my brother? Oh right. Because he's a man and I'm a woman, and all women have the dream of being a baby-machine, right? And we all know that men are too busy and too important to raise children. They're doing more important things like playing golf and gambling and watching football. But since I was born with a vagina and a pair of tits, my role in society is to make more people, is that it? Is that where we still are after all these years? Come on, people!

My mother wants me to breed because to her, kids are a science experiment: "Aren't you curious to see what your child will look like?" Seriously? That is the reason to have kids? To see what comes out? I'm pretty sure I know what my and Bob Saget's* kid will look like: dandruff, acne, glasses, and rosacia. That's what'll come out. Doesn't sound very cute, does it?

My sister on the other hand, just refuses to accept that I don't want kids. She punched out a kid and has no life now, so she wants me to do the same and be miserable like her. Because we all know that breeders hate when other people are happy. They want all of us to hate life as much as they do. And she has an answer for every one of my reasons, it seems.

me: I don't even like kids.

Sis: But when it's your own you'll love it!

But what if I don't? What then?

me: There are too many people on the planet already.

Sis: Having just one kid won't hurt the planet!

OR

Sis: But if you only have one or two you aren't contributing to overpopulation, because they'll replace you and Bob Saget!

See how she conveniently ignores the possibility that two kids can create a hundred people in a matter of decades?

me: If I have a kid and s/he doesn't go the vegan route, all my work as a vegan will be meaningless, because all those animals I saved will just be killed by my kid.

Sis: But your kid will be vegan if you raise him/her right!

Uh, that's not necessarily true. My dad raised me right and tried to raise me Christian, but look what I am now. An atheist.

I think it's downright rude to try and talk childfree people into breeding kids. You don't see me telling breeders that they should give their kids up for adoption (though many I've met really should consider the option!) do you? Last I heard women had rights in this country, including the right to not be a lemming baby-maker! Why is it that breeders always want me to respect their life choice and their kids and their mistakes, but then I have to listen to them clearly disrespecting my lifestyle choice? Can we say double-standard? Yeah, breeders holding a double standard for the childfree. Who'd-a-thunk it?

*Bob Saget is the alias I use for my boyfriend in online discussions. I call him that because he looks a lot like Bob.