Gormy Cuss
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Fri Aug-24-07 09:26 PM
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| 21. My mother used to tell people that I forgot. |
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That pretty much shut down the conversation.
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| -I hate it when people, especially those who don't even know me, ask if or when I'm gonna have kids. |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-24-07 08:24 PM |
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I absolutely hate that. It IS none of anyone else's business. |
SeattleGirl |
Aug-24-07 08:29 PM |
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The other lady was saying how "your whole life revolves around |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-24-07 08:37 PM |
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Good grief! I think kids do better when their parents have a life |
SeattleGirl |
Aug-24-07 08:38 PM |
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You know, the best reply is |
Gormy Cuss |
Aug-24-07 08:31 PM |
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I figured she was not too bright by virtue of her asking that question. |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-24-07 08:34 PM |
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Yeah, very rude... |
cynatnite |
Aug-24-07 08:37 PM |
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i have one child and when she was little people would always ask "When are you having another" |
chimpsrsmarter |
Aug-24-07 08:39 PM |
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I also said, "You know, we're the ones who would have to raise them." |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-24-07 08:44 PM |
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lol |
idgiehkt |
Aug-24-07 08:46 PM |
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no kidding. It amazes that people think that anyone that is married should, no must have children. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Aug-24-07 08:47 PM |
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Like people don't get married for, say, love and companionship! |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-24-07 08:51 PM |
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For real! |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-24-07 08:50 PM |
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My one and only child was born just in |
LibDemAlways |
Aug-25-07 09:13 AM |
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People still ask me why we never had kids. |
graywarrior |
Aug-24-07 08:43 PM |
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I wish I could; I haven't been at this company very long. |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-24-07 08:45 PM |
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My mother used to tell people that I forgot. |
Gormy Cuss |
Aug-24-07 09:26 PM |
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tell her you had them but you sold them on the black market |
idgiehkt |
Aug-24-07 08:44 PM |
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That's a good one... |
cynatnite |
Aug-24-07 08:48 PM |
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She might had said, "Really???" |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-24-07 08:49 PM |
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happened a lot when I was younger |
Southpawkicker |
Aug-24-07 08:46 PM |
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Maybe I should have said, "That reminds me to take my birth control |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-24-07 08:52 PM |
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I figured out awhile back |
JulieRB |
Aug-24-07 09:24 PM |
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Tears and a chin quiver!! |
mycritters2 |
Aug-25-07 11:22 AM |
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That bothers me too |
Nikia |
Aug-25-07 05:54 AM |
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My husband and I were just discussing this very subject last night. |
NewWaveChick1981 |
Aug-25-07 06:20 AM |
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a reason why I have to avoid people |
stuntcat |
Aug-25-07 06:33 AM |
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I wish I had a dime for every time I've been asked, |
sarge43 |
Aug-25-07 06:44 AM |
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I have the perfect answer for that one |
JulieRB |
Aug-25-07 01:55 PM |
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Excellent |
sarge43 |
Aug-25-07 03:21 PM |
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I show them my vasectomy scars when they ask that |
taterguy |
Aug-25-07 07:00 AM |
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"Why do you want to know? " was the answer Ann Landers used to suggest for such questions. |
raccoon |
Aug-25-07 09:13 AM |
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I have two boys, so now I get: |
Pithlet |
Aug-25-07 09:27 AM |
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Tell them. |
Midlodemocrat |
Aug-25-07 12:10 PM |
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How about this? |
Oeditpus Rex |
Aug-25-07 02:41 PM |
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I LOVE it when people ask me that. I answer, "Never, don't like 'em." |
billyoc |
Aug-25-07 10:17 AM |
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One of my friends said (on a different subject) that there is a lady |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-25-07 10:28 AM |
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I think questions like those are just plain rude and |
QMPMom |
Aug-25-07 10:31 AM |
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I became a mother very young, so I never had to deal with that question, but... |
Left Is Write |
Aug-25-07 10:35 AM |
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Tell them that, in Japan, 4 is an unlucky number. Families don't have 4 kids.* |
GOPisEvil |
Aug-25-07 02:28 PM |
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I would love to have had children, |
mycritters2 |
Aug-25-07 11:21 AM |
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Seems an intractible part of human nature |
treestar |
Aug-25-07 11:25 AM |
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THere's a lady at my company who is very rude to those who can't have kids. |
YellowRubberDuckie |
Aug-25-07 12:05 PM |
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My response would be... |
av8rdave |
Aug-25-07 12:22 PM |
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Priest made a comment at my daughter's christening about when #2 was coming |
Connonym |
Aug-25-07 12:47 PM |
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No, I don't think being asked IF I have kids is insulting. |
azmouse |
Aug-25-07 03:51 PM |
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Part of the issue is that there is the assumption by some |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Aug-25-07 05:23 PM |
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My daughter's response is |
skygazer |
Aug-25-07 12:48 PM |
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This makes me want to carry a speculum around in my purse |
lwfern |
Aug-25-07 01:18 PM |
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... |
Oeditpus Rex |
Aug-25-07 02:49 PM |
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Well, ARE YA?! |
WinkyDink |
Aug-25-07 05:12 PM |
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Some people just don't have a lot of tact... |
MsKandice01 |
Aug-25-07 05:16 PM |
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"I can't. I hate them." - Jane Curtin |
REP |
Aug-25-07 06:38 PM |
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Tell you had a baby but Hillary ate it |
The Straight Story |
Aug-25-07 06:53 PM |
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Damn. I just don't get that. |
Ellen Forradalom |
Aug-25-07 09:38 PM |
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They're not listening to you, they are just waiting for their chance to talk. |
twenty4blackbirds |
Aug-26-07 04:39 AM |
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The best reply is silence |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Aug-26-07 05:13 AM |
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