Reply #15: But you still put in the caveat

[Heddi]

to adopt if you can't or don't want a family. I do agree that we should help out other families as much as possible, though, and hubby and I do by donating stuff to needy children around Christmastime and things like that.

I apologize if I came off harsh in my first posting. I have to say that as a woman of childbearing years, I get quite tired of DU'ers (not you!) telling me that I should be willing to give up my reproductive rights to win elections. I'm tired of family members looking with hope at my belly every time they see me. I'm tired of friends and family members telling me and my husband that we would be happier, more fulfilled, more responsible, etc etc if we'd just have a baby----as if our life choices right now even ALLOW for a baby. Shit---we just got 2 mice and debated whether or not we could handle the responsiblity for over an hour before we got them.

I'm sorry if I was harsh. I don't mean to be. It seems that Uteruses of the world are up for grabs and everyone has an idea what I should and shouldn't be doing with mine for the betterment of society

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