Moo: Are You Jealous of the Childfree?

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mumofsixbirds
Moos are under the false impression that since they are "forced" into caring for their DNA replicant, it somehow makes them more compassionate, selfless and giving.

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Right....and I am more compassionate because I have the oil in my car changed. No, I do that because it will break if I don't. And if you don't take care of your DNA replicant, you get arrested.

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Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle--keep away from children.

So true they can never be free from their kids; even when they want to be.....That is why I dn't want kids

If parenthood is sooo good, then how can someone be selfish when they deprive themselves of this good thing? Most of the comments can fall under the "at least im the selfless saint" category. I think it's the whole "well I had to do this bullshit, why don't YOU have to do it!?" kinda thing. How pathetic. Seriously, why don't people think before they breed?

Heh. If they were truly selfless, as the claim they are, they would adopt or foster, instead. Otherwise,

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~*Childfreedom is Zen*~

The general Moo consensus seems to be that while they envy the childless lifestyle, all the hugs, refrigerator crayon pictures, and sloppy peanut butter kisses are ALL worth it. They are better, selfless, and more caring people who finally found the TRUE meaning of love and self sacrifice. They did what they were "supposed" to do and there will be a guaranteed future caregiver for when they are old and someone to arrange their funeral. They have plenty of childfree times away from their kids because they can dump them on relatives when they need to do so and are ECSTATIC when they pick up their kids after their "childfree" time. Kids are the best thing that ever happened to them, their lives are better, and they all grow up too fast and move away.

I only read a few dozen comments and they pretty much cover every single BINGO that's ever been uttered by a Moo.

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If YOU are the "exception" to what I am saying, then why does my commentary bother you so much?
I don't hate your kids, I HATE YOU!

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Aesirson
What a load of shit! She's obviously very jealous. Also, leave it to a no-brain moo to call exercise "self-mutilation."

Any moo who who thinks exercise is self mutilation is probably an obese tit feeder with a abdomen that hangs down to her knees and breasts the size of elephant udders.

Jealous much?

I couldn't read much of that shit. It all sounded like a gaggle of moohens at some party clucking over their single or childfree friend laying on the jealousy and the bingo. No fucking thank you.

Moos make their choice, just like any other person. Problem is they have instant buyer's remorse and expect the CF to be somehow responsible for taking them back to a life they never had in the first place.

I went clubbing in my much younger days, but when I bought a home I started spending most of my free time in it. Difference is, I keep my home clean, organized and in great shape. Breeder houses are full of filth, smelly and disgusting.

Dear Moo: If you choose to be a martyr and give up your own life because you wanted to be dead, Congrats! you got your wish! Now, please go back to your self created dungeon of a life and leave us CF's the hell alone!

see this gem :
http://www.fmylife.com/kids/19506511

how could they be not jealous of us CF?

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satansbitch
I knew this comment would be in there somewhere and it didn't take me long to find it.

“When they are old and on their deathbed…..I hope they have lots of friends there for them, supporting them”

If breeders actually think someone is going to be there for them in their old age they're in for a rude awakening.

And actually, so many breeders isolate themselves from their friends when the kyds come, and use the excuse that they're so bizzy that they can't get together with old friends. I know a few older, CF folks who have plenty of friends and are very socially active. A school librarian who was CF in my city who unfortunately lost his battle to cancer back in 2003 had friends and many years of students who admired him flooding his hospital room when he was on his death bed. Breeding is zero guarantee that anyone will be supporting you on your deathbed. How you lived and the people's lives you touched is what matters, not whether or not you reproduced. The number of attendees at his memorial service was astounding, as well! It shows that even though this man was single and childfree, he was a well-loved person and had a lot of friends who cared about him.

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cfmoneybags
I love this one....

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Idiot Moo
I’m having my first kid at the age of 35 – which means I was that childless friend for a long time. Long Enough – Cuz I’m ready to move on. Sleeping late, going to brunch or bars, and yes – even running ultra-marathons can be super fun, but I began to sense that there’s more to life. I have friends who remain childless and I see them taking jobs in exotic places, and there is a tinge of jealousy over whether we will ever be able to do THAT. But as for short adventures – well, my mom, who has been waiting FOREVER to become a grandma, she’d be more than happy to allow us that opportunity.

Yes....because living a life of wiping shitty asses and being a servant to an obnoxious self-centered brat is "more" to life. Even more than perhaps volunteering for Habitat for Humanity or at an orphanage in a third world country.

These bitches are deluded.

I don't understand this mentality, either. Nothing about bringing brats into the world is "more meaningful" than anything else. It's sad when people come to that conclusion, that the one thing that will make their lives more fulfilling is breeding, and that they've "done everything else, and there's nothing more, so it's time to reproduce." Pathetic.

Yeah, that's how I want to live. I want to give up ALL my hopes and dreams just to take care of an ungrateful, messy, expensive burden for 18+ years JUST so I have somebody to plan my funeral; a funeral that I will not even be aware of, because I'm dead, you see.

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also I am not looking for a women with kids or diseases herpes or any other sexual deceases

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cfmoneybags
I love this one....

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Idiot Moo
I’m having my first kid at the age of 35 – which means I was that childless friend for a long time. Long Enough – Cuz I’m ready to move on. Sleeping late, going to brunch or bars, and yes – even running ultra-marathons can be super fun, but I began to sense that there’s more to life. I have friends who remain childless and I see them taking jobs in exotic places, and there is a tinge of jealousy over whether we will ever be able to do THAT. But as for short adventures – well, my mom, who has been waiting FOREVER to become a grandma, she’d be more than happy to allow us that opportunity.

Yes....because living a life of wiping shitty asses and being a servant to an obnoxious self-centered brat is "more" to life. Even more than perhaps volunteering for Habitat for Humanity or at an orphanage in a third world country.

These bitches are deluded.

I don't understand this mentality, either. Nothing about bringing brats into the world is "more meaningful" than anything else. It's sad when people come to that conclusion, that the one thing that will make their lives more fulfilling is breeding, and that they've "done everything else, and there's nothing more, so it's time to reproduce." Pathetic.

And a year in, she'll be posting about how much she misses sleeping in and going for brunch and why oh why did she think having kids was a good idea.

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Idiot Moo
I’m having my first kid at the age of 35 – which means I was that childless friend for a long time. Long Enough – Cuz I’m ready to move on. Sleeping late, going to brunch or bars, and yes – even running ultra-marathons can be super fun, but I began to sense that there’s more to life.

How unoriginal. I really hate the thinking of people who get all sappy and sentimental and think a baybee is the answer to the existential questions of the why am I here, what is my purpose variety. This kind of thinking shows no imagination whatsoever, and just exposes you as another boring Lifescripter schlepping day to day through your consumerist lifestyle where you yearn to be different, yet are just as ordinary and mundane as everyone else who whines there must be something mooorrrre.

Find a volunteer opportunity that sings to you, or make your small corner of the world a better place. Beautify your home, plant a garden, rescue an unwanted pet. Listen to great music, read trashy novels alternatively with classic literature. Take a photography class, learn to play an instrument, paint, or learn another language. The possibilities for self-growth are only limited by your imagination.

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Miss_Hannigan
Yeah, that's how I want to live. I want to give up ALL my hopes and dreams just to take care of an ungrateful, messy, expensive burden for 18+ years JUST so I have somebody to plan my funeral; a funeral that I will not even be aware of, because I'm dead, you see.

I know! For all I care, someone could taxiderm me, prop me next to the front door and use me as a coat rack. What will I give a damn? When yer dead, yer dead...
Also, this whole deathbed thing is crazy...why in the name of all that is holey, would I want a bunch of money-hungry vultures be standing there, waiting for me to take their last breath just so they can have a quick cash grab...or their screeching crackmonkeys running around my deathbed, playing fucking tag or something?

Thanks, but when I croak, I don't mind croaking alone at all....I don't have a complex about death or dying alone.

ETA: I told my mooo that after she croaks, if she didn't have the proper insurance to cover her funeral expenses, I was going to take her body to the nearest funeral home, prop her body against the door, ring the doorbell and run away....

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Idiot Moo
I’m having my first kid at the age of 35 – which means I was that childless friend for a long time. Long Enough – Cuz I’m ready to move on. Sleeping late, going to brunch or bars, and yes – even running ultra-marathons can be super fun, but I began to sense that there’s more to life.

How unoriginal. I really hate the thinking of people who get all sappy and sentimental and think a baybee is the answer to the existential questions of the why am I here, what is my purpose variety. This kind of thinking shows no imagination whatsoever, and just exposes you as another boring Lifescripter schlepping day to day through your consumerist lifestyle where you yearn to be different, yet are just as ordinary and mundane as everyone else who whines there must be something mooorrrre.

Find a volunteer opportunity that sings to you, or make your small corner of the world a better place. Beautify your home, plant a garden, rescue an unwanted pet. Listen to great music, read trashy novels alternatively with classic literature. Take a photography class, learn to play an instrument, paint, or learn another language. The possibilities for self-growth are only limited by your imagination.

Idiot mooo also reeks of resentment. I have a feeling she would be the type to stage a "postnatal abortion" just so she could have her old life back....

There IS more to life than partying, going to bars and brunches. Life is what you make of it. If all you want to do is party day and night...sleep around etc etc...as they accuse us CFers of doing, then I agree there's nothing wrong with finding something positive to do with your time.

However, why is it that breeders seem to forget that there are a fuck of a lot more things to life than just partying, going to bars, getting laid....or having a litter of brats?

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mumofsixbirds
However, why is it that breeders seem to forget that there are a fuck of a lot more things to life than just partying, going to bars, getting laid....or having a litter of brats?

I'm going to assume that this is what they did before they had children. I'm only 21 but I've seen people my age and younger who already have children. They go out and party, go to clubs, drink, sleep around and then get pregnant and settle down. If they're not pregnant yet they will be by 24-25. That's what they probably think a single and CF lifestyle is all about. I'm also going to assume that this is why they think the CF are selfish or self absorbed. These people talk about how children made them selfless, compassionate, and maybe realize they weren't the center of the universe. I don't need to have kids to realize people outside myself exist, that I'm not the center of the universe, to have some compassion, sympathy and empathy for other people. I'm just assuming so I could be right or wrong.