Dear Amy: Validating the childfree August 27, 2012 | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 6,607 |
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Dear Amy: I felt compelled to write in after reading the letter from "Going Solo," the woman who wondered if she would regret never having children. You said that not every parent was blissfully happy with their choice.
Well, I'm a happily married mother of three, and my life is out of control.
My house is a constant mess, and a mountain of laundry is always waiting. I'm an unappreciated chauffeur, housekeeper, sports organizer and cook, and my wages are nonexistent. I signed up for this not knowing what it was truly like.
I love my children very much, but being a parent isn't the ultimate thrill of my life. It isn't even my greatest passion.
I know it sounds selfish, and it is, but I didn't realize how selfish I was until I had children. — Overwhelmed Mom
Dear Overwhelmed: Thank you for being honest about your experience.
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My laundry piles up, but that is because I am lazy and spend all my quarters playing pinball.
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My laundry piles up, but that is because I am lazy and spend all my quarters playing pinball.
I should clarify that I am referring to the people who don't have to go to the laundromat, because I would probably be drowning in dirty laundry if I didn't have a washer and dryer at home.
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Mistress Rotwang said, "My laundry piles up, but that is because I am lazy and spend all my quarters playing pinball."
Pinball? Where on earth is there still a machine?
I'm an old (yes, I am old, shaddup ) pinball player. No machines anywhere around my way any more, and I miss them terribly. Video games just don't cut it.
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mistress rotwang
My laundry piles up, but that is because I am lazy and spend all my quarters playing pinball.
I should clarify that I am referring to the people who don't have to go to the laundromat, because I would probably be drowning in dirty laundry if I didn't have a washer and dryer at home.
I hate the fucking laundromat. My next place will have washer and dryer included. When I have convienent access to clothes cleaning machines I go overboard with them and wind up doing loads of one sock, a pair of jeans, three shirts, and a clean pair of underwear every day...
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