25 Famous Women on Childlessness September 15, 2014 | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 6,607 |
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"I have come to believe there are three sorts of women, when it comes to questions of maternity. There are women who are born to be mothers, women who are born to be aunties, and women who should not be allowed within ten feet of a child.
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It was only boring old men [who would ask me]. And whenever they went, ‘What? No children? Well, you’d better get on with it, old girl,’ I’d say ‘No! F*** off!’â€
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I grew up in a big old family with eight kids younger than me and several of my brothers and sisters came to live with me early on in my life. I've loved their kids just like they're my grandkids, and now I've got great-grand-kids! ... They call me 'Aunt Granny.' Now I'm GeeGee, which is great-granny. I often think, it just wasn't meant for me to have kids so everybody's kids can be mine.
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Elizabeth Gilbert wrote Eat, Pray Love. .
She's toning it down quite a bit. A few years ago we discussed her books and "the angriest letter" she ever received.
Link is here.
She may have saved her sister a miserable life with that. If only more parents were so honest.Quote
“Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it’s what you want before you commit.â€
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bell_flower
Elizabeth Gilbert wrote Eat, Pray Love. .
She's toning it down quite a bit. A few years ago we discussed her books and "the angriest letter" she ever received.
Link is here.
Went back to look at that post and was really impressed by what Gilbert's sister - a mom- said.She may have saved her sister a miserable life with that. If only more parents were so honest.Quote
“Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it’s what you want before you commit.â€
25 Famous Women on Childlessness September 18, 2014 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 379 |
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Gloria Steinem
"I'm completely happy not having children. I mean, everybody does not have to live in the same way. And as somebody said, 'Everybody with a womb doesn't have to have a child any more than everybody with vocal cords has to be an opera singer."
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Elizabeth Gilbert
There are women who are born to be mothers, women who are born to be aunties, and women who should not be allowed within ten feet of a child. It's really important to know which category you belong to ...
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Stevie Nicks
"It's like, ‘Do you want to be an artist and a writer, or a wife and a lover?’ With kids, your focus changes. I don't want to go to PTA meetings.â€
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Does what it says on the tin- and they're not all CF, bt those who are childless are still happy with their lives:
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Gloria Steinem
"I'm completely happy not having children. I mean, everybody does not have to live in the same way. And as somebody said, 'Everybody with a womb doesn't have to have a child any more than everybody with vocal cords has to be an opera singer."Quote
Elizabeth Gilbert
There are women who are born to be mothers, women who are born to be aunties, and women who should not be allowed within ten feet of a child. It's really important to know which category you belong to ...Quote
Stevie Nicks
"It's like, ‘Do you want to be an artist and a writer, or a wife and a lover?’ With kids, your focus changes. I don't want to go to PTA meetings.â€
I'm not sure about Dita von Teese's comment though- that's Marilyn Manson she's referring to with "I was married to someone who was not cut-out to be a father. He could hardly take care of himself, let alone a child", and I always thought Marilyn Manson came across as very intelligent... maybe he's CF too!
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Michael Moore: If you were to talk directly to the kids at Columbine or the people in that community, what would you say to them if they were here right now?
Marilyn Manson: I wouldn't say a single word to them. I would listen to what they have to say, and that's what no one did.
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I'm not sure about Dita von Teese's comment though- that's Marilyn Manson she's referring to with "I was married to someone who was not cut-out to be a father. He could hardly take care of himself, let alone a child", and I always thought Marilyn Manson came across as very intelligent... maybe he's CF too!
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I also read Marilyn Manson's biog and found it highly entertaining. And I loved him in 'Bowling for Columbine', what he said there was spot on.
And then there is this quote of his: “You should have to pass an IQ test before you breed. You have to take a driving test to operate vehicles and an SAT test to get into college. So why dont you have to take some sort of test before you give birth to children? When I am President, thats the first rule I will institute.â€
The dude is awesome!
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I also read Marilyn Manson's biog and found it highly entertaining. And I loved him in 'Bowling for Columbine', what he said there was spot on.
And then there is this quote of his: “You should have to pass an IQ test before you breed. You have to take a driving test to operate vehicles and an SAT test to get into college. So why dont you have to take some sort of test before you give birth to children? When I am President, thats the first rule I will institute.â€
The dude is awesome!
OMG. I did not know he said that! He is even more awesome than I thought! I need to buy a few things at the record store.