"Hurray I'm registered!"(use this thread to introduce yourself)

Quote
orangeflower84
Hey, it's me, Faerie-StarV who changed her username to Orangeflower to Orangeflower2 to now orangeflower84. The last two was from other email and it wouldn't it let me sign back on(windows live was being a bitch to me) so I had to create a new username and using my old email to sign here, which it works! XD
Don't worry, I haven't forgotten you guys. Even if was unable to get back on before, I still lurk around to see what's going on and it looks like I miss a lot of good stuff. ;3; I really miss you guys and hopefully, this email will not give me anymore trouble in the future like Windows Live did. I have so much to tell you of Deviantart drama I've been dealing with last year and recently that I don't know where to begin.

Yo

_______________________________________________
"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Hi everybody

I’m a childfree female in my 20’s living in Las Vegas. I knew at the age of 5 that I never wanted kids due to my little brother being born who cried for 9 months straight all night and day.

I’m getting sick of the child centric world and the bingos between work, school, and my recent engagement it’s never ending. So I decided it was time to join the safe haven with like-minded people. This site has been very entertaining, thanks for the many laughs.

Quote
alostmind
Hi everybody

I’m a childfree female in my 20’s living in Las Vegas. I knew at the age of 5 that I never wanted kids due to my little brother being born who cried for 9 months straight all night and day.

I’m getting sick of the child centric world and the bingos between work, school, and my recent engagement it’s never ending. So I decided it was time to join the safe haven with like-minded people. This site has been very entertaining, thanks for the many laughs.

So there's 3 of us from Vegas now!

_______________________________________________
"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Quote
alostmind
I’m a childfree female in my 20’s living in Las Vegas. I knew at the age of 5 that I never wanted kids due to my little brother being born who cried for 9 months straight all night and day.

This is me, glad I'm an only chyld!

Snark Shark- I'm an only child too! Ain't it grand?

Quote
drake
Snark Shark- I'm an only child too! Ain't it grand?

Only child here too!

It's your hell; you rot in it!

Count me, too!

----------
michaela

"A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt, will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially in winter." -Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal

Hi!

I'm swampshack. I've been a lurker for a long time and decided to register because I need some distraction in my life.

I'm in my late 20's and my home base is currently in Portland, OR but I'm currently residing in Miami, FL for a year while I work on another bachelors degree.

There isn't really too much to say about myself other than I'm happily child-free and enjoy spending my time pursuing my own interests unencumbered.

Quote
michaela
Count me, too!

Only child here!

Quote
drake
Snark Shark- I'm an only child too! Ain't it grand?

yup!

Quote
swampshack
my home base is currently in Portland, OR

ME TOO!

This makes me wonder how many of us are onlies.

Only here! Hey all you love-your-solitude and won't-give-up-the-stereo-to-some-brainless-dipshit!

Quote
Snark Shark

Quote
swampshack
my home base is currently in Portland, OR

ME TOO!

Yay! I haven't spent too much time there. My husband bought a house in Hillsboro in December after landing a job with a company down there. I moved down from Seattle shortly after, lived there for about a month, and then took off for Miami. I'll be moving back to join him after I graduate in 4 months. I'm looking forward to exploring Portland and surrounding areas.

Miami is a cool city, not very family friendly (I rarely see small children in public out here)... but also not very people friendly in general. Hard place to live unless you're a trust fund baby. I'm definitely ready for a change of scenery.

I agree with you,Swamp. Miami is a tough town. I am about 60 miles north and go there only for Dolphins games and the boat shows.

I could never live there.

Hello everyone!

Long time lurker but agree with all that's been said and more.

28 years old, 2 cats...a Russian blue and a Norwegian forest cat. Currently working on my Masters degree and working part time through school. Oldest of 3 siblings, single parent household. Raised in a military like household so I have some old world views of things that I can't shake.

Hi everybody!

Quote
toomanybrats

Quote
michaela
Count me, too!

Only child here!

me too! being only child ROCKS!

I've just recently registered and am basking in the glow of having found a bunch of like-minded folks! I am a 38-year-old child-free female. I work as a defense contractor in the D.C. area and enjoy cycling, yoga, movies, anything with alcohol in it, food, trying to follow politics, raging against religious zealots, and laying around on my ass and generally being able to sleep a full night, every night. I have a nice, much older boyfriend who unfortunately has an 18 year old autard and a charming 17 year old girl who is actually pretty cool. It hasn't become a problem with me yet, but I am praying my ass off that the autard never decides he wants to live with daddy.

I mostly have cool friends, even the ones with kids, but there are one or two that have driven me over the edge by telling me shit like "my uterus will crave children." I'm pretty much repelled by other people's children, so why would I want any of my own? The truth is, it never crossed my mind to have them. Total apathy. Anyway, I'm here to bitch about being bingoed about my child craving uterus and read the latest horror stories from the news blogs.

Cheers!

Ugh! Sorry guys, I'm a total idiot and thought I posted this in the introduction link.

Quote
starbelly

\ "my uterus will crave children." Cheers!

Ok, why am I picturing a Zombe uterus munching brains....

_______________________________________________
"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Quote
thom_c

Quote
starbelly

\ "my uterus will crave children." Cheers!

Ok, why am I picturing a Zombe uterus munching brains....

You're not the only one. I pictured a giant uterus chasing children down the city streets.

But if the Uterus yearns for the children - why do not the bowels yearn for Taco Bell?

It is a question for The Ages.

Hey - you work for Gov? OK I am a Jew and I think I'm supposed to be running the world or something. At the least ~ I'm supposed to be in The Illuminati.

You fix w/Gov for mee pleez? Kthx.

Welcome and Cheers from me too

Welcome Starbelly!
( I used to live in D.C. Ah, I miss Cleveland Park.)

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.
Cary Grant

Quote
starbelly
I've just recently registered and am basking in the glow of having found a bunch of like-minded folks! I am a 38-year-old child-free female. I work as a defense contractor in the D.C. area and enjoy cycling, yoga, movies, anything with alcohol in it, food, trying to follow politics, raging against religious zealots, and laying around on my ass and generally being able to sleep a full night, every night.

Hey, I'm CF and living around the D.C. area too! Just working crappy retail though while I go to school; nothing exciting like you do.

To everyone else - I'm the middle child amongst 4 total, so don't think that only onlies strive to be CF. Truth be told, it was nothing really that my parents did or my siblings did that made me CF; I actually hated what children did to people who used to be my acquaintances, or friends. (I'll tell you bluntly: none of it was ever good.) In addition, in a job where people hate it so much that they NEVER want to come in and work when there's a call-out, it really sucks to know that virtually all of the latenesses and call-outs that we DO have are invariably from lazy, irresponsible moos, and that since our job sucks and nobody wants to come in on their day off, that all of the unfortunate people who DID show up for work that day are forced to pick up the slack.

Quote
lorelei_diangelo
To everyone else - I'm the middle child amongst 4 total, so don't think that only onlies strive to be CF. Truth be told, it was nothing really that my parents did or my siblings did that made me CF; I actually hated what children did to people who used to be my acquaintances, or friends. (I'll tell you bluntly: none of it was ever good.) In addition, in a job where people hate it so much that they NEVER want to come in and work when there's a call-out, it really sucks to know that virtually all of the latenesses and call-outs that we DO have are invariably from lazy, irresponsible moos, and that since our job sucks and nobody wants to come in on their day off, that all of the unfortunate people who DID show up for work that day are forced to pick up the slack.

I don't know if anyone has ever done a study to look at whether more CF people are onlies, oldest, middle, youngest, or what, but I can't imagine why it would make a difference. You could equally well argue that onlies don't have much experience dealing with small kids, and so are more inclined to have incorrect perceptions of childhood. Or you could flip it around and say that people are onlies because their parents had CF leanings - which were inherited - but weren't able to act on them.

I believe it is a matter of natural inclination for many of us, and experience for the rest. Even if it could be demonstrated that a disproportionate number of CF are onlies it wouldn't show causation.

Hi everyone!

I've been lurking for a short time and have finally decided to join you guys. I'm a 16-year-old from New Jersey and while I'm not sure if I want kids, I'm terrified at where society is going. Our sense of true compassion, reason and responsibility is disappearing and this is one of the few places I know of where it's still there.