Archive for February, 2008

Childfree-friendly Religion

February 19, 2008

 
One of the bingos that many childfree get is the whole “but the Bible says ‘be fruitful and multiply!’” Living in the Bible Belt of the South, this is one I tend to get fairly frequently when people hear of my decision not to breed. The horrors of being able to think for [...]

I don’t even have/want kids! Why do I have to pay for them anyway?!

February 10, 2008

[Quick Rant]
So, tomorrow is the first day of my new job.  Like most first days, it will be spent filling out paperwork, orientation, that kind of “fun” stuff.  The one thing that always infuriates me to no end is the fact that I still have to pay the same rate for insurance as if I [...]

Don’t even tell me that I have no responsibilities…

February 5, 2008

One thing that really makes me want to sock some parents in the mouth is the fact that because I don’t have a brood, they think I’m responsibility free. I often get the “You just don’t want to grow up and have any responsibilities and that makes you childish” bingo. Uh…come again? [...]