Does Anyone in Their 20's-30's NOT Have Kids?!? (Greenville: day care, how much)

[Tinabean]

Originally Posted by ga2email

just have kids and stop whining.

Nah....parents are just jealous because we non-parents can sleep late on weekends and take off on spontaneous trips whenever the mood strikes us. Don't let 'em rope you in, folks
My motto is just "practice" a lot and keep grinning...there are no diapers to change this weekend!

[ga2email]

Originally Posted by Tinabean

Nah....parents are just jealous because we non-parents can sleep late on weekends and take off on spontaneous trips whenever the mood strikes us. Don't let 'em rope you in, folks
My motto is just "practice" a lot and keep grinning...there are no diapers to change this weekend!

[Tinabean]

Originally Posted by ga2email

Ah, gee, Ga2email, I can't find the right icon to respond.....they don't have one with the middle finger extended

[sois]

Originally Posted by ga2email

just have kids and stop whining.

already enough kids in the world, no need to have more.

[Greenville]

I think being an aunt or uncle is where it's at, but that's just me.

[dlk33]

I have to say I appreciate married couples who choose not be selfish by having children just because it's the thing expected to do by the majority of society. IMHO, it takes 100% effort to do just one thing right. I have never quite understood why any parent would prefer to have someone else raise their child, especially when they choose to have the child.
I know I'm probably going to get a lot of negative responses especially from parents who feel they've been able to have a career & raise children at the same time, without a negative effect.
I'm much happier saying that I wish I had more money to retire with, then have to say I wish I had spent more time with my children.
There has always that battle of the working parent vs the stay at home parent. I guess you know which side I was on

[Greenville]

Originally Posted by dlk33

I have to say I appreciate married couples who choose not be selfish by having children just because it's the thing expected to do by the majority of society. IMHO, it takes 100% effort to do just one thing right. I have never quite understood why any parent would prefer to have someone else raise their child, especially when they choose to have the child.
I know I'm probably going to get a lot of negative responses especially from parents who feel they've been able to have a career & raise children at the same time, without a negative effect.
I'm much happier saying that I wish I had more money to retire with, then have to say I wish I had spent more time with my children.
There has always that battle of the working parent vs the stay at home parent. I guess you know which side I was on

I respect the truly devoted parents out there, because they have surely made sacrifices in the process! Think about it:

-You will possibly have to sacrifice some or all of your career goals
-You will probably make less money (especially if you look at combined income)
-You not get to enjoy time with your spouse as much (especially alone time)
-You will have less time for your own hobbies and interests

But maybe that stuff just doesn't seem as important once you have kids.

[dlk33]

Greenville...
Really well said! You know, now our children are grown & have moved out of the house (we're empty nesters) & I do have the time now to devote to whatever I didn't the first 18-20 years. The time goes by really fast! I have a clear conscience knowing that I was there for whatever our children needed, and some of the things they wanted. I know I was available to teach them how to become well adjusted young adults, able to go out in the world & make it by themselves. I'm proud of that & must say also that I appreciate having a spouse that was willing to be the alone bread winner! We both played important roles, but were there together when needed as well.
You're right, "stuff" wasn't nearly as important to us, but I knew that well before our first child was born I was the child of two working parents & at times felt like I was the parent to my siblings, being the oldest child. The results from my negative childhood experiences was the best indicator of my future role as a parent.

[dezyssi]

My husband and I are in our late 20's with no children so please included us in this question =). We will be moving from Yosemite National Park to the Greenville area at the end of the year and we are curious to get someones perspective who is close to our age range. We picked Greenville because of the location and would like to get some insider advice on the city and surrounding areas. We love to camp and hike and feel that we are quite spontanteous as well. Do you feel that Greenville offers a suitable atmosphere for these activities? What is the best and worst things about the area? Any help is greatly appreciated and we wish you luck on finding other couples/people out there. Thanks

[Greenville]

Originally Posted by dezyssi

My husband and I are in our late 20's with no children so please included us in this question =). We will be moving from Yosemite National Park to the Greenville area at the end of the year and we are curious to get someones perspective who is close to our age range. We picked Greenville because of the location and would like to get some insider advice on the city and surrounding areas. We love to camp and hike and feel that we are quite spontanteous as well. Do you feel that Greenville offers a suitable atmosphere for these activities? What is the best and worst things about the area? Any help is greatly appreciated and we wish you luck on finding other couples/people out there. Thanks

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