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The childfree shouldn't regret not having a family. That's good. I really don't care if I end up alone if my spouse dies, or if I ever have a spouse who is childfree.
Why are you posting on the parenting thread if you do not have children???
Southdown, you never heard of the term childfree? Its a term for people who never want children. Look it up on WikiPedia.
No, it's a term for people who don't have children YET. We were all 'childfree' once.
And you are not the first to use this affected slang terminology.
You will find, my dear, that Wikipedia lists many slang terms; children & teenagers are inventing and popularising them all the time. It doesn't make them real words.
They may become part of the language but they are not useful, they simply show the person using them has a rather sad axe to grind.
You don't have kids - you don't want kids - who cares? But please find something useful to do as an alternative.
The term is actually childless. Childless is someone who doesn't have kids, YET! Childfree is someone who never wants kids. I know some guys who use the same term. One said some people don't even know what childfree means.
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Originally Posted by southdown
No, it's a term for people who don't have children YET. We were all 'childfree' once.
And you are not the first to use this affected slang terminology.
You will find, my dear, that Wikipedia lists many slang terms; children & teenagers are inventing and popularising them all the time. It doesn't make them real words.
They may become part of the language but they are not useful, they simply show the person using them has a rather sad axe to grind.
You don't have kids - you don't want kids - who cares? But please find something useful to do as an alternative.
I truly believe that God plans all children, and that he puts the right people together to create these children. It doesn't always go smoothly and a lot of people turn out to be bad parents, but no one is born by accident, all children are blessings and were put on this earth for a reason.
I'm sure this is true in many cases. I'm just not sure what reason little Adolph Hitler was put this earth ?
The term is actually childless. Childless is someone who doesn't have kids, YET! Childfree is someone who never wants kids. I know some guys who use the same term. One said some people don't even know what childfree means.
I would think Childfree would be a term applicable for people who had kids that are now adults and not living at home.
This thread sounds suspiciously like one that was started by a poster named LAFan and was closed in June 08. The thread went on (somewhat too long, in my opinion) with 19-year-old LAFan proclaiming the fact that he was determinedly childfree (and there's nothing wrong with that, if you ask me) and that he was getting static from everyone, friend and stranger alike. Add to that, he bemoaned the fact that he couldn't find a like-minded woman. Eventually, things became a bit snippy (again, my opinion). The thread was locked.
Well, my my, I just went back and found that thread. Turns out the name of the Topic Creator for that thread is no longer LAFan -- it's wclac. Hmmmm...
Topaz said it best. all those things are true.
its like seeing you--as a baby. you cant believe the strength, the audacity, the courage they have.
when you see or hear of something happening to another child, you feel bad for them and their parents. but when you are a parent, it pierces your heart and soul.
when i was pregnant, i thought i would just go about my days and months as normal and wait for baby. but he wasnt about to let that happen. he had a personality and life inside me--and he let me know it!
the moment they gave him to me, he looked straight into my eyes. i was so unprepaired! it was like he was looking into me, and i realized here is a person. he is here to live a life. he is here for some special reason. my job: feed, cloth, care, secure as much safety as possibe, so that he can get on with it and do whatever he came to do.
and you think you will be able to control them, make them behave...but they cant be forced into thing--i mean i know my son cant. i can only sort of corral him into safety and hope he learns his lessons.
Nicely said. Thank you for that.
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