And yes, I totally agree to the no kids in the future (other than the ones I’ve already got). Done with that, thanks.

But none for me. No thank you very much.

Dim, you seriously don’t think a parent should take a day off work when their kid is sick? That’s more than just a little ridiculous. If your kid gets sick at school, the situation is this. The school nurse is going to be bullshit if you don’t come and get them. And afterward, you are branded at the school as not giving a flying fuck about your kid, and leaving him/her to lie ill all day in the nurse’s office. I never had this problem, fortunately. But if you go to pick up your kid at the nurse, you’ll hear them bitching about the working parents who don’t give a damn, and how they’re the whole reason society is as fucked up as it is. Been there.

I did have a nurse call me up when Justin was in the second grade, to tell me that he had a runny nose. When I didn’t seem particularly concerned, she said ominously, “and I see here that he had a runny nose in October, too.” This was in April. She was completely unimpressed at my lack of horror over two runny nose episodes during the same New England winter.

Not to completely invalidate you guys, because every single thing Susie said actually did happen to me when I had kids, and more besides. And little kids running around screaming at the store, whilst wearing Wheelie shoes make me want to start breaking things. But damn, guys. Dim, I want you to go home and pop an Ativan. LOL.

On the “Not pro-kid” thing: You are not alone. They piss me off too. Ironically, I am actually very good with kids, particularly in the 3-13 year old range which I don’t teach. When I used to teach karate my kid’s classes were always full and the kids loved attending.

Now as a single, childless person every time I go out I wonder why I have to put up with people using a crowded shopping centre to teach their kid to walk whilst the rest of us are almost falling over them. Why people insist on taking their kids to a restaurant when they are screaming because they are tired andf want to go home. Why they insist on taking their kids into a crowded shopping centre on a hot day and then letting them get hot, tired and bored so they scream the place down. Why parents expect me to wait for the lights to change at a crossing on an empty road just because they are teaching their kids to use a crossing. People with kids takign days off work because their kid is ill. Men with kids getting paid paternity leave?????
All of the above: NOT…MY…PROBLEM! So why do I have to put up with it?

*Takes a deep breath* Ok, I’ve got loads left, but I’ll take it out on my own blog some time in the future. On the plus side, my girlfriend never wants to have kids so as well as not having to worry about that ever coming up, I have an ally to bitch to when we’re out.