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May 9, 2008 | In the News

When I read this article about the Duggar family, the first thought that came to mind was: EPIDURAL! STAT!

Right around the time my older sister had her first child, I realized that I didn’t want kids. I have no patience for them, I’m too selfish with my time and all I hear about today is the high cost of childcare..and medical care. I. Don’t. Want. It. I babysat, of course. I believe it’s a requirement for young girls now, isn’t it? And I babysat my niece and nephew, of course. Because they’re family. Even though they were cute as hell (and have grown into good looking teens at 14 and 18, respectively) back then, I happily babysat with the knowledge that I could give them back. I didn’t hold them until they could hold up their own heads.

When I started going out with my hubby, and when we knew we were committed to one another, I told him straight-up that I didn’t want kids. “If you want kids, then we better end this now,” is what I said. Or something along those lines. People were always saying “Oh, you’ll change your mind” or “Oh, it’s different when you have your own” or “I felt the same way as you until I had my first child.”

I’ve heard that so many times I want to puke. “Am I talking out of my ass here?” I want to yell. “What part of ‘We don’t want kids’ don’t you understand?” There are people out there that are having 5 or 6 kids and can’t take care of them. There are people out there killing their babies because “God told them to do it” or “They wouldn’t stop crying” or “I was going thru post-partum depression” or –my personal favorite–”I was so busy I left them in the car.”

I AM NOT MATERNAL. I freely, and proudly, admit it. My Mom and my sister got the instinct. Me and my Aunt did not.

I don’t want to deal with childcare, medical care, braces, college, the constant worry, complications, early morning feedings, lack of sleep, etc. I want to travel “freely about the country” at a moments notice. I want quiet time to read. I need quiet time to write (because seriously? When I’m in Writing Mode, I don’t even see the hubby on a regular basis. If I had kids, CPS would be knockin’ on my door). I yell at my cat when she gets mouthy, I can’t imagine how I would be with an actual child.

So when I read this article, and found out that this woman has been pregnant for 11 yrs of her life, my va jay-jay seized up and shuddered. For about 5 minutes. My Mom just had the two of us and she can still look at me and start to call me by sister’s name before she corrects herself. Can you imagine what it must be like for this woman? And all her kids names start with J!

I’d be all “Ja-Ji-Jo–YOU, off to your room.”

I give her props for having all those kids and another on the way. Really, I do. Having two baseball or football teams worth of kids is great for some people.

I just can’t ever imagine having just one.

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May 6, 2008 | In the News, Life in General

I sense a story here.. I mean, other than the article itself. Can you imagine how the parents must feel? $21,000 is a lot of money. I imagine these kids going to be grounded for life.

May 1, 2008 | Book Stuff, In the News, Life in General

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April 30, 2008 | Draven Atreides, In the News, Life in General

To all those ladies who love to wear lipgloss, please check out this article. One of my coworkers sent this to me today.

Also, Draven went to prom a couple of weeks ago and she’s just now getting around to posting it. Go check it out.

April 9, 2008 | In the News, Life in General

I just saw in Yahoo headlines today that High Musical 3 will be in the movie theaters this October. WHOOO-HOOOO! I’M SO THERE! I will be the only adult in the movie theater. Seeing it by myself. Willingly. Guaranteed. Actually, depending on what I wear that day, I might actually fit in with all the other teen girls. Hah!

I also saw they’re going to start filming for the TV High School Musical 4 in a couple of weeks. I don’t know if any of the original characters will be back. If Zac’s not in it, fuhgeddaboutit.

I freely admit that I watch this show because of Zac Efron. I’m not a squealing-female fan, but I do think the boy is very handsome and he’s going to grow into a gorgeous man. I really liked him in Hairspray. Huh. I might just have to pull that off the shelf and watch it tonight…

And then there’s the dancing. I think that would be so much fun! I’m sure it’s a lot of hard work learning all those different dance routines, but man…it makes me wanna start taking dance lessons again, y’know?

So, are there any HSM fans out there? Who’s your favorite actor/actress? What’s your favorite song from the movies? I’ll start: Zac Efron, “Bet on Me”.

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