Comments on: We May Consider Parenthood

By: Sonnet 87 » Kid Talk: The Alternative to Nyquil

Sonnet 87 » Kid Talk: The Alternative to Nyquil — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:41:17 +0000

[...] who talk too much about their kids. I don’t know what it is—a few months ago IP and I were advertising our babysitting services on this blog, but when it comes to some acquaintances’ kid talk, I really am getting very annoyed. Maybe [...]

By: IP

IP — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:44:08 +0000

Yeah, I too fluctuate wildly. For me, it’s less that they preclude rational thought and more that the implications are so huge that it blows my mind and I give up thinking about it…until the next time.

By: WordNerd

WordNerd — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:29:18 +0000

Yeah, yeah, I see what you’re saying. :8)

Obviously I veer from one extreme end to the other when considering kids of ours. But that’s only because they scare the crap out of me and preclude all rational thought. :D

By: IP

IP — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:22:29 +0000

“…cute little images of ourselves…”

Now, what would make you write something like that? :8)

“…instead of getting cute little images of ourselves, we’d end up with a human being that can be very demanding and fussy and a significant-others’-time-suck.”

Now, this is totally a false dichotomy. :P