Today is the kind of day where I wish to shout "Have you the BRAIN WORMS?!?" at many many people.

Now I am going to be thinking this at people all day.

It's actually more polite than what I have already been thinking at them, so maybe that's a good thing.

declares War On Jessica's Dangerous Campaign To Be Queen Of Everything

Come over to my side and I'll make you Vice-Queen of Everything. Pinky swear!

I still have moments of sadness that I won't be a mom, although I think it was the right choice, and given my DES status and fucked up reproductive system, it may not even have been possible. The DH has never wanted kids, although I didn't find that out until after I made my decision about it. I don't have a lot of regrets about my choice, but for some reason, it meant a lot to me that the DH told me that he thinks I would have been a great mom.

It is definitely very much entrenched. I've been agonizing about it SIMPLY BECAUSE of the cultural norm. I don't even know what I think about it anymore.

I think you're a cool gal, and there should be more cool gals like you, and that is why you should pass your genes into another cool gal, because your genes are cool, probably. Or something. But you could just as easily pass that coolness along by being you around many people.

As a science person, it sometimes puzzles me why people wouldn't want to pass their genes along to the next generation, but I also know the world is overpopulated. It's nature vs. Nature!

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A discussion of cancer always makes me think of the cancer-sniffing dogs and how weird and yet cool that is.

It's actually more polite than what I have already been thinking at them, so maybe that's a good thing.

Believe me, the shouting would be accompanied by a thorough whacking about the head, were I to go that route.

I don't have a lot of regrets about my choice, but for some reason, it meant a lot to me that the DH told me that he thinks I would have been a great mom.

I agree with the DH. You can come up and practice on Matilda anytime.

I also make it a point, if some friends are together, but not married to not ask "when are you getting married?"

I usually just say, "Are you two....uh?" and wave my hand vaguely.

I don't even know what I think about it anymore

Part of me is very entrenched as well. But at this point I don't want children because I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be a good mom. Also, I personally require a husband/SO/child-rearing buddy, so that's gotta come first. I'm kinda riding out the biological clock at this point. (I'm this young, and saying this, which makes me HORRIBLE.)

Being an aunt is AWESOME, though.

I want a chicken Caesar salad from the bakery up the street. But, it's FREEZING outside. Guess I'm just gonna have to make one for myself.

I'm so lazy sometimes.

Your definition of "lazy" does not equal mine, vw.