From the time I was a toddler until nursery school I spent the day with an aunt or a neighbor who ran daycare out of her house, and don't feel that my childhood was a howling void of trauma as a consequence of Mom working and not being around me every minute of my formative years. Guess I'm one of the lucky few who weren't forever scarred by having a working mother.
No, there must be something horribly wrong with you if you don't want a partner and don't want to breed. Or I guess, you could just be male.
Oh, guys get the same thing. We're not stereotypically expected to be very involved in the actual child rearing (aside from threatening suitors of teenage daughters), but not wanting kids or being all that eager to couple up is seen as a sign of something gravely amiss.
Yay! My work here is done!
My work's version of COMM
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or end up childless and alone.
Yep. I guess I'm destined to be a sad cautionary tale.
It's the cult of parenting.
Seriously. There's no humor. Only Precious Moments.
Well, at least the ridiculous expectations and strange judgment isn't overly sexist, Matt. Thanks.
Jilli & Plei that may be one of the best photos ever.
Almost as adorable as Pete!
Yep. I guess I'm destined to be a sad cautionary tale.
oooh! Come sit by me, we'll start a club!
My impression has been that if your parenting doesn't have moments when you think about leaving the child in a basket on the church steps, you're not doing it right. I'd be kind of scared of someone so immersed in the cult of parenthood that they remain cheery in the face of no sleep or a toddler who can hit that really high note when crying.
