Childfree

[sara1998]

Wow. So talking about Sara for the past 10 years on here has offended some? LMAO! Not that I care... she is the biggest part of my life and I'll continue to talk about her. I've never been one of those over the top mom's (oh, my baby twitched in her sleep- how cute) but she's the love of my life, and of course she's gonna come up in conversation. I raised my child well enough that as a toddler, she was a pleasure to go to dinner and the book store with. Actually, she threw one fit in a store once - a book store as a matter of fact. She was pissed because I told her she could chose one book, not both. I calmly took both books from her hands, picked her up, and immediately left the store. She never did it after that. The people who have screaming kids in public aren't all bad either. You have to understand, a baby/toddler cannot exactly control their being tired or hungry. Or their emotions. Kids have bad days too. It's the parents, not the children, I'm looking at when their kid is in the store throwing a fit because they were told no to whatever... a child can be taught how to behave properly in public, and if they haven't been taught, it's not the childs fault. I'm not saying my child is perfect. Far from it. But I would never NOT take her in public out of fear of pissing non parents off. If children annoy you that bad, stay home. I'm proud to say that Sara is a pretty good kid. A bit of a smart ass, back talking 12 year old, but nothing she won't grow out of. I never once said I didn't want kids, but I never felt as if my life would be empty without. I was 21 when I had her, so I honestly haven't had a life without a kid. I'd be lonely without her. And I'm not knocking anyone who says they're too selfish to have one. Good for you for realizing it. If it accidently happened anyway, that selfishness would go away. I just bought a pair of tennis shoes for the first time in 3 years for myself. I haven't had the money to, and I'm okay with that.... but my Sara looks FABULOUS!

Janet, I enjoyed your "Lanie made a poo" post. I want more posts like it! I often wonder how she's doing.