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"But you'd be a great mum!"

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Kullis · 12/11/2024 09:47

You know those horrific news stories of a woman taking her own life along with her child/children?

That would be me.

I get the title comment ALL the time from other women (and men) - yes I love kids, I'm great with them, when I can hand them back and go back to my clean, tidy, quiet home where I'm guaranteed an 8 hour uninterrupted sleep.

Hats off to parents. The stress and sleep deprivation would literally kill me.

No, I would not be a great mum. I'd end up as a Metro headline.

Thanks no thanks.

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Catsmere · 16/11/2024 21:52

@LoafofSellotape

It was such a relief when I hit 45 and people stopped asked me why I only had one kid. It's a bit wearing to try and find the right words to explain giving birth nearly killed the pair of us ONCE let alone risking it a second time, when actually you just want to tell the nosey fuckers to get fucked.

I was 47 the last time a random idiot said "But don't you want baybeees?" to me. I told her "The child I have will be the next King of France or I'm not having it," which was sufficiently strange to make her STFU.

LoafofSellotape · 17/11/2024 23:21

Catsmere · 16/11/2024 21:52

@LoafofSellotape

It was such a relief when I hit 45 and people stopped asked me why I only had one kid. It's a bit wearing to try and find the right words to explain giving birth nearly killed the pair of us ONCE let alone risking it a second time, when actually you just want to tell the nosey fuckers to get fucked.

I was 47 the last time a random idiot said "But don't you want baybeees?" to me. I told her "The child I have will be the next King of France or I'm not having it," which was sufficiently strange to make her STFU.

Some people have far too much to say about things that are none of their business.

Catsmere · 18/11/2024 00:27

LoafofSellotape · 17/11/2024 23:21

Some people have far too much to say about things that are none of their business.

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Too right!

CyranoDeBergerQuack · 19/12/2024 06:35

LadyGabriella · 12/11/2024 10:55

Birth rate in this country is at an all time low, although I suspect that might partly be due to economy atm.

What has that to do with the OPs point?
Who cares?

JenniferBooth · 22/12/2024 00:35

thiswaypleasethankyou · 12/11/2024 11:05

I always thought I would be a great mum, and planned to have DCs. Always the fun friend playing with friends' DCs, offering to read the bedtime stories, or to babysit.

Then I became a stepmum to an 18mth old. The step bit was difficult, as it often is, but that aside, I discovered that being (albeit jointly) 'in charge' of a small person for significant chunks of time, having to watch hours of Peppa Pig, clean up wee accidents, get up in the middle of the night for nightmares, have days out ruined by tantrums, constantly be on alert for danger, and sun cream application, and snacks that were acceptable yesterday being the work of the devil today, and so on...was not for me full time.

A few years before I would say my friends would have voted me most likely to have kids soon. I am now, 15 years on, the only one without any.

Why wasnt the kids dad doing all that for his OWN child?

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