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Author: QueBarbaraQueBarbara Date: Jun 15, 2008 14:09
On 15 Jun 2008 20:52:24 GMT, Dover Beach gmail.com>
wrote:
>My damn ex-friends need to stop having babies. It's making me weird.
>My erstwhile friend Elizabeth had a baby, uh, 3 years ago, at age 44.
>My other erstwhile friend Mary had a baby at 42, but that's starting to
>look spring-chickenish. So I was googling my erstwhile friend Margaret,
>and goddam if the first hit isn't her gift registry with some diaper
>service! The woman's going to be 48 in July! Not that I'm COMPETITIVE
>or anything, and I'm COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE with my decision not to have
>children, and the fact that my 32yo assistant is out on maternity isn't
>compounding this, but stop it already! You're too damn old! I'M too
>damn old!
You are right, they are crazy. Just the thought of having a baby is
exhausting. The only way I would even consider having a kid is if I
got to quit my job and hire a full-time nanny, maid, and personal
assistant. If that was financially possible I would probably say to
hell with a kid, I'm buying a sailboat and a pony.
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QueBarbara
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