I hate these movies that make it seem that the only happiness in life is to be found by having children. The tired old formula of the bachelor who has children forced on him and slowly realizes that his life has been empty and turns into the father of the year!
I have plenty of friends who have kids and are happy, but I also have friends that have kids and wish they didn't or at least wish they had waited longer to have them. My wife and I never wanted kids to tie us down and we never needed kids to make us feel whole. We've been together for almost 30 years and have 35+ nephews and nieces that we can "rent" for a weekend if we want, and we occasionally do, but then we get to send them home! It's wonderful!
I have seen too many couples raise 3, 4 or 5 kids and put them through college. They spend their whole lives devoting themselves to their children and they lose their own intimacy and their relationship. They wake up 20+ years later and look at the person in the bed next to them and think "Who are you?"
Look, some people were born to be parents and that's fine, but other people are totally happy never having them. Like us! Can we make a movie about a guy who gets married right out of high school, has three kids, drives a mini van and works in a tire store and gets the chance to go back and not knock up his high school sweetheart? Instead, he goes to college, gets an education, has fun, makes money, travels the world, eventually finds a wife after sleeping around for years with a bunch of underwear models and pro football cheerleaders and then retires early to Maui with his new wife, Corvette, beach house, eight figure investment portfolio and NO children and is the happiest man on planet Earth?
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Reply by Mrs. Y
on March 14, 2017 at 4:27 PM
Can we make a movie about a guy who gets married right out of high school, has three kids, drives a mini van and works in a tire store and gets the chance to go back and not knock up his high school sweetheart?
I think people would go berserk! Almost as if they had killed the kids instead of going into an alternative reality.
That being said ..... I totally agree with you about society making people believe the only way to be happy is to have children. I am happily married and happily a mom so my thoughts have nothing to do with trying to justify a position. I think it has gotten crazy that people feel the need to tell other people how to live their life. There are many ways to be happy and more importantly (to me) content.
I just can't imagine 35 neices and nephews! LOL
Reply by AusFem
on March 14, 2017 at 5:00 PM
With the advent of the internet, it seems everyone thinks they have a right to give an opinion about people's personal lives. Social media is notorious for that. Also why do people put personal stuff that's happening in their lives on social media? I don't get it at all. I have FB but never mention my personal stuff.
Reply by fatdogtavern
on March 14, 2017 at 8:17 PM
I committed Facebook suicide about 7 years ago. Best thing I ever did online.
Reply by Mrs. Y
on March 14, 2017 at 10:14 PM
I put a lot of shit out there but the big shit I keep close to my vest. I pretty much enjoy the games on facebook. I'm not even a snooper on other people's pages. I have come to the conclusion (and you can tell me I am wrong - I wont get hurt LOL) that people criticize and judge people who don't do/want/need the same things for one of two reasons - 1) they want to prove they are right and that every one wants to do it the way they do it because they have it together. 2) pure straight up jealousy because you are following your own path.
Reply by Mrs. Y
on March 15, 2017 at 11:07 PM
Eh, It was on HBO and I came here to see what people were saying. When he was in his dream he had a little girl (who later became the daughter on Good Wife!) and a baby boy.