Brissles
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No children. No regrets.
Sorry to laugh but if it's true its incredibly short sightedI don’t know how this all works with 1001 different genders, but I thought UK paternity leave was 2 weeks and maternity leave was 52 weeks. Does that mean if it’s two Dads they each get two weeks and if two Mums they each get a year? I get sooo flipping confused with all the gender malarkey.
When I had my second I was only entitled to 3 months, I'd just missed out on six months because I hadn't been with the company for two years. He's 29 next month.When I had my 2nd I was back at work after 12 weeks. At the time we needed the money so back I went
I hope so.I've not seen Chloe for a while, has she left QVC?
Neither did I, but I have noticed that Ann Dawson seems to have gone missing, any ideas on what's happened to her?Can I put my hand up and say? I never even noticed she was gone. 🤣
Probably had a disaster with a home colour and can’t be seen out.Neither did I, but I have noticed that Ann Dawson seems to have gone missing, any ideas on what's happened to her?
There should be a ‘I have no children/grandchildren society’. There are many reasons why someone through choice or circumstances do not have children.How many times are you looked at with pity from those who think life without children is seriously lacking.Hats off to those who have and brought up their families but those that haven’t can have equally fulfilling experiences.This is from an elderly, but not lonely,with lots of memories, independent, non granny!No children. No regrets.
Never wanted or had children. I too am elderly and in the past was considered strange/awful/wicked/queer for not wanting them. Everyone to their own. Bored senseless at times when work colleagues kept rabbiting on about their kids all the time.There should be a ‘I have no children/grandchildren society’. There are many reasons why someone through choice or circumstances do not have children.How many times are you looked at with pity from those who think life without children is seriously lacking.Hats off to those who have and brought up their families but those that haven’t can have equally fulfilling experiences.This is from an elderly, but not lonely,with lots of memories, independent, non granny!
It's a cruel world to bring a new life into.Never wanted or had children. I too am elderly and in the past was considered strange/awful/wicked/queer for not wanting them. Everyone to their own. Bored senseless at times when work colleagues kept rabbiting on about their kids all the time.
A friend and I used to wind them up by talking about our cats and dogs!
I'd like to ask her why she wants to spend a lot if time in Italy.Ann only appears occasionally . Perhaps she’s semi retired now, I’m sure she has other irons in the fire too. Spends a lot of time in Italy, where I think she has a home.
Have you heard of a society called Ageing Without Children? AWOC was established in 2014 after an article written in The Guardian by Kirsty Woodard.There should be a ‘I have no children/grandchildren society’. There are many reasons why someone through choice or circumstances do not have children.How many times are you looked at with pity from those who think life without children is seriously lacking.Hats off to those who have and brought up their families but those that haven’t can have equally fulfilling experiences.This is from an elderly, but not lonely,with lots of memories, independent, non granny!
Drives me up the wall when people witter on about their kids. One woman I worked with had verbal diarrhoea about hers, literally every aspect of their lives like what they were having for dinner etc!Never wanted or had children. I too am elderly and in the past was considered strange/awful/wicked/queer for not wanting them. Everyone to their own. Bored senseless at times when work colleagues kept rabbiting on about their kids all the time.
A friend and I used to wind them up by talking about our cats and dogs!
Cats and kittens for me!😻I admit I've never been "challenged" as to my childless state or called selfish. Yes it was 'normal' for my generation to have children in the early 20s, but I seriously wasn't fussed, having helped Mum bring up two younger brothers, so I'd had my fill of dirty nappies, shoulder burping and screaming babies by the time I was 20 !
I also have mates who equally were happy childless to concentrate on careers, but it's always assumed that an elderly woman (76) has grandchildren. Everyone knows now that I'm far happier with a boxful of puppies than cooing over a baby in a pram (though I'm a great actress)
How rude of people to call you selfish.Yes, why do some people act as if there's something wrong with you because you don't have children? It doesn't mean you didn't want them or don't like them. I've been called incredibly selfish too (to my face!). There's no shortage of children in my wider family and I don't think I've missed out.
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