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Top Ten Responses for When People Ask Why You Don't Have Children
covenste Seemingly more so than ever, married couples are making the choice not to have children for a variety of reasons. If you are among this group, you know how hard it can be for others to wrap their heads around someone not wanting to receive the greatest gift the world has to offer. No doubt, you have been asked by members of the older generation, giddy new parents, and kids who assume "baby in the baby carriage" is the only conceivable next step to marriage why there is no pitter patter of little feet in your home.Most people will let you get by with a simple we've decided not to response, but if you're asked in a particularly accusatory manner or are just feeling like mixing it up, here are some other responses you can give when someone asks why you don't have children.
The Top Ten
1 Actually, we have two, but they are so hideous we don't let them out of the basement.
That's from the 'Harold & Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay'-school of parenting. - BKAllmighty
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2 My in-laws have red heads in their family tree and I couldn't bear the shame of having a ginger child.
And just what exactly is wrong with red heads? Nothing. That's right.
SHD would be triggered. - Therandom
The red hair shades are the rarest hair colours in the world. Less than 2% of people in the whole world are born with naturally red hair. I am a redhead and I'm proud of it.
I actually enjoy reading troll comments like yours, not because they're offensive to some people, but because they are a demonstration of how pathetic the person who wrote them are. They often just end up making me laugh, and this one is no different. Thank you very much for entertaining me. 😂
If you want to send me a butthurt comment, then go ahead. Make my day. - 13thEnigma
3 [Spouse's name] is already a raging alcoholic so we don't need another person in the house babbling incoherently, soiling themselves, and crying for no reason.
4 We plan to, but don't know how. Can you help?
Well,... Sharon was homeschooled and I went to a school where they taught abstinence only. We've been sending letters to storks and even asked the Santa at the mall, but no luck so far. - covenste
5 We would, but cannot bear the possibility that they could turn out to be Special Snowflakes.
Leaving the "Like your kids are" unsaid!
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6 My wife is totally addicted to the taste of the raspberry morning after pills.
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7 We tried, but we conceived doggy style and ended up with a puppy.
We named him Stewart, after Marie's late grandfather. - covenste
8 I took the batteries out of my biological clock and put them in my vibrator.
9 After the fourth miscarriage, we just couldn't take any more heartbreak.
The accusatory tone people tend to take when people ask why you don't have kids can make you feel uncomfortable. This way you can return the favor and then some. - covenste
10 Children? We ate them.
The ribs were especially tender. - FluffyBanana
This is what I'll say someday LOL. - BoredJeff02
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11 Well, I recently went to the doctor and they found out that I'm... deathly allergic to children.
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12 We want to, but it seems like every year they come out with a better model and we don't want to get stuck with something obsolete.
13 We're both overachievers so we're pretty sure the baby would have too many chromosomes.
14 I sold them to a pedophile so I can pay the bills without problems
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15 Because they could turn out to be a furry, brony, radical feminist, etc
That'll be my excuse when I am an adult. - NikBrusk
The thought of me raising a feminist scares me... LOL - ryanrimmel
16 I'd like to, but I'm not just not sure [spouse's name] is the right one.
Let the gossip girls have a ball circulating that juicy rumor. - covenste
17 We would, but we promised our first born to an evil witch, and we'd rather not go through with all that.
LOL, this is absolutely BRILLIANT - TwilightKitsune
18 Should be soon, we recently found out we were using the wrong hole.
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19 Kids? As in baby goats?
20 Did you know that 100% of rapists and series killers were once babies? It would be irresponsible for us to risk it.
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1. We want to, but it seems like every year they come out with a better model and we don't want to get stuck with something obsolete.
2. We tried, but we conceived doggy style and ended up with a puppy.
3. I sold them to a pedophile so I can pay the bills without problems
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2. We tried, but we conceived doggy style and ended up with a puppy.
3. I sold them to a pedophile so I can pay the bills without problems
Skullkid755
1. Actually, we have two, but they are so hideous we don't let them out of the basement.
2. My in-laws have red heads in their family tree and I couldn't bear the shame of having a ginger child.
3. [Spouse's name] is already a raging alcoholic so we don't need another person in the house babbling incoherently, soiling themselves, and crying for no reason.
covenste
2. My in-laws have red heads in their family tree and I couldn't bear the shame of having a ginger child.
3. [Spouse's name] is already a raging alcoholic so we don't need another person in the house babbling incoherently, soiling themselves, and crying for no reason.
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