bearmom
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Selfishness - being concerned, sometimes excessively or exclusively, for oneself or one's own advantage, pleasure, or welfare, regardless of others.
Wow.
Methinks the pope clearly runs in different circles. The majority of people I know that work for the good of others and volunteer happen to be childless. I honestly don't feel a better contribution could be made by driving kids around to friends homes or sporting events.
Some friends with kids (actually, sort of leaving my friend zone for some of these reasons) I feel were hugely selfish for HAVING babies. I don't think it's fair to a baby to drag it into our messes if we can't even take care of ourselves financially, emotionally, or to expect society to foot the bills of our choices.
And for the "unschoolers" that are choosing to let NO education happen, W.T.F. Playing World of warcraft with your kids all day every day, for years now is tragic. I sort of get the avoidance of public schools, but the choice of literally no alternative education is neglect. No, they are not so smart that education is pointless. No, they will not become brain surgeons because they have such awesome hand/eye coordination from their stupid computer game skills.
And my buddies teen daughter is now having a baby that they are over the moon about, I don't get it. She's 15, dropping out to have it (yes, keeping it, not adopting) and has no job or home other than her parents. She has a 15 yo boyfriend that is the father, and she MEANT to get pregnant (apparently not the boy, just her). This is not good for her, the boy, or the baby.
Despite my snotty whining, I really like kids, but am feeling very dismayed at more than a few of my irresponsible and SELFISH parent friends, and figured it may be more useful to whine here, as discussing concerns with them isn't particularly useful.
Seriously though, while not catholic or religious, I had thought this pope was hopefully more enlightened and that it would be a good thing since so many actually do give a crap about what he says, but nope. Benedict, now known as pope ******.
Wow.
Methinks the pope clearly runs in different circles. The majority of people I know that work for the good of others and volunteer happen to be childless. I honestly don't feel a better contribution could be made by driving kids around to friends homes or sporting events.
Some friends with kids (actually, sort of leaving my friend zone for some of these reasons) I feel were hugely selfish for HAVING babies. I don't think it's fair to a baby to drag it into our messes if we can't even take care of ourselves financially, emotionally, or to expect society to foot the bills of our choices.
And for the "unschoolers" that are choosing to let NO education happen, W.T.F. Playing World of warcraft with your kids all day every day, for years now is tragic. I sort of get the avoidance of public schools, but the choice of literally no alternative education is neglect. No, they are not so smart that education is pointless. No, they will not become brain surgeons because they have such awesome hand/eye coordination from their stupid computer game skills.
And my buddies teen daughter is now having a baby that they are over the moon about, I don't get it. She's 15, dropping out to have it (yes, keeping it, not adopting) and has no job or home other than her parents. She has a 15 yo boyfriend that is the father, and she MEANT to get pregnant (apparently not the boy, just her). This is not good for her, the boy, or the baby.
Despite my snotty whining, I really like kids, but am feeling very dismayed at more than a few of my irresponsible and SELFISH parent friends, and figured it may be more useful to whine here, as discussing concerns with them isn't particularly useful.
Seriously though, while not catholic or religious, I had thought this pope was hopefully more enlightened and that it would be a good thing since so many actually do give a crap about what he says, but nope. Benedict, now known as pope ******.