tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post114607035247776883..comments2023-10-31T05:09:35.339-04:00Comments on Purple Women & Friends: Wanted: Childfree Role ModelsLaura S. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11503359529542988850noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post-1146268410379706032006-04-28T19:53:00.000-04:002006-04-28T19:53:00.000-04:00I don't need to look too far for a role model...my...I don't need to look too far for a role model...my own mom. <BR/>Sure, she loved us kids and provided for us. I also got to see how hard she had to work to keep us sane, healthy, fed, clothed, etc. and how much it took from her own life, and the sacrifices she had to make in order to do a good job. She always told us, "If you are even in doubt about having kids..don't!"<BR/>I think she got that perspective mostly from her hospital job..she worked in ER admitting when I was a kid, and she saw a lot of abused kids come thru there who had "fallen off their bike" or who had "fallen off their bed/skates/whatever". In short, a lot of unwanted, poorly-provided for kids. In her mind, to have had a kid when you were emotionally poorly eqipped to raise them or were coerced into having them(i.e. via our culture)was a crime. <BR/><BR/>She loved us to pieces, but was also very candid about the realities of parenthood. She's a mom with a CF mindset! =)ElaineByTheBeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894576876730054687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post-1146138574816966272006-04-27T07:49:00.000-04:002006-04-27T07:49:00.000-04:00Chris -- I can't believe you read the whole thing....Chris -- I can't believe you read the whole thing. I shoule probably issue an apology to all the browsers whose eyes go cross-eyed when they see how long this post is. I was working on an older article, bla, bla, bla...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your feedback! I plan to post more frequently in the coming days (short ones, I promise). Maybe even some fun stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com