Sunday, May 20, 2012

Coming out of the "baby closet" (one of the few good things that happened while I lived in North Dakota)

I don't know exactly when I decided that I never wanted kids but looking back I can honestly say there were signs going back into my childhood....but for now I will start with the summer of 2007 when I decided to go back to school.  For some reason I decided to go to school in North Dakota.  Making friends was a big part of my college experience the first time around but now I had enough friends.  This time I wanted to get in, get my degree, get out, & then get back to SD where all my friends were & get on with my life.

As a result a result I didn't try to fit in.  I didn't try to please anyone.  I spoke my mind & didn't really give a shit.  I didn't hold back on the fact that I don't like kids or babies or teenagers or pregnancy.  They're dirty, & germy, & loud & sticky & make you fat, & tired, & poor!!  I LIKED it!
It was nice not to hold back & not worry "what if they don't like me?"  I didn't care.

Little by little over the 4 years all these feelings & thoughts that I kept pent up inside me slowly came out.  Luckily most people were fine with it.  Slowly I got the confidence to give them a giant earful if someone was stupid enough to give me some "Breeder Bingo."  (The stupid stuff breeders say when they find out you *GASP!* don't want kids.)

Don't get me wrong.  The 4 years I spend living in North Dakota totally sucked but I DID surprisingly make some friends, graduate with the degree I wanted, AND I left a more complete person that was confident in my lifestyle choices!

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