Comments on: On Fertility http://puddlemonkey.com/2009/02/on-fertility/ Welcome to the jungle, bitches Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:40:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: A. http://puddlemonkey.com/2009/02/on-fertility/comment-page-1/#comment-610 A. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:49 +0000 http://puddlemonkey.com/?p=283#comment-610 I heard on the news once that they had made a survey at a university in the Netherlands about happiness. The result: kids were not on the list, which surprised the researchers. Kids cold even make people LESS happy... Well, you can prove anything with statistics, but I get there point. It's not for everybody. Nothing is. Nothing. I have three kids. They make me happy. But I can confess here, on a blog in another country, that I'm often happy that they, as they have for many years, live every second week w/ their dad. It gives me a lot of the space that I (among many other things) need to be happy. I heard on the news once that they had made a survey at a university in the Netherlands about happiness. The result: kids were not on the list, which surprised the researchers. Kids cold even make people LESS happy…

Well, you can prove anything with statistics, but I get there point. It’s not for everybody. Nothing is. Nothing.

I have three kids. They make me happy. But I can confess here, on a blog in another country, that I’m often happy that they, as they have for many years, live every second week w/ their dad. It gives me a lot of the space that I (among many other things) need to be happy.

]]> By: Halbie http://puddlemonkey.com/2009/02/on-fertility/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Halbie Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:33:22 +0000 http://puddlemonkey.com/?p=283#comment-419 Very nice. It can be tough to say that you 'don't want children' or 'shouldn't have children'. But I think it's a brave and selfless thing to do. Of course, I feel the same way as you so I'm probably just trying stroke two egos with one stone. Very nice. It can be tough to say that you ‘don’t want children’ or ’shouldn’t have children’. But I think it’s a brave and selfless thing to do. Of course, I feel the same way as you so I’m probably just trying stroke two egos with one stone.

]]> By: Chris http://puddlemonkey.com/2009/02/on-fertility/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Chris Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:55:36 +0000 http://puddlemonkey.com/?p=283#comment-418 I really liked your post, and your an awesome writer! I think sometimes it takes a much stronger person to realize kids aren't for them. It is not the easy choice. And I think in a way people who don't have kids are ... still a little selfless. -tallslacker I really liked your post, and your an awesome writer! I think sometimes it takes a much stronger person to realize kids aren’t for them. It is not the easy choice. And I think in a way people who don’t have kids are … still a little selfless.

-tallslacker

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