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7 Interests Lemming
Sep. 30th, 2007 12:06 pmThis is one of those memes/lemmings where someone picks 7 interests off your profile page, and you are supposed to talk about what they mean to you and why they're on your interest page.
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_scarlet_ibis_ tagged me
childfree - I am "childfree" to distinguish myself from those who are involuntarily "childless" but want children. J. and I, when we were dating, thought we might have children at some point, but over the years, decided that we were pretty sure we did NOT want children. I'm not one of those "childfree" people who actively hates children and refers to them as "crotchfruit" and so on. I do like other people's children, but I don't feel my biological clock ticking and don't wish to make the lifestyle sacrifices necessary to be a good parent. This has been called, by some, a selfish decision, and in some ways it is. However, I think each population needs a certain amount of childless individuals and couples to do the kind of work that is difficult for a person deeply involved in family life; I think that's why we have nuns, monks, and others so "married to their job" that they have no time for family life. I haven't been doing much of this kind of work, but I'd like to do more of it. I'm not saying that being a wife/mother/husband/father precludes doing charity work or creating big changes in the world- I think we all know family people who go on medical missions and so on. But being a really good father/mother takes a lot of physical and mental energy and many folks don't have the energy or to attend to big picture tasks or don't want to risk the safety of their children to go on big adventures. ( Read more... )
ypsilanti - Where I live. The red-headed stepchild of next door neighbor Ann Arbor. I enjoy the working class atmosphere and racial diversity of Ypsilanti, and the fact that you are almost as close to many cultural and educational opportunities but with a lesser cost of living than Ann Arbor. Ypsi has a pretty cool culture of its own, including ethnic restaurants, downtown coffee shops, classic car shows, and a nifty historic district called Depot Town. I like it here.
_scarlet_ibis_ tagged mechildfree - I am "childfree" to distinguish myself from those who are involuntarily "childless" but want children. J. and I, when we were dating, thought we might have children at some point, but over the years, decided that we were pretty sure we did NOT want children. I'm not one of those "childfree" people who actively hates children and refers to them as "crotchfruit" and so on. I do like other people's children, but I don't feel my biological clock ticking and don't wish to make the lifestyle sacrifices necessary to be a good parent. This has been called, by some, a selfish decision, and in some ways it is. However, I think each population needs a certain amount of childless individuals and couples to do the kind of work that is difficult for a person deeply involved in family life; I think that's why we have nuns, monks, and others so "married to their job" that they have no time for family life. I haven't been doing much of this kind of work, but I'd like to do more of it. I'm not saying that being a wife/mother/husband/father precludes doing charity work or creating big changes in the world- I think we all know family people who go on medical missions and so on. But being a really good father/mother takes a lot of physical and mental energy and many folks don't have the energy or to attend to big picture tasks or don't want to risk the safety of their children to go on big adventures. ( Read more... )
ypsilanti - Where I live. The red-headed stepchild of next door neighbor Ann Arbor. I enjoy the working class atmosphere and racial diversity of Ypsilanti, and the fact that you are almost as close to many cultural and educational opportunities but with a lesser cost of living than Ann Arbor. Ypsi has a pretty cool culture of its own, including ethnic restaurants, downtown coffee shops, classic car shows, and a nifty historic district called Depot Town. I like it here.
