I'm 23. 23. And women at my age, 23, could still be technically called 'girls', are complaining they don't have babies? That they are not married? They actually refer to it as if they are getting old? The first time I heard one say this to me, I just assumed she was a lone crazy baby freak. Then another, and another, and ....another.
You are 23. You have a good 60 years of life left. And you already want to be bored and start the mundane routine of marriage and kids? 2 of the women who have said this to me, I was actually involved with. Needless to say I could never have sex with them again. Beautiful, young, intelligent women, who have a whole life of experiences left to have, want to end it all with a chubby cheeked shit machine(thank you Debra Morgan). I just don't get it. I understand the whole maternal clock thing, but damn. Not in the early twenties. At least Liz Lemon has an excuse.
23. I dont think I could emphasize the number enough. If you can barely afford a used Honda Civic, you can't afford a baby. Not to mention that people are not emotionally stable enough for a baby at that age either. I think our society treats marriage and children like we treat the elderly. A throwaway culture. Except its not just the elderly we don't care about. Its the kids and marriage too. Why don't you live your life, experience what you want and don't want, and actually know who you are and what you want. Because when you hit 30, 35, 40, or whatever age that latent 'Oh I didn't live this back then, I have to know now, its all the husband and kids fault' kicks in, you have a child or husband that gets left in the dust. Get drunk, meet different people, have some fun, have some protected sex, jump in the ocean in the middle of winter, dance your fucking ass off. Because that is all fun and lighthearted. But marriage and children is not something you take lightly. There are enough fucked up people in the world, don't bring in even more because Mommy and Daddy were never actually old enough to be a Mommy or Daddy. Why bring something into this world you couldn't do the courtesy of being serious about.
You are 23. You have a good 60 years of life left. And you already want to be bored and start the mundane routine of marriage and kids? 2 of the women who have said this to me, I was actually involved with. Needless to say I could never have sex with them again. Beautiful, young, intelligent women, who have a whole life of experiences left to have, want to end it all with a chubby cheeked shit machine(thank you Debra Morgan). I just don't get it. I understand the whole maternal clock thing, but damn. Not in the early twenties. At least Liz Lemon has an excuse.
23. I dont think I could emphasize the number enough. If you can barely afford a used Honda Civic, you can't afford a baby. Not to mention that people are not emotionally stable enough for a baby at that age either. I think our society treats marriage and children like we treat the elderly. A throwaway culture. Except its not just the elderly we don't care about. Its the kids and marriage too. Why don't you live your life, experience what you want and don't want, and actually know who you are and what you want. Because when you hit 30, 35, 40, or whatever age that latent 'Oh I didn't live this back then, I have to know now, its all the husband and kids fault' kicks in, you have a child or husband that gets left in the dust. Get drunk, meet different people, have some fun, have some protected sex, jump in the ocean in the middle of winter, dance your fucking ass off. Because that is all fun and lighthearted. But marriage and children is not something you take lightly. There are enough fucked up people in the world, don't bring in even more because Mommy and Daddy were never actually old enough to be a Mommy or Daddy. Why bring something into this world you couldn't do the courtesy of being serious about.
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