I would be tempted to have said ‘and?’Was just chatting to a colleague over lunch about some trips my OH and I have planned over the next few months. We’re planning on long weekends in Barcelona, Dublin and Vienna by the end of the year and maybe a week somewhere hot in the autumn.
Another colleague came in while we were talking and she said “you wouldn’t be able to do all that if you had children, my boyfriend and I haven’t had a city break for nearly two years”
Ok…… not selling that to me
I had the same comment. Replied 'Yes and that's one of many reasons we don't have them'.Was just chatting to a colleague over lunch about some trips my OH and I have planned over the next few months. We’re planning on long weekends in Barcelona, Dublin and Vienna by the end of the year and maybe a week somewhere hot in the autumn.
Another colleague came in while we were talking and she said “you wouldn’t be able to do all that if you had children, my boyfriend and I haven’t had a city break for nearly two years”
Ok…… not selling that to me
"Lucky I don't have any children thenWas just chatting to a colleague over lunch about some trips my OH and I have planned over the next few months. We’re planning on long weekends in Barcelona, Dublin and Vienna by the end of the year and maybe a week somewhere hot in the autumn.
Another colleague came in while we were talking and she said “you wouldn’t be able to do all that if you had children, my boyfriend and I haven’t had a city break for nearly two years”
Ok…… not selling that to me
I just don’t understand what you’re expected to say?"Lucky I don't have any children then"
Literally?? You wouldn't be able to do that as easily if both your arms and legs fell off, but....they're fully attached (I assume!). Just a pointless thing to say!I just don’t understand what you’re expected to say?Am I supposed to spend my spare time thinking about what I would do if I had children?
You mean - what you wouldn’t be able to to do if you had childrenI just don’t understand what you’re expected to say?Am I supposed to spend my spare time thinking about what I would do if I had children?
Similar happened to me the other day. I was saying that I'd had a lovely 9 hour sleep and a woman not even involved in the conversation butted in with her tinkly laugh and 'Ooh you won't be able to do that when you have children'.. one of many reasons I will not be making that choice.Was just chatting to a colleague over lunch about some trips my OH and I have planned over the next few months. We’re planning on long weekends in Barcelona, Dublin and Vienna by the end of the year and maybe a week somewhere hot in the autumn.
Another colleague came in while we were talking and she said “you wouldn’t be able to do all that if you had children, my boyfriend and I haven’t had a city break for nearly two years”
Ok…… not selling that to me
it’s just so bad that the assumption is everyone wants to ruin their lives with children lolSimilar happened to me the other day. I was saying that I'd had a lovely 9 hour sleep and a woman not even involved in the conversation butted in with her tinkly laugh and 'Ooh you won't be able to do that when you have children'.. one of many reasons I will not be making that choice.
I've been told multiple times at work that I have to have a child haha. Like people well talk about children and ask me and I'd say something non committal like not sure yet if I'll have them and they say "no, you have to, at least one"! First of all I think it's generally an inappropriate conversation for work, insensitive and also please stay out of my business. But it's also funny because I am actually undecided so might end up having a child, but them saying it makes me not want to have one moreit’s just so bad that the assumption is everyone wants to ruin their lives with children lol
Or the parents could move the children away or ask them not to be shouting and screaming as they need to respect others.This is the response to someone complaining she can’t work from home at certain times of the day due to small children congregating outside her house and screaming… WTAF.
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Omg I hate this!! I'll actually be able to have as many lie-in's as I like because I will NEVER subject myself to the sleep deprivation children cause.Similar happened to me the other day. I was saying that I'd had a lovely 9 hour sleep and a woman not even involved in the conversation butted in with her tinkly laugh and 'Ooh you won't be able to do that when you have children'.. one of many reasons I will not be making that choice.
Word. I have MS and even just looking after a dog for a few weeks that barked in the night and woke me up at 6am was enough to make me feel really unwell.Omg I hate this!! I'll actually be able to have as many lie-in's as I like because I will NEVER subject myself to the sleep deprivation children cause.
Long term sleep deprivation is no joke;
Exactly how bad is long-term sleep deprivation for the health of new parents? | The Independent
That’s on the salon too. Where I go specifies no children unless they’re getting a hair cut as it’s not fair for other clients. Plus, all the expensive tools and dangerous chemicals that are in a salon…I like going to the salon usually but today a customer has brang her two really small girls with her to wait while she has her hair done. Could she have not arranged for another appointment or found sitters? The loud film on the iPad that they are watching is not even turned down for the other people here. They've just turned it right up. The mum's quite happy on her iPhone with her roots in tin foils, so it'll be a while then. Completely oblivious.
The staff should be telling them to turn down/off their iPads, it obviously disrupts other customers experiences?? At very least the Mum could say headphones only.I like going to the salon usually but today a customer has brang her two really small girls with her to wait while she has her hair done. Could she have not arranged for another appointment or found sitters? The loud film on the iPad that they are watching is not even turned down for the other people here. They've just turned it right up. The mum's quite happy on her iPhone with her roots in tin foils, so it'll be a while then. Completely oblivious.
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