If one more man tells me that my biological clock is ticking. And then goes on to state that they think it is time that I consider settling down, getting married and having kids I will not be held responsible for outright decking them. What is it with men and the ever-ticking women’s biological clock?
Furthermore, anyone who tells me that the man I love is abnormal because they have not settled down, purchased a house, expensive car or bought into societies decree that all men should have found exactly what they want to be by the time they reach the venerable age of 18*, can kindly shove their opinion where the sun don’t shine. Thank you.
*At 31 I'm still trying to figure out if Engineering is what I want to do with the rest of my life.[grumble]
Posted by munin at Diciembre 11, 2003 06:16 PMFeel for you.. somewhat..
I've been running into women for the past 6 months who seem to revel in discussing their biological clock progress. This may seem crass, but why to "liberated women" go gung-ho on being strong individuals, some with really strong libedo drive and life goals to find fun everywhere they can, suddenly break-down and say they will be miserable if they don't have a family and realize they are running out of time at the ripe of age of forty-xxx?? We all take chances with what we think we want (partners, jobs, place to live, values, friends, etc.). It shouldn't come as a surprise that you can't have everything so you better make time for your desires while you can before they are gone...
mmm... If I don't find that nice Swiss lass destined for me soon, I'll be stuck listening to bio-clock talk for quite a while :| (aggg!!!)
on your side, next time someone mentions the clock, tell them your model has a defect that causes the clock to lose 1 hour each month. So, you have some extra time in the bank to play... :)
Posted by: meterosexual chef on Diciembre 12, 2003 12:22 AMI think deciding what you want to be when you grow up is crap. Hardly anyone does the same career their entire lives. I thought statistically we change careers every 10 years or something. If you're constantly growing as an individual what you want to do, what you want out of life, is constantly changing, so I think we're always looking for that 'something' we want to do. heh.
Settled down at 30. No thanks ;).
Posted by: Amber on Diciembre 12, 2003 11:57 AMAmber. Amen!
Posted by: munin on Diciembre 13, 2003 09:23 AMI´m so sick and tired of the the biological clock speech. Ever since I got married 3 years ago the kiddo questions got much worse and I´m only 25 for godness sake.
I told my mother in law that I didn´t like babies just to get her of my neck and since then I don´t get that many remarks from that part of the family. LOL