Originally Posted By u k fan I'm with Labuda on the kids thing. Not because the world's going to the dumpster, but because I don't want the hassle. Why would I want something that depends on me 24/7? I don't get signing up for all the stress. Luckily, the fact that I'm in the minority means that I'm not needed to keep the human race going and my brother has a son so the name lives on so there's no pressure there either. Also, I agree on the Melon thing - who decided that was food?!!!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo See, I don't get the movement of more people not wanting kids. I am with CC, kids are the meaning of life.
Originally Posted By u k fan There are plenty of them already. Seriously, should my biological clock ever tick I intend to look into fostering. Either way, I don't want my own!!!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Inspector!!!!!! Hi I SO agree about the camping! SO much work to go sit around and do nothing and I can't even begin to post about the bathrooms >>>>...TIE! Jam Bands/Drum Solos. You know what, musicians? The drugs that make your self-absorbed wanking seem so profound to you don't have a contact effect on the rest of us.<<<< YES! to the above. I start looking around for my remote to use the fast forward button and then remember it's live -fishing. I used to go with my dad. My memories are of getting up way too early to sit in a boat and stare at the line. If I caught a fish, I felt sorry for it and taking it off the hook grossed me out.
Originally Posted By Labuda "There are plenty of them already. Seriously, should my biological clock ever tick I intend to look into fostering. Either way, I don't want my own!!!" Yep. In fact, if I didn't have the post-divorce financial mess I'm dealing with, I'd likely have starte4d the process to adopt an older child already. In fact, there's this one 15-year-old I saw profiled on local news a few weeks ago that I think would be the perfect kid for me to adopt if I were in a position to afford a kid. But, c'est la vie - I'll likely be in my 40s if and when I ever have a child in my life... and my preference will be that s/he is potty trained first! lol
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt I have a good friend who is a Foster Mother. She actually adopted one if the children. It's very rewarding & we all cry when the kids move on. They come & they go but God bless her for what she does!!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan In defense of camping: There's nothing like having breakfast in the great outdoors on a bright sunny morning in a redwood forest. And nothing like kicking back around a campfire at night. It wakes up a whole different part of you that just doesn't surface in city life. Much like a stroll along an empty stretch of beach can do. I love big, bustling cities and hotels and theme parks etc. But it's really nice every once in awhile to slow down and go camping. Playing cards at a picnic table or just reading with the sounds of the forest around you or cooking outdoors or walking along by a little creek.... that's good stuff, man. I think the key to enjoying it is trying to resist packing 9 million things. I see some people hauling all that gear and they look like they're moving, not camping. Keep it simple. Really simple. And try to go to one of the less-traveled campgrounds to get a little space around you.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA ^^^That's all well and good, Kar2oonMan, but what about pooping?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss ^^Second tree to the left. Be sure to cover the hole after you're finished.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan At the national, state and county parks I tend to visit, they have running water and everything.
Originally Posted By u k fan Put me down as someone who likes camping - as long as the toilet facilities are good! Labuda, I'm right with you. I have a friend who is waiting to be matched to a child for adoption right now and they have specified age 3 or under. While I respect her choice and the reasons behind them it makes me sad that there are older children who will likely never get adopted that she just won't look at. I want a child who can go to the bathroom, tell me what's wrong in words and come to the movies with me. 7+ (at least) should do it!!!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Now that I think about it I might enjoy camping if I just "showed up" and everything was there. It's the organizing, packing, schlepping stuff around and clean up that is off putting. I also need fully equipped bathrooms and room service would be nice
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt <<They don't have room service. >> our last trip my neighbors son made me a s'more! close enough I guess!
Originally Posted By Ursula I'm changing my answer. I LOVE camping. The last time my husband went camping, he had a great time and really enjoyed spending time with his friends. I got the whole house and the TV all to myself. So, yes, I am now a BIG fan of camping.
Originally Posted By Oldschool Disney <<And what the deal with Pomegranate?!>> Sorry to go back so far, but Pomegranate margaritas are the bomb.
Originally Posted By Oldschool Disney I like camping, especially since I discovered air mattresses and the tents they have are bigger than the shack that unabomber guy lived in.
