Silliness S**t My Kids Ruined! 100s of Reason to be Childless

Dusty Bottoms · 05-19-2010, 10:30 PM

Found this site linked in on Reddit:

http://shitmykidsruined.tumblr.com/

Also works as a great contraceptive aid

SneakySnake · 05-20-2010, 02:18 AM

SUCKERS!

Sweetpea · 05-20-2010, 03:18 AM

Awesome site! Proof that I did the right thing with not getting kids but cats

SneakySnake · 05-20-2010, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Awesome site! Proof that I did the right thing with not getting kids but cats

Yes I agree. MY Mr Kitty hardly ruins anything. But I have heard stories from people who's cats do damage to furniture and carpets etc.

Sweetpea · 05-20-2010, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Yes I agree. MY Mr Kitty hardly ruins anything. But I have heard stories from people who's cats do damage to furniture and carpets etc.

At least I can bring them to the pound if they start doing that... You try doing that with a kid

(nb: not that I even could actually consider doing that, but still...)

Sparrow · 05-20-2010, 04:53 AM

Corinne Maier, the French author of 'No Kids', was on a radio phone-in here a couple of years ago. She was treated like a pariah by a lot of parents who called in - many of them seemed to agree with her view that having offspring may have been a mistake, but took strong exception to her airing her regrets in public. They thought it would be bad for the children.

Stitchawl · 05-20-2010, 05:21 AM

As a teenager, my brother and I asked my mother "if you could do it all over again, would you have children?" She thought a moment, and said "I love you both dearly (and we knew she meant it) but if I could do it all over again I'd never have kids!"

That was about 50 years ago. Now, my son is in his thirties. I fully understand my mother's point of view. I couldn't ask for a better kid (although if he were rich enough to support me that would be nice,) smart, pleasant, kind, great sense of humor, etc., all the things we want our kids to be. But if I could do it all over again...

Stitchawl

Sweetpea · 05-20-2010, 07:13 AM

Hmm, my mother said she'd do it all over again...

She must have really loved us, aweful brats that we were

zelda_pinwheel · 05-20-2010, 07:22 AM

hm, well my cat has an unfortunate habit of scratching the chair that i painstakingly re-covered (myself !) with a la poste postal sack, and both of them generate larger quantities of fur than i would have thought possible (they're just not that big, and yet somehow...), but all in all i'd say i'm pretty lucky with them nonetheless ! and they're definitely less of a pain in the arse than a couple of shums !!!

kindlekitten · 05-20-2010, 07:40 AM

I would have had more kids. or at least had them later in life. I've been empty nested for awhile and was completely unprepared for that. neither of them show any inclination to make any grandbabies anytime soon. I guess that's why I teach skiing and have critters

mores · 05-20-2010, 07:59 AM

My first is now almost 2 years old. So far he hasn't broken anything important. Actually, not really anything at all.

I'd probably do it again if I could start over.
That said, I do miss sleeping in on weekends and going out.
And I miss my home-office.

dsvick · 05-20-2010, 09:37 AM

Our kids have destroyed, broken, ruined, mutilated, and generally made inoperable for their originally intended function quite a few things.

We'd gladly do it all over again!! Although we might do a bit better job of hiding the magic markers and crayons.

Dusty Bottoms · 05-20-2010, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hm, well my cat has an unfortunate habit of scratching the chair that i painstakingly re-covered (myself !) with a la poste postal sack, and both of them generate larger quantities of fur than i would have thought possible (they're just not that big, and yet somehow...), but all in all i'd say i'm pretty lucky with them nonetheless ! and they're definitely less of a pain in the arse than a couple of shums !!!

A SHUM is a child!!! I've been here a year and a half and I've only just figured that out (go to the stupid corner, Dusty). I feel like Chuck Heston at the end of Soylent Green

"Soylent Green is people!! It's people!"

Nate the great · 05-20-2010, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dusty Bottoms

A SHUM is a child!!! I've been here a year and a half and I've only just figured that out (go to the stupid corner, Dusty). I feel like Chuck Heston at the end of Soylent Green

"Soylent Green is people!! It's people!"

SHUMS: Shrieking Hordes of Unwashed Minions of Satan

first reference:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...950#post204950

zelda_pinwheel · 05-20-2010, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dusty Bottoms

A SHUM is a child!!! I've been here a year and a half and I've only just figured that out (go to the stupid corner, Dusty). I feel like Chuck Heston at the end of Soylent Green

"Soylent Green is people!! It's people!"

clearly we need a wiki page for all the llounge memes. although to be honest, i'd say anybody who doesn't know what SHUMS are should count themselves lucky.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

SHUMS: Shrieking Hordes of Unwashed Minions of Satan

first reference:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...950#post204950

wow you're fast nate. that is indeed the birth of the SHUMS (ararar). for more information (and an audio sample), click here (if you dare).

05-19-2010, 10:30 PM	#1
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Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Corinne Maier, the French author of 'No Kids', was on a radio phone-in here a couple of years ago. She was treated like a pariah by a lot of parents who called in - many of them seemed to agree with her view that having offspring may have been a mistake, but took strong exception to her airing her regrets in public. They thought it would be bad for the children.

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Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	As a teenager, my brother and I asked my mother "if you could do it all over again, would you have children?" She thought a moment, and said "I love you both dearly (and we knew she meant it) but if I could do it all over again I'd never have kids!" That was about 50 years ago. Now, my son is in his thirties. I fully understand my mother's point of view. I couldn't ask for a better kid (although if he were rich enough to support me that would be nice,) smart, pleasant, kind, great sense of humor, etc., all the things we want our kids to be. But if I could do it all over again... Stitchawl

05-20-2010, 07:13 AM	#8
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Hmm, my mother said she'd do it all over again... She must have really loved us, aweful brats that we were

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	hm, well my cat has an unfortunate habit of scratching the chair that i painstakingly re-covered (myself !) with a la poste postal sack, and both of them generate larger quantities of fur than i would have thought possible (they're just not that big, and yet somehow...), but all in all i'd say i'm pretty lucky with them nonetheless ! and they're definitely less of a pain in the arse than a couple of shums !!!

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kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I would have had more kids. or at least had them later in life. I've been empty nested for awhile and was completely unprepared for that. neither of them show any inclination to make any grandbabies anytime soon. I guess that's why I teach skiing and have critters

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mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	My first is now almost 2 years old. So far he hasn't broken anything important. Actually, not really anything at all. I'd probably do it again if I could start over. That said, I do miss sleeping in on weekends and going out. And I miss my home-office.

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dsvick Wizard Posts: 2,737 Karma: 635747 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, USA Device: PRS-900	Our kids have destroyed, broken, ruined, mutilated, and generally made inoperable for their originally intended function quite a few things. We'd gladly do it all over again!! Although we might do a bit better job of hiding the magic markers and crayons.

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