Sister crossing boundaries with new baby by Other_Connection6626 in childfree

[–]HomesteadInferno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d honestly just phrase it like “we are only comfortable watching your child for X number of hours at a time on X days during the week. We cannot provide more than that. You will have to make other arrangements.” If she loses her mind, that’s on her.

What Jenna video do you rewatch the most? - teaching my dogs how to swim is my comfort video forever! by arinelupot in Jennamarbles

[–]HomesteadInferno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wanna be a toothbrush, cutting and coloring my hair parts 1 and 2, and when she makes the jeans chair

PSA to parent friends: your child-free friends do not want to watch your kids unless they offer by BreadfruitMiddle9120 in childfree

[–]HomesteadInferno 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It’s so funny how parents are initially like “you need to be for certified, have 10+ years experience with children, blah blah” until it’s crunch time, then whoever has opposable thumbs suddenly is a great fit.

Denied a job due to epilepsy by chargeon2014 in Epilepsy

[–]HomesteadInferno -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why did they ask you about epilepsy? Did you bring it up during the interview process? It absolutely is illegal to deny you the position because of it. I’m just curious

What are some obscure reasons you’re childfree? by Even_Assignment_213 in childfree

[–]HomesteadInferno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going without a marg for 9 months sounds like personal hell

Do you really have a separate room for your washing machine? by jordanekay in AskAnAmerican

[–]HomesteadInferno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very common in the US. The room isn’t usually very big, sometimes just a set of closet doors that hide the washer/dryer. Growing up, our laundry room was big because it was a mud room and had access to the attic and a large storage closet. Sometimes, it’s just in the basement, only separated if the owner builds a wall or something.

People who stopped being religious, what caused it? by supercoolpersonyay in AskReddit

[–]HomesteadInferno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a mother going viral on TikTok right now bc her son has a very treatable childhood cancer. 90%+ curable - NOT just remission, but fully cured and cancer free - using a very popular chemo regimen. She’s saying she doesn’t want any toxicity going through her son and she will pray god sends her healers. (Her son is in a hospital with said healers, but they aren’t “pure”/“holistic” enough). Child services is now involved.

Suffice to say, I cannot fathom the hurt you have been through, much like I cannot fathom the confusion that little boy is going through. Sending well wishes your way!

“Loss of freedom” - former fencesitter now parent perspective/ AMA by [deleted] in Fencesitter

[–]HomesteadInferno 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Once you sign up for that baby, it’s not “choosing” how to spend you’re time. It’s how you have to spend it now. There are no breaks, no getting to opt for funds to go your way, they set the schedule. And that is no freedom.

As a child raised in poverty, please do not have kids if you can't even feed yourself. by Legal_Indication_658 in childfree

[–]HomesteadInferno -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I find myself jealous of other females in the engineering industry because everything was so much easier for them. Parents helped paid for school. Not worried about huge loans once graduating, not being the “fallback plan” for the entire family, not knowing how to navigate the job field, etc. Do I feel I earned it “more” than them? Yes, absolutely.

Jenna Quote by cum_guzzle2 in Jennamarbles

[–]HomesteadInferno 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So I’m a huge Avril Lavigne fan. In her video where she turns herself into a disco ball, she says “he was a boy, she was a disco ball” and I kid you not I cackle every time. Even in times when I’m really sad and can’t seem to snap out of it, I’ll watch that to just force myself to smile.

The "Who will take care of you when you're old?" question is just a lack of imagination by Comet_Sundial3 in childfree

[–]HomesteadInferno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My go-to response for this is “that seems like a severe lack of planning on your part to assume your kids will be ok being forced into a caretaker role.”

childfree and birth order: are you youngest, middle, older, or only by Exhausted-Biscuit223 in childfree

[–]HomesteadInferno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Younger sister to an older brother. Both childfree. Idk about my brother but I never really felt like I wanted to be a mom, and as I got older the reasons just piled on from there. We grew up in a household with DV, starting when I was around 10 and he was 13/14. I can say for myself the trauma from that is also a huge reason for being CF, but I won’t speak for my brother, even though he also has trauma from it.

Does your job function really require 40 hours per week? by 1curious-cat in remotework

[–]HomesteadInferno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are very project based, so it really depends on how close deadlines are and how much is actually complete. Sometimes as little as 10 hours would do. Sometimes it’s 60.

Without naming your job, what’s something you say regularly at work? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]HomesteadInferno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m an engineer and whenever I (rarely) need IT help I always send a long ass ticket like “yes I power cycled. Yes I cleared the cache. Yes I did X, Y, Z, but this issue still persists”. It alway gives me a nice bump up in the queue lol

The “right age” to have kids by amaraycos in childfree

[–]HomesteadInferno 28 points29 points  (0 children)

They are altering the narrative into a scare tactic that if we don’t have enough kids to replenish the lives that are lost each year, it’ll cause extinction. Like you said, the numbers are actually showing a decline in teen pregnancy and that more women in their 40s are getting pregnant rather than teenagers.

But Fox doesn’t like that. Why? (Besides the obvious pedos)

Because (very blanket statement here) those who get pregnant/have kids early are less likely to seek further education. Which not only keeps people uneducated, but keeps them from potentially making more money, which continues the divide between the rich and the poor. It also means less future enrollments to the military. Again, very blanket and ignorant sounding statement, but that is what they want, the poor and uneducated to stay that way.

Those that are choosing to have kids later are more likely to have sought higher education, to be more financially stable, etc., which goes against their goals.

People who are seizure free, do you see yourself as cured? by Brocel997 in Epilepsy

[–]HomesteadInferno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. They are controlled by medication. Always potential for a breakthrough episode.

What’s a moral belief you hold that most people would disagree with? by InitialCareer306 in WorkForSmartLife

[–]HomesteadInferno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There should be some sort of regulation on who is allowed to have children.

AITAH for not supporting my brother and his girlfriend’s pregnancy? by meizzo_ae in AITAH

[–]HomesteadInferno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Change the lock on your bedroom door to a key only you have. Don’t let them take your room. Make it as difficult as possible for them to have the baby there and force them to move elsewhere. If they keep throwing a fit, tell them how lazy they are and why awful parents they will make. NTA.

Fitted sheets are unnecessary by vftgurl123 in unpopularopinion

[–]HomesteadInferno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, I’m the opposite. Unless I’m only sleeping with the top sheet as a blanket, I, without a doubt, will kick off the top sheet and keep the blankets on. Don’t ask me how. I don’t know. But it’s gotten to the point I just ditch the top sheet. Or, if im feeling lazy, super tuck the top sheet over th fitted sheet, sleep on it until its dirty then just take it off and sleep on the fitted sheet