You bet! And I have a job, and I pay taxes.

Freaky arse doll

WOW - so the fact that I DECIDED to have a child on my OWN at 27, DID send her to daycare and allow her grandparents to see her is a negative thing?

Red, do what you want girl - only YOU know what is right

tippy

"tippy tumbles over and over"

Actually, that is called a "gross over-generalization"...

ooo ok

yeah so do I jerk!! your quick to judge when you don't even know the truth. way to make yourself look like an a$$

someone is a little bitter

Not bitter. Just tired of watching kids have kids with no plans for the future, for themselves or for their children.

ok first off.. you have NO clue who I am or what my plans are! if you have even looked at the whole post you would have seen me say we are waiting! you need to know the facts before you go an say something rude like that!

But were you responsible for them 24 hours a day? I had a live in babysitting job where I was responsible for everything they needed even at night. I was in college at the time. I finally realized that I needed to focus on my studies more. I learned that taking care of two kids is really hard work. You come after the kids.
Before this experience, I wanted a large family. I learned that I needed to wait before making such a big decision.

Not trying to be rude, really, just saying what you may have to look forward to. Get your career straightend out. Get married. Get a good stable home for the child. Then start having kids. Don't do it just because everyone else is doing it.

your being very rude! We plan on getting married an having our crap in order before kids come into play. learn bout someone before you think you know someone. I am not like more 21 years old, I act much older!

Congrats redhead, I hope things work out for you. You sound like you got a good head on your shoulders, you'll do fine when the time comes for you have children.

Listen carefully to this woman....she speaks real wisdom....

(I think I might love you after that comment Jess!)

You think that is freaky? look up Real Doll on the web...the ones that cost $3,000 to $5,000 are really cool but, somehow creepy as hell.

dont let it get you down, personally i would take a kitty over a kid any day. they can still learn to use the toilet and dont have to deal with loaded diapers at odd hours of the night

Nope I like those.. I have two.. He he...

lol I really dont like a wii will cut it. But like I said before we ARE going to wait. Just sucks, I want something to help with my baby fix.

Get a job at a daycare center.

I know you watched your nieces, but trust me, as a mom to 2 toddlers, babysitting is NOTHING like having your own. It's not 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for a couple of months during the summer. It's 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

It's exhausting.

Ever have a long day and come home and just want to relax? As a parent, you can't do that.
Enjoy choosing when to go to bed? Not an option when you have to rock an infant for hours because they can't get to sleep.
Like being able to get up and go whenever you want? Try adding 30-60 minutes onto everything, allowing time to pack up a diaper bag and get a kid ready.
A 10 minute trip to the grocery store suddenly becomes 30 minutes.
Have an extra ~$800 a month for daycare, or does your BF make enough to allow you to stay home (with the extra mouth to feed)?
Do you have the space for everything a baby needs?
Good health insurance?
What happens if you have a child born disabled? Or the child becomes disabled later?

I know you said you're going to wait, and whether you do or not is your business. And I'd be lying if I said all of the hardships aren't worth it, because they so are. And you can never be truly ready because parenthood is unlike anything you've ever experience. I'm not telling you to wait, I'm just saying to REALLY think about everything before you do take that step. Hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.