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I can muster little more than an eye roll for this week’s “bumpaholic” panic news stories (wherein reporters and experts speculate that an addiction to pregnancy is the only possible explanation for women having more than two children—catch up here if you have no idea what I’m talking about).
I do, however, appreciate Meagan Francis putting the smackdown on the whole idea over at Babble. Thanks, Meagan! For another reasoned and non-addicted perspective on larger families, check out Katie Allison Granju’s Full House, also on Babble.
That is all.
Oh, yes. Extreme fatigue, mind-numbing nausea, feelings of enormity and unattractiveness — this is the reason why I have three kids!
I have always loved big families, and wanted 4 of my own. For reasons unrelated to the children themselves, I’ve decided to stop at 3. But I love hearing stories of big families, and living vicariously through them!
God forbid, anyone would actually love any children and want more.
(no, I haven’t gone and read the link yet and no, I haven’t had my coffee. grumpy.)
The word bumpaholic is making me gag while searching out a spray bottle and a preppy woman with an economically “sound” 1.5 kids. Blech!
Word makes me want to puke. Judging women makes me want to barf. Pregnancy makes me want to barf. All in all I just want to puke. But the word makes me roll my eyes, too.
OMG you have got to be kidding me! I had no idea about this, but how completely and utterly ridiculous these ideas are. Because yeah, any of is who don’t “stop at one or two” children must be crazy. Or maybe, we just love kids and want a larger family? I’m pretty ticked at this that I can’t really formulate a good response, but this is just insane (on their part, not us so-called “bumpaholics”). Sheesh.
Yes. Thank you. I wanted to post something about this, too. But it just makes me feel too MAD. I saw Meagan’s piece before the original bumpaholic article. Thank goodness, or I may have gone off the deep end.
I agree with Jenny about not being able to form a good response. I mean, where to BEGIN? So thank you. For doing so and for being rational.
I know!
I just want to state for the record: I am not addicted to pregnancy. I just like doing all this laundry, see.
I could agree with you more. So many silly people out there. It makes me afraid for humanity sometimes.
I meant couldn’t agree with you more!