I wonder if this is something that all young, 'dual-income no kids'families experience, or if we are just such a charming and friendly couple that people feel comfortable to approach us with their kids' fundraisers (or in rare cases, have their kids do it themselves). For those of you reading this who I have recently bought something from - don't get me wrong or feel like I am complaining! I actually quite enjoy contributing to these fundraisers. It makes me feel, in some tiny way, like I'm helping. My choice to not have children does not make me a heartless ogre who hates kids. It just means I don't want them around all the time and I suspect that I wouldn't enjoy it. Instead, I get to hang out with my friends' and brothers' kids on occasion and buy them presents which I normally
Sunday, October 2, 2011
No Kids - Lots of Fundraisers
My husband reminded me the other day that we get solicited a lot for fundraisers for our friends' kids. He wasn't complaining, just commenting on the irony that because we have chosen not to have children of our own we must seem like good candidates to shell out money for others peoples'. Perhaps because people assume we have a lot of disposable income since we're not pouring our paychecks into kids clothes and baby food and such. Which is understandable.
I wonder if this is something that all young, 'dual-income no kids'families experience, or if we are just such a charming and friendly couple that people feel comfortable to approach us with their kids' fundraisers (or in rare cases, have their kids do it themselves). For those of you reading this who I have recently bought something from - don't get me wrong or feel like I am complaining! I actually quite enjoy contributing to these fundraisers. It makes me feel, in some tiny way, like I'm helping. My choice to not have children does not make me a heartless ogre who hates kids. It just means I don't want them around all the time and I suspect that I wouldn't enjoy it. Instead, I get to hang out with my friends' and brothers' kids on occasion and buy them presents which I normallyam too lazy to forget to mail. Then I get to go home, sit down in my uncluttered house, and throw back a bottle of glass of wine in complete silence. But seriously, I dont' want to spend my hard-earned money on overpriced wrapping paper. I want cookies. Or wine. If there was a wine fundraiser, I would be all over that shit. Take note, parents. Take note.
I wonder if this is something that all young, 'dual-income no kids'families experience, or if we are just such a charming and friendly couple that people feel comfortable to approach us with their kids' fundraisers (or in rare cases, have their kids do it themselves). For those of you reading this who I have recently bought something from - don't get me wrong or feel like I am complaining! I actually quite enjoy contributing to these fundraisers. It makes me feel, in some tiny way, like I'm helping. My choice to not have children does not make me a heartless ogre who hates kids. It just means I don't want them around all the time and I suspect that I wouldn't enjoy it. Instead, I get to hang out with my friends' and brothers' kids on occasion and buy them presents which I normally
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