Ok, I've been viciously attacked here for perhaps sending out the wrong message and there has been understandable knee-jerk reactions, but part of my first post was somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I have stated that I respect good mothers and the fact they probably go through a hard time. I was alluding to a number of different factors, although admittedly I could have made my first post more in-depth and mature. Ok, first of all, it's generally not that hard for two people of the opposite sex to create a baby, like I said, generally speaking. You don't need twelve years of education, or even a small dose of life-skills and experience. There's silly kids having kids, just because they can. I cannot accept that's an admirable thing. As far as mothers-to-be in general goes, maybe I was just being a bit ignorant to the fact that it is an amazing thing, and they just can't help their excitment; however I do feel that some women have this notion that they're the only ones in the world who are pregnant, and seem a bit up themselves [no pun intended]. That's my opinion, it wasn't to infuriate or to downgrade women, it was just a shot at some of these silly women. There's been a huge amount of women who have had kids and abondoned them, or just been terrible mothers who have not been interested in them. Being or becoming pregnant in itself is no proof whatsoever that the person is generally ''A good person''. Women who make a conscious decision NOT to have children because they feel they wouldn't be suited to motherhood, get more respect from me than selfish women who have kids knowing they wouldn't make a good mother, or just not giving a damn about what they're letting themselves in for. So there you have it, this ''robot'' has spoken.
Ok, thanks for clarifying. That doesn't sound too bad. In fact, I agree with you somewhat. I've had 'acquaintances' who were pregnant at the same time I was, yet they thought the world revolved only around them. Not everyone is like that, but there are definitely some. It's the same thing as when people get married. When I got engaged, nobody made a big to-do about it, but when my sister in law got engaged, that's all everyone ever talked about (mostly because she wouldn't shut up about it). To each their own I guess.
Really? You would be shocked to know, how many couples have tried for years to have babies but could not and in the end adopted kids. You need to go out a bit more instead of staying in your "machine shop" all the time till someone presses your "go" button.
Yeah but compare that to the thousands of people who DO get pregnant every day... I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying that you're right to a certain extent though (IMO). Some people may say you're completely right or completely wrong, I'm just voicing my view/opinion.
I remember when I discovered I was pregnant with my eldest. Yes I felt like I'd done something incredibly clever, blah blah. It's a normal reaction to doing something truly life changing. You can't go back and unmake the life (despite what the pro-choicers might tell you) and the decision will affect your whole life. For the better, I reckon, but when you are standing there looking at the little white stick and the idea of a baby isn't an idea anymore but it's a reality. If you're not excited by that then there is something seriously wrong with the decision to get pregant. For the record I was excited when I went to university, started my OE, got married, when my kids started school. Take the excitement out of the big milestones and there's not much left in life!
Whatever it is, I was very excited when I first knew that I was pregnant...after 6 months of our marriage. And my husband was the happiest man alive!