The title felt apt.
But what a load of shit.
Seriously the 1st world needs to get its head out of its own ass sometimes. I am sofa king over this kind of 'journalism', quoting all kinds of 'studies' into the human psyche.
And really, does anyone, anywhere, really trust stats and research groups anymore? Any twat with a theory can manipulate both to his or her own end.
And on the subject of twats, imagine spending all that time and money to train as an academic sociologist only to base your field of study on whiny privileged middle-class 1st world assholes?
Am I ranting here?
Why is it 'surprising' that parents are no happier than non-parents? Where, pray tell, did it say we should be?
Who really thinks it's odd that (according to women in, shock - horror! Texas) child-rearing rated sixteenth of a list of nineteen pleasurable things to do, rated after housework (this time their italics not mine). Try doing anything 24/7 and see how pleasurable it becomes - you wouldn't want to orgasm that relentlessly (be honest now).
I also have a problem with the assumption that happiness is our natural default state, were we all so happy farting rainbows until stinky old parenting came along and changed the flavour? Are childless people just sooooo happy all the time?
What a load of shit.
Go ahead, read the article. No really. 27 000+ people Liked it on facebook so it can't be that wrong. And it got 630+ comments so it obviously hit a nerve. Although granted lots of those are from the same guy with an axe to grind, and quite a few of them are from commenters with plunging cleavages bragging about their wanton desirable childfree lives.
I'm not even weighing in on this debate. The reasons for and against having kids are so many and varied, and so intensely personal, that to rehash this one in the public domain is too boring for words.
I'm just continually astounded at how many people in the world have the luxury to indulge this kind of naval-gazing and self-absorbed crap.
Just get out there and live you stupid privileged fucks.
Ja ok, I'm ranting. And I may not even be making sense. Blame it on the
And maybe I am currently 'one of those women who were once smart and interesting but have become zombies' but I seriously couldn't wait to finish this article so I could follow the link to Man Denies Owning Bag of Crack Found in Own Butt.
Now that's more like Sunday morning reading.
6 comments:
Priviledge does indeed breed stupidity, mine own included. Thanks for the reminder.
I love it! A good ole rant! Now that makes me happy.
DL
OK so I couldn't finish the article, more happy, less happy, single parent, 1 or 4 children... headache.
But you've got to admit the pic of the bathroom is interesting.
DL
I love your rant!
Speaking of orgasam, a recent IU study sponsorted by the makers of Trogans, 85% of men believe the women they have sex with had an orgasam and 61% of women say they had an orgasam. I think it's funny. That's about what it was in the original Kinsey study from IU.
Ha! Thanks...(says mom of 3 boys ages 15,12 and 10 and still can't get any work done)
Just wondering where does reading a nerve-touching article at 6:05am on a Sunday after no sleep rate on the list of pleasurable activities?
You no zombie. You cool lady.
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