F U one liners for more kids

[vivienita]

@manonjourney Yup. I'm literally on anti anxiety meds and doing CBT sessions with a psychotherapist group that specializes in parents to try to work through the feeling of overwhelm I have now. It feels like I'm not a person anymore which is scary AF.

 

[manonjourney]

@vivienita Ugh sorry to hear that. Yeah, no one talks about the real and scary stuff that happens behind the scenes. This is why me looking at social media makes me wanna throw my phone across the room. All of these professional and perfect looking photos with them and their babies dressed up. Like it’s a good day if I can change out of my pjs (and into whatever leggings I can grab quickly and that I fit into) and put deodorant on. GTFO with the two kids thing. Like, I wanna have a life one day lol.

 

[steinem27]

@mcc873 I also went through IVF to get pregnant, which I’ve been very open about, so I like to make people feel really dumb for asking me if I want more kids. Like, you don’t remember what I just went through to get through this one??

My husband likes to tell people he knows we “can make one good kid” but isn’t sure beyond that. People usually shut up because what do you say in response? They also sometimes seem to question themselves whether they were able to be solid people and parents to their entire brood.

 

[job28]

@steinem27 I went through IVF too and I like to say "so do you have an extra 20k lying around to help us pay for another kid?"

 

[mcc873]

@steinem27 This is awesome!

 

[angelbaby777]

@mcc873 I like to say 'I dunno, 6 months of 3 shots a day plus losing 1/3 of my blood giving birth kinda puts me off of doing it again "

 

[atheist99]

@mcc873 I literally would ask if we can enjoy the child we JUST had first

 

[mcc873]

@atheist99 YES! He’s literally the perfect kid, why not just stop if you’ve just had the perfect kid!!??

 

[tombe]

@mcc873 I mean “No.” is a complete sentence

 

[manonjourney]

@tombe This is what I say every time! Just, NO.

 

[beaton]

@mcc873 Also 4 months PP and a one and done. I was always on the fence about kids. Now I have my son and he is my biggest blessing.

BUT

My one liner going forward is going to be “ fck off, postpartum has been brutal, I’m not doing this again”

 

[alex594]

@mcc873 You can people max uncomfortable by saying “I can only give my attention and care to one child, if I have another I’ll probably neglect their needs, unless you want to adopt them” and I bet they’d never ask again

 

[parkerjwill]

@mcc873 I just say, “oh fuck no” or if it’s respectable elders, “oh hell no”

 

[mcc873]

@parkerjwill Absolutely not is a favorite of mine.

 

[phamnga25]

@mcc873 “my butt still hurts from making this one”

 

[mcc873]

@phamnga25 And my cooter!

 

[gavenv]

@mcc873 I would say "the postpartum bleeding and discharge grossed me out so much i dont want anymore"

 

[mcc873]

@gavenv Love when you mention the brutality of postpartum, especially for the men!

 

[thebodythebride]

@mcc873 Just tell them your uterus won’t take another round of IVF so you’ll need them to surrogate

 

[sueann1205]

@mcc873 Personally I like a straight forward approach:
-that’s personal and not your business
-are you going to pay for childcare?
-do you want me to be happy? (What I say when my mom brings it up)
-I know my limit and this is enough