{"id":35310,"date":"2012-01-06T17:07:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T17:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/01\/06\/purewanderlust-djsakura\/"},"modified":"2017-07-01T21:02:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T21:02:43","slug":"purewanderlust-djsakura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/01\/06\/purewanderlust-djsakura\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-35310 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/01\/06\/purewanderlust-djsakura\/attachment\/35311\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/tumblr_lxdvozPbW41r45a1eo1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/tumblr_lxdvozPbW41r45a1eo1_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/tumblr_lxdvozPbW41r45a1eo1_1280-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/purewanderlust.tumblr.com\/post\/15402179191\/djsakura-preservedcucumbers-we-are-taught\">purewanderlust<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/djsakura.tumblr.com\/post\/15400663975\/preservedcucumbers-we-are-taught-that-its\">djsakura<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/preservedcucumbers.tumblr.com\/post\/15400562749\">preservedcucumbers<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We are taught that it\u2019s important to be respectful, yet the practice of questioning a couple\u2019s decision to not have a family is still openly frowned upon. A woman who doesn\u2019t want children is still considered abnormal, a childless man is thought to be selfish and immature.<\/p>\n<p>It is not the business of anyone but the couple (and potentially their doctors) whether they should decide to have children. That means it\u2019s none of <em>your<\/em> business, so think before you utter any of these condescending phrases to a childless\/childfree person.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m sure many of you have seen the \u201cI\u2019m not having kids\u201d post floating around. Well, Sarah here did an awesome job illustrating it into a nice image. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><em>(Text originally taken from: <a href=\"http:\/\/annie-banks.tumblr.com\">http:\/\/annie-banks.tumblr.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Also applicable to marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I appreciate this. I&rsquo;m still very much up in the air about children, even though I know if I <em>do<\/em>\u00a0have them, it&rsquo;ll be through adoption.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m sure I&rsquo;ll love them better than my own kids if I do adopt, but if I don&rsquo;t, my life will not be selfishly lived. I have a significant other I will spend my days loving and taking care of, and anyone who crosses my path with good intentions receives my affection and assistance (I try, at least).<\/p>\n<p>this planet can&rsquo;t really support a whole lot more children, so why don&rsquo;t we let those aware of this fact make their own unquestioned decisions? thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>purewanderlust: djsakura: preservedcucumbers: We are taught that it\u2019s important to be respectful, yet the practice of questioning a couple\u2019s decision to not have a family is still openly frowned upon. A woman who doesn\u2019t want children is still considered abnormal, a childless man is thought to be selfish and immature. 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