I think it's really wonderful that you know your own mind on this. Your husband needs to come to terms with it. Nobody should convince another person to have children. I love my children and I love being a mother and there are times that I would happily give all three of them up because they are driving me crazy.

This would be one of those mom sacrifices. You don't write and publish essays for the world to read cuz FEELINGS. You go to therapy, find a private group of like minded women, talk to your spouse. You don't get to emotionally fuck up your kids cuz FEELINGS.

No, you aren't negating me at all! I really like what you said:

That's what I came here to say. My mom was a terrible mother who wanted four children; my dad wanted no children. For the majority of my life, he treated me the same way he treated house cats: taking care of my basic need and occassionally clucking and saying "isn't she adorable?" when I did something cute. I was not…

I totally understand where you're coming from. However, my mother used to tell me the same things, like she would have more money without me, and that me getting sick was an inconvenience to her and that she had to leave her job to have me and had to "start all over again." These are completely legitimate…

I'd feel sympathy for a woman who was forced into motherhood against her will or by lack of options, but the woman saying she never wanted to be a mother then had a son anyway, had no feelings for him, and then had a daughter? I'm sorry, she's just an asshole.

I understand why people would feel like they couldn't talk about this. If we're being honest about feelings here, I honestly felt no sympathy for the women above. To be honest, I saved all my sympathy for their children.

I don't understand why you wouldn't want to get these kinds of messages, ladies. Sometimes you have to wait months or even years to find out you've been dating an asshole, but these guys just let you know right away. It's practically a public service!

by that logic, if you buy an iphone (or practically any manufactured good, honestly), you are supporting the exploitation of cheap labor overseas. ARE you?

No. My overall position is that one man's incorrect opinion about marriage doesn't cancel out all his good works (and the good company he created).

Some people have an opinion. Its OK to have one, it's a constitutional right. So I can't understand why people make such a fuss over this. Why not just explain to them why their opinion is wrong, or why even care? So what if you are against gay marriage? So? You could be the greatest, nicest person in the world, but…

While I 100% do NOT agree with Chick-fil-A's stance on gay marriage, I do believe that they have the right to uphold their beliefs and values. Being able to have differing beliefs is part of the freedom that comes with living in America. Banning them from football games because they have a belief that discriminates…

I definitely don't condone homophobia, but I still eat at Chick-fil-a all the time. Why (other than the damn fine sandwich)?

Sometimes I wish it was possible to SPREAD THE GAY!

In Arizona, yes, explicitly. There was an uproar a few years ago when SB1070 was passed; opponents dubbed it the "Show Me Your Papers" law. The wording of the law says that officers are required to verify the paperwork of anyone they have "reasonable suspicion" of being here illegally, but that race can't be the sole…

The police have a right to ask for your ID if they have "reasonable suspicion" that you are involved in illegal activity. I'm not convinced the officer did in this case.

If the beautiful young white woman refused to show id when suspected of criminal activity then YES!

I hate the term "biracial couple". Hate it, hate it. Just call it couple, people. The fixation people have with race in America is unbelievable. Even so called liberals will ask what is your ethnicity before asking your name. Every. Damn. Time. "What are you?" Is what they ask. Excuse me? What do you mean what am I?…

Police should be required to fill out paperwork anytime they use handcuffs, or discharge their weapons. Just put tamper evident tape on all of it, and if the tape gets broken, they need to explain why.

and members of the LGBT community who are mad that they said they would wait to get married until everyone could get married