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Wow! All the birth stories were amazing. I was about to respond to each one, but I might get kicked off for flooding the thread (more than I am already!). :giggle: I loved reading them all.

I have to comment and hug
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@Syren , @Sarah03 , @eleanors36, @Alexa5 and anyone else ever on the receiving end of hurtful words for having no children, not enough or too many children. We all have reasons for our choices or lack of choices, and I hope mean people will stay out of your way. Some questions are too personal to ask. You never know what someone is going through. I lost my first baby before I told everyone; so only a few knew. Everyone else kept asking what was taking so long because they knew or assumed correctly that I wanted children someday and the clock was ticking. It was painful even to hear what a fun mom they thought I would be. I didn't know if I could even have one. All of you be proud for sticking with what you know is the right choice. Anyone here who cannot have children and wants to, I send a special hug to you too. This was my agony once upon a time. Surround yourself with goodhearted people. :heart: It's important to love the lives we have right now. I wish I could go back in time and tell my younger self all of this! :smile:
 
They were the kind of women who were very stoic and simply kept pushing ahead. They talked about it afterwards, though. This was over 25 years ago, but still absolutely horrible. Some very noted scholars said this stuff, too.
You must have been so proud of these amazing women for keeping their heads up high and pushing through. That is resilience and determination. I couldn’t imagine studying or working under those conditions.
 
Wow! All the birth stories were amazing. I was about to respond to each one, but I might get kicked off for flooding the thread (more than I am already!). :giggle: I loved reading them all.

I have to comment and hug
:hugs:
@Syren , @Sarah03 , @eleanors36, @Alexa5 and anyone else ever on the receiving end of hurtful words for having no children, not enough or too many children. We all have reasons for our choices or lack of choices, and I hope mean people will stay out of your way. Some questions are too personal to ask. You never know what someone is going through. I lost my first baby before I told everyone; so only a few knew. Everyone else kept asking what was taking so long because they knew or assumed correctly that I wanted children someday and the clock was ticking. It was painful even to hear what a fun mom they thought I would be. I didn't know if I could even have one. All of you be proud for sticking with what you know is the right choice. Anyone here who cannot have children and wants to, I send a special hug to you too. This was my agony once upon a time. Surround yourself with goodhearted people. :heart: It's important to love the lives we have right now. I wish I could go back in time and tell my younger self all of this! :smile:

Love this. Well said :).
 
Wow! All the birth stories were amazing. I was about to respond to each one, but I might get kicked off for flooding the thread (more than I am already!). :giggle: I loved reading them all.

I have to comment and hug
:hugs:
@Syren , @Sarah03 , @eleanors36, @Alexa5 and anyone else ever on the receiving end of hurtful words for having no children, not enough or too many children. We all have reasons for our choices or lack of choices, and I hope mean people will stay out of your way. Some questions are too personal to ask. You never know what someone is going through. I lost my first baby before I told everyone; so only a few knew. Everyone else kept asking what was taking so long because they knew or assumed correctly that I wanted children someday and the clock was ticking. It was painful even to hear what a fun mom they thought I would be. I didn't know if I could even have one. All of you be proud for sticking with what you know is the right choice. Anyone here who cannot have children and wants to, I send a special hug to you too. This was my agony once upon a time. Surround yourself with goodhearted people. :heart: It's important to love the lives we have right now. I wish I could go back in time and tell my younger self all of this! :smile:

Hugs to you, I am so sorry to hear this. This is something I will never be able to fully understand and it breaks my heart. I’ve known too many women who have lost children. And this is a big reason why people should be weary of asking a women why she doesn’t have any children because what if she is trying and or lost one. I’ve always been told you never forget the pregnancy. [emoji173]️

My family is very supportive of my choice to be child free and there is no shortage of others children so maybe that helps [emoji4]
 
Wow! All the birth stories were amazing. I was about to respond to each one, but I might get kicked off for flooding the thread (more than I am already!). :giggle: I loved reading them all.

I have to comment and hug
:hugs:
@Syren , @Sarah03 , @eleanors36, @Alexa5 and anyone else ever on the receiving end of hurtful words for having no children, not enough or too many children. We all have reasons for our choices or lack of choices, and I hope mean people will stay out of your way. Some questions are too personal to ask. You never know what someone is going through. I lost my first baby before I told everyone; so only a few knew. Everyone else kept asking what was taking so long because they knew or assumed correctly that I wanted children someday and the clock was ticking. It was painful even to hear what a fun mom they thought I would be. I didn't know if I could even have one. All of you be proud for sticking with what you know is the right choice. Anyone here who cannot have children and wants to, I send a special hug to you too. This was my agony once upon a time. Surround yourself with goodhearted people. :heart: It's important to love the lives we have right now. I wish I could go back in time and tell my younger self all of this! :smile:

Hugs to you, friend! Thank you for your kind words. [emoji4]
 
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New Charlie size and style! It has a LV vibe to me. Looks like it could hold my 15” laptop.

I’ll be watching for this to hopefully be released in navy signature. The regular navy Charlie is on my watched list but this would add a little variety since I already have the tan version. Right now I only have my spooky eyes market tote for days I need to carry a lot and I love it but I wouldn’t want to walk into a meeting with it [emoji23] The signature items seem to never go on sale even at department stores so I may have to wait quite a while for a deal like with my other Charlie. I can wait and my ideal color hasn’t even been released yet lol
 
Wow! All the birth stories were amazing. I was about to respond to each one, but I might get kicked off for flooding the thread (more than I am already!). :giggle: I loved reading them all.

I have to comment and hug
:hugs:
@Syren , @Sarah03 , @eleanors36, @Alexa5 and anyone else ever on the receiving end of hurtful words for having no children, not enough or too many children. We all have reasons for our choices or lack of choices, and I hope mean people will stay out of your way. Some questions are too personal to ask. You never know what someone is going through. I lost my first baby before I told everyone; so only a few knew. Everyone else kept asking what was taking so long because they knew or assumed correctly that I wanted children someday and the clock was ticking. It was painful even to hear what a fun mom they thought I would be. I didn't know if I could even have one. All of you be proud for sticking with what you know is the right choice. Anyone here who cannot have children and wants to, I send a special hug to you too. This was my agony once upon a time. Surround yourself with goodhearted people. :heart: It's important to love the lives we have right now. I wish I could go back in time and tell my younger self all of this! :smile:

TO! I wish more women who would say things like this than judgmental statements. It’s tough being a woman.
 
You must have been so proud of these amazing women for keeping their heads up high and pushing through. That is resilience and determination. I couldn’t imagine studying or working under those conditions.
My mother faced a lot of this as well, so to me, my mother and cousin really showed me how to hold my head high and keep going. I owe them a LOT!
 
I love hearing everyone’s wishlist for Spring bags! [emoji7]

I’ve realized most of my work bags are all Fall and Winter colors haha Although that won’t stop me from using them in the warmer months!
Same! My bags are all dark colors. The only “bright” color would be red.
Me too! I don't have many bright colors. I wish I could find a bright green (of course).
 
Me too! I don't have many bright colors. I wish I could find a bright green (of course).

There’s a specific green I’m looking for and I haven’t found it yet. I want more of a blue green than yellow. But I don’t want it to be too dark either but not too light haha when someone makes this perfect shade... I’ll be right there.
 
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