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My husband and I don't want kids but our parents want grandkids, how should I tell them?

He and I talked and decided we didn't want kids before marrying, but our parents said they hoped for grandkids someday.
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MarkPaul · 26-30, M
Remember when you were 7-years old and you wanted an Easy Bake oven... and your parents got it for you? Give them what they want.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@MarkPaul That's hardly the same thing. A baby is a lifelong responsibility. You're no longer just responsible for the kid until they turn 18 in this economy. You're responsible for that human being for life, unless you're a POS deadbeat parent.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@LordShadowfire So, you are in favour of deleting her parents. Shameful.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@MarkPaul What in the happy hell are you babbling about now? I'm just saying she shouldn't have to ruin her entire life to make her parents happy. You're starting to remind me more of Trump every day.
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
@LordShadowfire this, like most of Mark's takes, makes no sense.

It makes more sense though when you remember Mark has to wear a helmet indoors.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@LordShadowfire Stop being so insensitive, self-absorbed, and childish. She has a responsibility, some might say an obligation, to have kids. Period.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@MarkPaul Okay, we get it. You think women exist only to have children. When can we expect you to sign on as part of Trump's cabinet?
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@LordShadowfire I respect women.
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
CorvusBlackthorne · 100+, M
@MarkPaul One cannot simultaneously respect women and demand that they be vessels for children at the whim of their parents.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@LordShadowfire Well, I am the ultimate alpha male.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@CorvusBlackthorne Well, that's not exactly what I am saying.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@MarkPaul Big deal. I'm a turbo dude.
CorvusBlackthorne · 100+, M
@MarkPaul It actually is. You told her she should give them what they want because they gave her...

Well, you presumed that she wanted an easy bake oven as a child, which is rather chauvinistic of you.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@CorvusBlackthorne It's just based on gender studies. No harm intended. No harm done.
CorvusBlackthorne · 100+, M
@MarkPaul I suppose you also assume it is her lifelong dream to be a housewife and remain at home while her husband does all the work?
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@CorvusBlackthorne Of course he does. That's the MAGA dream.
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@LordShadowfire Oh, is that one of those "special" gender things. What pronouns do you use?
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WendyLopez43 · 26-30, F
@MarkPaul I never wanted an easy bake oven...
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@WendyLopez43 Oh. My bad...