OK, I lied. The TV is just fine, can surf the internet on it and stream, and if it keeps Mr. B company while he pedals his bike, it is all good. 
I encounter more people who seem to BE the ones who stop in the middle of the sidewalk, which is why I listed it in this category. I do like the stray cow analogy. Iâve been a city girl my entire life so that is an expression Iâve never heard.
I also love babies. It is breaking my heart that S17 says he hates children, that D says she wants to adopt (not that adoption is bad but she wants to adopt an older child and I at least want to have an infant to cuddle) and that oldest sonâs gf refers to newborns as âbirth control.â I told H that maybe weâd retire to one of those mixed age places where the old people mentor the kids.
Got it, @techmom99 I grew up in a small town⊠occasionally, we had to chase away a neighborâs cow that was hanging out in front of our house blocking access to our driveway. Stray cows and indecisive tourists have that ability in common!
I didnât like kids in my 20s, but I still wanted to have kids. I wouldnât be surprised if your kids should their minds.
@oldfort -
I hope so. My D has been adamantly against having children since early days, as has S17. I, on the other hand. always wanted kids but didnât have them until I was in my 30âs. Oldest boyâs gf had a terrible childhood, nasty parental divorce, substance abuse by both parents, foster homes, I can get why she doesnât want kids but it breaks my heart that she is dragging my son down. The middle boys have never expressed a preference either way.
Disneyworld. No desire to go.
I am not aware of any movie or show with Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck that my kids would have ever seen.
Some families are national park type families. Some are theme park type families.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Well really cannot say I hate them since I have never been on one, but the thought of going on a cruise is a total and complete turn off to me.
I read about the postage stamp sized rooms and the 24 hour food buffets where people just eat all day long. Then I constantly hear about Norovirus breaking out or people jumping/falling overboard. â the whole thing just sounds like a circus on water to me.
Camping. Just no.
Really muscular men
This reminds of a former employee I had who disliked kids immensely and was adamantly opposed to ever having one. About a year after she left the company to go on a long trip/sabbatical, another of my employees casually mentioned, âI ran into ___ at the grocery store.â Me, âOh, how is she? DId she like her trip?â Him, âI guess so as sheâs really pregnant.â Me, âWhat!?â Fast-forward a couple of years and her FB feedback is mostly kid pictures.
Las Vegas
Ditto on the cruises and Vegas. (Iâve never been on a cruise, I have to admit).
cheap hotel rooms
Really, how much are you actually saving to be in an environment that is full of
polyester?
If this was about vices this would be my #1 --I just like nice hotels.
Sometimes really nice ones and in no way see it as a waste of money.
It is not somewhere that I am sleeping, it is a place I am being.
I am allergic to down⊠donât knock polyester.
Late night talk shows. Itâs not the staying up late part. I like that. Itâs the shows themselves I hate. It doesnât matter who the host is either. I hate them all.
Big dogs that want to jump up on me.
Shaved heads and goatees! I canât think of anything more off-putting in a man.
Man buns. And before you say that the majority of the population doesnât like them, let me clarify: I live in Portland, Oregon.
@ChoatieMom - I married into a âcampingâ family, and you would not believe the lengths to which Iâve gone not to have to go on camping trips! I can tolerate it for a night or two if itâs only my immediate family but Iâd rather have a root canal than go with my BIL and his wife. Give me a cruise anytime! At least I can take a shower anytime I want and donât reek of wood smoke all time and there arenât any snakes or skunks.
I hate dogs in malls and everywhere I turn around, especially when they are poorly behaved and their owners are unable to control them and donât clean up after them. 