77 Quotes by Jen Kirkman

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    Sometimes I feel like if two parents were given $100, and a child-free person was given $100, everyone would assume that the parents would invest their money wisely because they're smart. And people like me would just go buy candy.

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    As a woman of a certain age - and really, ever since I hit puberty and my baby-making parts were suddenly subject to public debate - I've been told over and over again that I will 'change my mind' about not wanting kids.

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    A lot of relationships have ended for me in my 20s, because I knew that eventually those people would wanna settle down and have kids.

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    Asking questions about why I don't want kids is really none of your business, but at least it's a dialogue.

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    The urge that most people feel to have kids is the exact same as the urge that I have to not have kids. I do not want to raise a child.

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    I'm very big into just feeling good and doing what I want; I'm not very calculated or thoughtful about my moves.

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    Improv requires one thing I lack that I think most mothers need - the basic instinct to put someone else first.

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