1812I want more of these kind of friends

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this post on the brat page made me think of Rio & Dee.

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Rant Number: 36165
When: December 2003
What kind: Not a rant -- a rave!
Where: my friend's house
A big rave to a PNB friend of mine. Her two children are very small,
yet largely under control and not awful to be around. While my friend
is thrilled to be a mom, she is capable of conversation on other
topics, and has maintained other interests. She does not require her
friends to pick up, play with, or otherwise worship her children
unless they want to.
But the best trick of all--she is completely, 100% supportive of her
childfree friends. In fact, her "default setting" is to be concerned
about her children infringing on my space (they don't, because they
are properly parented) and making sure that I know I don't need to
spend time with her when her children are around if I don't want to
be around children. She genuinely believes that those of us who don't
want kids shouldn't be forced or coerced into having them.

I believe there's a direct correlation to her being a PNB who made an
intelligent, aware, conscious choice to have children and her
complete support of those of us who have chosen differently. She's
genuinely happy with her life, so she doesn't need to the validation
that comes with forcing everyone else to make all the same choices
she did.

All that, and her kids are being raised not to be horrid little
monsters. Yay!!!