tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post3835304825067497166..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: Kicking the bucket (list) loribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-43496640808251930162014-11-30T18:46:39.222-05:002014-11-30T18:46:39.222-05:00I agree! I don't have children and I don't...I agree! I don't have children and I don't want to travel the world. Every time someone talks about living a full life without children, he or she mentions the ability to travel and how all childless people should be excited about that. I traveled a big part of my life and I moved every two years all over the place and probably will move again. I don't like the process of traveling, don't like airplanes, don't like driving, I don't like going to National parks and cabins, don't like boating and cruising, all those super fun things childless people should love. Next time I'm in Paris I plan to just spend a few weeks living there, i.e. eat, walk the streets, watch people, read, talk, think. I don't plan to even visit a museum. <br /><br />I want to learn Spanish, though, and write a book :)PerAsperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384612134241953499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-67417037560767133462014-11-30T10:18:46.785-05:002014-11-30T10:18:46.785-05:00I love this post! I think it's a helpful persp...I love this post! I think it's a helpful perspective in general. I read a blog post the other day that was about the pressure of goals and accomplishments and the big question was "to what end?". Obviously goals and projects give us a sense of purpose that can be pleasurable, but just as having kids is not my sole purpose in life (and while I think parenting is really important, I would also feel bad for someone who felt it was their SOLE purpose), I don't think being childless means you have to invent some kind of greater purpose. My favorite childless aunt recently retired and is enjoying travel and golf and brewery tours. Sounds like a nice life to me! I know things get warped when we measure ourselves against others, but if losing a baby has taught me anything, it's the pain of those comparisons and the freedom that comes from doing what I need to do to feel okay--no matter what other people think I should be doing.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946311309467296976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-31956037011199295272014-11-30T05:42:31.839-05:002014-11-30T05:42:31.839-05:00I completely agree. Just because we don't have...I completely agree. Just because we don't have children, or just because we have free time, we shouldn't be under any pressure from other people to live our lives any other way. <br /><br />I have had a post on the question "what do you do all day?" half drafted for a long time. I have a theory about the people who ask this. Maybe you're encouraging me to finally write it!<br /><br />Though as you know, I'd be travelling a lot if I could afford it! But that's my choice. It isn't everyone's. (And I certainly don't want to climb Mt Kilimanjaro or run a marathon. I do want to brush up on my Mandarin though so I can finally visit China, and a Kenyan safari is on my wishlist.)Malihttp://nokiddinginnz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-54121271278827971972014-11-29T23:27:00.024-05:002014-11-29T23:27:00.024-05:00I so agree. I absolutely loathe the "shoulds&...I so agree. I absolutely loathe the "shoulds" that are placed on people throughout life. "Should" get married by a certain age. "Should" travel the world at a certain point in life. "Should" complete some amazing thing by midlife. And "should" have a bucket list. It's not that people do any of this, but just that we are all expected to follow a certain formula. Maybe it's time to recreate the bucket list?Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.com