"Children Are The Orgasm Of Life?"

Don't get me wrong. I love Lululemon. I would go to work in a pair of Lulu's Groove Yoga Pants each day if I could. And normally, when I purchase things from the store, I love receiving my "Manifesto" reusable shopping bag. But a trip there to get a Remix Hoodie USA yesterday had me wanting to stick my finger down my throat and puke up all the good feelings I had about the store.

What had me so put-off? One of the sayings on the "Manifesto" bag...

"Children are the orgasm of life?" Excuse me?

Don't get me wrong... I LOVE children. They're wonderful and precious when they are new born. And once they hit the age of four, they're wonderful too. (It's just during the "asshole" stage of two to three that I want mostly nothing to do with them.) Kids are great. And fun. Even during the "asshole" stage... They say funny things and are actually quite genius with their discoveries. But to call them "the orgasm of life?" Um... No.

What if one decides to never have children? Or what if one can't have children? Or what if one wants to have children but never meets a mate good enough to have them with, because all they seem to keep encountering are people who never grew out of that "asshole" stage from early childhood?

Are we denied this feeling of "the orgasm of life?"

How utterly eff-ing cruel.

This is one of the reasons I struggle with committing to the idea of having a child. It's this idea that having a child is one's "purpose" in life. Or that it is the "most important thing" one can do in their life.

I've never thought about a child in either of these ways. And I never will. I always thought of having children as a "fun way to keep company." Like I noted, they are precious and funny... Even when they are assholes. And if I did have them, they would be "up there" in terms of significant things I do in my life. But I plan on doing many, many other things that are equally significant, to me.

I mean, if children are, indeed, the "orgasm of life," those of who don't want/can't have/can't find someone not-asshole-ish to have one with should just end things now. And that can't be what the Universe wants. Because there are far too many things for me left to do...

• drink more cups of Nespresso
• Bikram 101 Challenge
• buy more skinny jeans from Jean Therapy
• travel back to Rome and see Chilean wine country
• attend Bikram yoga teacher training
• help build a successful digital marketing business
• finally straighten my leg in Standing Bow Pulling pose

See? Far too many things to do.