The dumbest things they say

Vintage photo from Tobyotter on Flickr.

This is annoying me at the moment because I’ve had three people use it on me in the last week and I find it such a stupid thing to say to someone.
Someone recently asked me if I was going to be away in January 09 because I have gone away at that time for the past 2 years. I calmly reminded them that 2 years ago at that time I got married and 1 year ago it was my 1st anniversary (how strange is it that they fell on the same day?), and that yes, I was planning to be on holidays this year, because BAM! It will be my 2nd anniversary. This person just “pftt-ed” and said “When you have children, you won’t be able to have any more holidays!”
Now I ask you … what was this supposed to make me do? “Oh … in that case” was I supposed to say “I’ll just cancel any future plans in the off chance I have children at some stage” ??? I don’t really get it? I DON’T have children, some day sure, but right now, NONE. So I am allowed to go on holidays. In fact – isn’t this the time to be going on holidays? Because apparently I will be locked in the house once they arrive!
Two more times this has come up this week. And the next two were delivered in the same way. Someone asked me to do something, something I didn’t really need or have to do, and that something was happening at 8:00am on a Saturday – 1 hour away from where I live. That means getting up at 6:30am, ON A SATURDAY, to participate in something I wasn’t really that into. I declined on the reason that it was too early. I don’t want to get up at 6:30am on a Saturday if I don’t have to. “Well when you have kids” they said, “You won’t be able to sleep in anymore”. And your point is? I ask. I DON’T have kids, and I like to sleep in on a Saturday. I’m not about to start practicing waking up early so that I’ve got it right when the kids are here. What I’m going to do is sleep in as much as I can.
I know that people with children, LOVE to talk about their children, and LOVE to whine about the things in their life that are different and stupid now that the kids are here, so that we can feel sorry for them. But I don’t have children and I am going to go on holidays and sleep in as much as I like. SO THERE!