01-21-2010, 05:07 PM
When I was a child, I wanted to be in the Army. At that point, women in the army couldn't have children, so that meant I was excused. I watched women with children all around me and it looked like work! I wanted to have fun: be in the army, travel a lot, have adventures. That didn't go with marriage or children. So decided against both. I was nine.
I actually joined the Air Force, eventually, and they paid for my tubal ligation when I was 27. I had to tell a few people it was none of their business, but legally I was entitled to the operation, and I got it. Of course, realizing I was a lesbian sort of made the whole fertility thing moot, but I was always glad I had the procedure, just in case.
There was never a whole lot of arguing or discussion with family or friends. I just said "no." I was a smart-mouthed kid and a loner, so after a little of that, they left me alone.
I actually joined the Air Force, eventually, and they paid for my tubal ligation when I was 27. I had to tell a few people it was none of their business, but legally I was entitled to the operation, and I got it. Of course, realizing I was a lesbian sort of made the whole fertility thing moot, but I was always glad I had the procedure, just in case.
There was never a whole lot of arguing or discussion with family or friends. I just said "no." I was a smart-mouthed kid and a loner, so after a little of that, they left me alone.
