Women who want to remain childfree are often called selfish. Or cold. Or uncaring. Or all of those things. I daresay that for most people, there are two reasons to have children: It's the societal norm It's old-age insurance For 1, many people don't think their decision thoroughly through, I've seen countless occasions where in a cricle of friends, one couple would start to have a child and soon the others follow. Whether it's a form of peer pressure/belonging by conforming or a kind of rivalry I cannot say. But having children often seems to be considered "just what you do". For 2, when being asked why a woman wants to remain childless - and we are always asked, always expected to justify ourselves for this decision, while rarely anyone questions wanting to have children, even in a hopelessly overpopulated world -, the last question asked is usually "But what are you gonna do when you're old and alone?" (answer: same thing as before, enjoying my life), insinuating that
Hey guys,
I know you haven't come to expect much art work from me anymore, and no one is more bummed about that than me. I miss being able to be all artsy whenever I want, but being a mom to two little ones makes regular art time difficult. Especially when my hubby is a full time student and busy with homework. I'm well on my way to finishing my nativity Sculpey commission, and I will then continue working on my drawing commission. Nativity will hopefully be done by Thanksgiving and my drawing before Christmas. MushuD (https://www.deviantart.com/mushud) has been a saint in the patience department. A big thank you to her.
After these two commissions are done, I'll probabl
What the hell happened to DA?!
Ug, I guess in all fairness, they did warn us. But that was so stinking long ago that I forgot...Eh, gimme a month and I'll get over it.
I've been looking at light pad/table options and it seems like the best bang for my buck is the HomCom 22".
Anyone else have a better suggestion/option? Heck, if you have DIY instructions, I'll take a look.
Personal experience with any of the products on the market would be a plus too!
I'm needing this for cleaning up my drawings to get a final line drawing before inking. I might even use it for inking too. Sorry if this is fragmented, been a long day and I'm fried.