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Newbie here -- just saying HI!
Hey all,
I'm new to these boards and the knot/nest in general. I was always a little hesitant to post as I feel like an outsider, since I'm not quite as close to 'settling down' as a lot of posters seem to be.
I got incredibly excited when I saw this board, though, and I'm hoping I can make myself comfy here.

I've never been interested in having kids of my own thus far in my life, and have felt pretty isolated for that fact, especially as most of my close friends have kids. So I love that there is an entire board dedicated to people who feel the same way or at the very least who don't feel the baby urge yet.
I can already feel the understanding oozing out of this place! lol
Re: Newbie here -- just saying HI!
:-B
I'm a newbie, too - I joined the Knot when we were planning our wedding but I never quite got into the swing of the boards. I pinned some recipes that were from the Nest and it got me poking around again! We're celebrating our five-year anniversary (it has flown by!) next month and we are definitely DINKs. I liked reading the posts here and glad to see I'm in good company with other people who have lots of friends with kids. Sometimes I feel like there's something wrong with me because I don't have the urge to have a child. I wonder what it feels like to have that craving! But then again, the total lack of the feeling just reinforces to me that it's who I am. Anyway, to each her own! So I think I'll swing by when I need some non-mom talk! I'll check out the book club page, too. I love reading, animals, vegetarian cooking, road trips, bargain hunting, and gardening on our little plot of land just north of Boston. Here's to a happy last few weeks of summer! :-)
I hope this isn't TMI since it's only my second post, but I'll put it all out there: sometimes, I wonder what it feels like to be pregnant. Forget the things it does to your body, forget the birthing part, I just wonder what it feels like. Maybe there are other people out there that get pregnant for that reason, not thinking ahead to the kid part?!
Anyway, thanks for making me feel welcome! Is there a way to know if someone posts to a thread or do you just have to check back to see the status?
Thanks!
you arent alone in the what does it feel like camp- ive thought about that too, but all the other stuff that comes with it is way to scary to risk it hahahah And i totally love my dog more than some people. i may even be slightly obsessed with him