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kikichanelconspiracy
11/07/08

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Shameful confession: I LOVE the movie 'Baby Boom'. When Sam Shepard as the sensitive vet kisses Diane Keaton in front of her ajar fridge? *swoon* Then again...I haven't seen this movie since I was 11, so maybe I won't be so taken if I watch it again. Which I refuse to do, because misty water memories and what-not.
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maggiemom
11/07/08

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Are the mommys really prejudiced against the childless or simply dumbfounded for a conversation starter with someone who is not obsessed with baby poo?
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Gumbina80
11/07/08

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"Just as women once practiced putting to hit the links with male clients, dads are quick to bring up organic diapers and car seat recalls during meetings."

Ha ha. Joke's on ... somebody. Golfing is infinitely more fun than changing diapers and wiping snotty noses.
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FatBottomedGirl
11/07/08

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Really,

Because something is friendly to women with children it becomes a battlezone for people with out children?

Really?

I swear to God sometimes this site look for an way to fit in the weekly bashing of the mothers.
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Dogtanian
11/07/08

@FatBottomedGirl: Hmm. I'm starting to wonder about that myself. Motherhood is not evil and anti feminist. Also it's possible to talk about motherhood in a positive light without portraying it as "the ultimate fulfillment, everyone should do it".
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elysium_kitschen
11/07/08

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Look, I work in Hollywood. The question as to "what do you to succeed with these women if you don't have kids" is ridiculous. The fact is, this idea of a "Mommy Mafia" is a fairy tale. Hollywood is not kind to mothers, motherhood, or wating a normal family. I have worked for high powered women and men, and the women with actual power CANNOT have it both ways. It's all about the 12-hour days, the missed parent/teacher conferences, the saying goodnight to your kids over the phone with your assistant on the line... This is the reality. And to be fair, the men I work for rarely see their kids either. So it is a SHITTY career for families. And for the record, I am terrified of having kids beause there is no guarantee my job will be waiting for me after maternity leave. Not all jobs have contracts...

(I have not read the article yet because I cannot link to it, but based on the summary, I am guessing my rant is justified!)
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PyroVixen
11/07/08

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As a childless 27 yr old adult in a serious relationship, I often feel the exclusion from mothers. It can irk me sometimes, but I overcome it when I think about being in their shoes. I'm sure they miss stayin up late, sleeping in, shopping only for themselves, and not having to call a babysitter for some time away. As far it effecting my career, I've never seen it. If anything my employers liked my flexibility with schedules, and that I didn't have kids calling me everyday wasting company time. I'm in no hurry, I think I don't want to bear any at all, but there's still some love in my heart for adopting and fostering. I fiqure why should I birth a child when there are children alive and well that wish for someone's heart and a place to call home. I especially don't want to go through a pregnancy or labor the pain of delivery. Call me selfish but I'd rather be it now than as a parent.
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RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee)
11/07/08

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Way to get in on the Mommy Wars, LA Times. You're only a year or more behind.

(Couldn't open the link but did find that LA Times has an article on Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) and one on the Hollywood Pinups, a coffee table book of Hollywood stars photographed a la Vargas girls. Susan Sarandon looks way sexy. Hunting for the article wasn't a loss.)
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11/07/08

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Aspiring screenwriter here...

And one who also wants children but just hasn't yet.

Not to go too off-topic, but I personally don't find people, especially women, who choose to be child-free offensive at all. In fact, I think too many people have kids for the wrong reasons.

I've seen more than an instance or two of women "forgetting" their BC and getting pregnant to hang onto a man.

But that's something else entirely. It seems unfortunately that babies in so many ways are just another Hollywood trend now. I mean, these are people you're talking about. It's not a restaurant, nightclub or handbag.
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Ms Pointy
11/07/08

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I can't open the link posted, BTW
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msAnthrope
11/07/08

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i think the purposefully childless woman is an unsettling presence on so many levels, to both men and women. women who always wanted kids view her as a freak. women who went ahead and popped out kids without much introspection question their decision when they see some women have happy long-term relationships and gasp! marriage! purposefully excluding children.

i wonder how many men would quietly think to themselves that the purposefully childless woman just hadn't met the right man yet?
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tomatoheart
11/07/08

@msAnthrope: I know my mother says that outloud to me every time I tell her I do not want children.
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Scal
11/07/08

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"Great, if you have kids. But what if you don't?"

Isn't the whole point that the career-world used to be unfriendly to people with children, and now there are a few headline worthy instances where it's no longer an issue?
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brendastarlet is on it
11/07/08

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I can believe the women of Hollywood are networking through their children. But I don't believe the women of Hollywood hold anything close to actual power in Hollywood, give or take a handful of directors, producers and show creators.

If they aren't let into the treehouse, they might as well bond with their kids while they're getting the slice the action that they're allowed.
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odinsraven
11/07/08

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I tried to read the article, but the LA Times website is being screwy. So, I can only really comment based on what Dodai provides here.

I work in Hollywood, on the production legal and film finance side of the business.

I have ZERO idea what these people are talking about. Maybe for people like Laylee Olfat, this is true. But unfortunately, Laylee is small potatoes. Trust me, the top of the top female producers, lawyers, studio execs, etc. do not meet at the playground and at birthday parties.

I wish I could access the rest of the article to find out if I'm wrong and suddenly Amy Pascal, Melanie Cook, Kathleen Kennedy, Donna Langley, and Pam Abdy et al are talking shop over dirty diapers, but I doubt it. Because they're kind of busy running studios and making movies.
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Macloserboy
11/07/08

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But what good is this if all they're doing is making the same types of films? Isn't the point of power to effect change, not just power for the sake of it? Remaking The Warriors is a lame idea no matter where you discuss it, Mommy & Me or the golf course.
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Hamsterpants
11/07/08

@Macloserboy: They're remaking "The Warriors"? BASTARDS! Leave my childhood memories alone, you Hollywood grassfuckers!
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
11/07/08

@Hamsterpants: 'Grassfuckers'?
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Hamsterpants
11/07/08

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: Am expression I stole from www.thefilthycritic.com
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
11/07/08

@Hamsterpants: My internet says that domain is for sale, but it's okay cos I laughed anyway. I'm easygoing like that.
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Hamsterpants
11/07/08

@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: It's actually www.filthycritic.com. He is hilarious, but um, filthy.
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tomatoheart
11/07/08

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This isn't just a hollywood-exclusive sort of thing. Being child-free is still considered gasp-worthy amongst folks I've come into contact with. "But of course you're going to want children...someday!"

I really look forward to more child-free zones. I think they're just as necessary as spaces where children are welcome. But let's just say I don't want to see you changing your child's organic baby diaper or get accosted by organic pea puree while I'm having a $100/pp meal (oh yes it's happened).
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Never_Nude
11/07/08

@delicatetbone: I agree, and it's odd. I had hippiechick at the tender age of 24. She's 17 now, so you do the math. The new hubby and I are both in our early 40s, and discussed having our own family. We decided not to. It's almost like I'm living in reverse. Next year, hippiechick is off to college, and the hubs and I are free and unfettered. We feel like newlywed 20-year-olds, talking about joining the Peace Corps or working in Pago Pago or something crazy like that. We certainly do not feel old and settled.

Long way to say heck yes to being child-free, even though I have a child. Weird!
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