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Do you want kids?

Débuté par The Jackal , févr. 05 2012 01:48

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 08:57

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DominusVita wrote...

No, For a variety of reasons.

1. It's an immense responsibility, and I want to be prepared beyond measure before taking the steps down that road. I'd be ready for the responsibility mentally and psychologically, but difficult to say financially. It's too unclear.

2. The World already has an overpopulation issue. Adoption would be worth considering, though.

3. I don't know if having kids is really for me. I don't have the same desire some may have to be in a 2.3 kids-and-a-dog family. All choices come with a price, and the answer of whether it's worth it or not is dubious at best. The possibility isn't out of the picture, though.


I don't want to have kids for these reasons and then some.

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 08:58

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JoeLaTurkey wrote...

This

and this.


Not that I don't agree with the sentiment, but it would help if he was a bit less of a d**k and didn't himself looks like a baby with a beard...

Modifié par android654, 05 février 2012 - 08:59 .

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 09:00

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Do kittens count?

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 09:04

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I have two. Children are our immortality in a way, and they are absolutely wonderful to watch grow from empty shell with only instincts into adults with opinions and lines of thought all their own.

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 09:10

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I've never been excited about the idea. It's something that I don't think you could ever really prepare for or have any idea what it is like until you go through it.

And I am not sure if I would be great kid raising material seeing as how I am afterall just a big kid.

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 09:19

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ydaraishy wrote...

Do kittens count?


Good question XD I have two cats who act like children.

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 09:38

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ydaraishy wrote...

Do kittens count?


Absolutely!

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Who wouldn't want to raise those adorable things?

... as to OP... nope. Many reasons, not the least of which is that child labour / birth itself is the most terrifying thing I've ever seen (was with a friend giving birth to her first born... the horrors)...  I'd be a lousy mom anyway most likely, so it's probably for the best. 

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 09:45

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Hathur wrote...

I'd be a lousy mom anyway most likely, so it's probably for the best. 


Thats a recurrent theme in this thread it seems; people thinking or believing they wouldn't be good parents so as to excuse themselves from having children (and there's nothing wrong with that)

But from what I've seen, it's people like that who make the best parents in the end.  No one is born a good parent after all.

I wasn't sure I'd make a good father, because I was never comfortable around children.  But holding your newborn son/daughter in your arms changes you, and inspires you to be a better and stronger person because you're no longer just looking out for you.

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 10:04

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No. I've always thought children seemed like some weird, alien species. My husband and I decided early on that kiddlywinks did not fit into our lifestyle and are happily, childfree.
Also I have a habit of, accidentally, leaving umbrellas in cafes and on trains and I'd probably end up doing the same with a baby. :)

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 10:06

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Unbannable wrote...

Hathur wrote...

I'd be a lousy mom anyway most likely, so it's probably for the best. 


Thats a recurrent theme in this thread it seems; people thinking or believing they wouldn't be good parents so as to excuse themselves from having children (and there's nothing wrong with that)

But from what I've seen, it's people like that who make the best parents in the end.  No one is born a good parent after all.

I wasn't sure I'd make a good father, because I was never comfortable around children.  But holding your newborn son/daughter in your arms changes you, and inspires you to be a better and stronger person because you're no longer just looking out for you.


Except in my case I have a possibly "good" reason why I wouldn't be a good mother.. it's genetic related and I'll leave it at that (either that or I'm paranoid and a bit "selfish".. meh).

Modifié par Hathur, 05 février 2012 - 10:07 .

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 10:37

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You might give birth to blond super mutants who would take over the world?

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 11:14

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Unbannable wrote...

Hathur wrote...

I'd be a lousy mom anyway most likely, so it's probably for the best. 


Thats a recurrent theme in this thread it seems; people thinking or believing they wouldn't be good parents so as to excuse themselves from having children (and there's nothing wrong with that)

But from what I've seen, it's people like that who make the best parents in the end.  No one is born a good parent after all.

I wasn't sure I'd make a good father, because I was never comfortable around children.  But holding your newborn son/daughter in your arms changes you, and inspires you to be a better and stronger person because you're no longer just looking out for you.


I think this is one area where being selfish is ok. it is something that will drastically alter your life and to not consider yourself first is foolhardy.

I think that's the main reason people object to the idea of parenthood. I rather like the idea that I'm responsible for myself and only myself the thought of having a child depend on me as well as another adult who's depending on me to take part in a role of responsibility I didn't seek would probably lead me to resent them both.

People who neglect their lives in the service of those around them could very likely resent those very same people for things left unfulfilled in their own lives. I think a person's life is meant to be lived for themselves. It may come off as self-centered and selfish but it is the unabashed truth.

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Posté 05 février 2012 - 11:32

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Voila

Im a bachelor type .. So never going to happens. I enjoy to much my freedom.

Modifié par Suprez30, 05 février 2012 - 11:33 .

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android654 wrote...

I think this is one area where being selfish is ok. it is something that will drastically alter your life and to not consider yourself first is foolhardy.

I think that's the main reason people object to the idea of parenthood. I rather like the idea that I'm responsible for myself and only myself the thought of having a child depend on me as well as another adult who's depending on me to take part in a role of responsibility I didn't seek would probably lead me to resent them both.

People who neglect their lives in the service of those around them could very likely resent those very same people for things left unfulfilled in their own lives. I think a person's life is meant to be lived for themselves. It may come off as self-centered and selfish but it is the unabashed truth.


I agree. I don't think there's anything wrong with a bit of "selfishness." If one would rather live their life for themselves, rather than dedicate it to maintaining the status quo (as is expected of us), then that is their right. And it is a right that should be respected, no matter what some might think about it and those who exercise it.

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 12:08

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 12:23

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Hell no! Children are horrible.

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 12:28

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Hell no! Children are horrible.

That's certainly one part of it. There are more long-term issues I'm worried about, but it's also hard to look forward to this:

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Modifié par DominusVita, 06 février 2012 - 12:29 .

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 12:34

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DominusVita wrote...

Hell no! Children are horrible.

That's certainly one part of it. There are more long-term issues I'm worried about, but it's also hard to look forward to this:

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Doesn't his little grin just make you want to give him a BIG SQUEEZE?  <_<

I'd rather have puppies, they're smarter and more obedient.

I also like his face more

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 12:42

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Sure, waiting for the stork delivering it to me.

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 12:54

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Yes I do!  


DominusVita wrote...

Hell no! Children are horrible.

That's certainly one part of it. There are more long-term issues I'm worried about, but it's also hard to look forward to this:

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They where just telling you its time to redecorate. ;-) 

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 01:09

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I think I'll stick with cats and dogs, they're actually cute.

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 01:12

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Well, as for now no.
But that is subject to change.

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 01:20

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I suppose children are a good source of free labor. It's always helpful to have a free dishwasher and floor cleaner. If you train them right they can also serve in a militia (see below), so they aren't completely pointless.

Do child labor laws apply to parents? That's the deciding factor for me.

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If you could train a kitten to use firearms and clean dishes, I suppose they would be better than having children (due to their fluffyness).

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 01:24

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@chunkyman

If you live in Sierra Leone or in Somalia, then I think you'll get away with it. Nice picture by the way, its a good example that a lot of people shouldn't be reproducing.

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Posté 06 février 2012 - 01:26

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Not currently. I'm not responsible enough to handle a child
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