Do You Have Kids? Do You Want Kids?

[slayer202]

No. Yes, badly.

Why

 

[KGB]

You guys are making an old man very happy.

I mean, ... all you kiddies deciding NOT to have kids gives me some hope for the future of Mankind.

 

[Beev]

You guys are making an old man very happy.

I mean, ... all you kiddies deciding NOT to have kids gives me some hope for the future of Mankind.

Unfortunately it's the smart ones that never have kids and the stupid white trash that has 8. Ever seen Idiocracy?

 

[highland145]

You guys are making an old man very happy.

I mean, ... all you kiddies deciding NOT to have kids gives me some hope for the future of Mankind.

Ha. No $$ going into your social security fund. Mine either.:'(

And what Beev said
VVVV

Unfortunately it's the smart ones that never have kids and the stupid white trash that has 8. Ever seen Idiocracy?

 

[TheVrolok]

It's not a statement, it's a fact.

They've done studies on this shit.

http://nymag.com/news/features/67024/

"Most people assume that having children will make them happier. Yet a wide variety of academic research shows that parents are not happier than their childless peers, and in many cases are less so. This finding is surprisingly consistent, showing up across a range of disciplines."

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2088971
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2147695

Read these threads, it will illuminate some of the issues/problems with these studies.

 

[eits]

my ex had two kids that i helped raise for the years we've been together. it was absolutely rewarding, fun, and stressful and i would love to have kids of my own in the future.

 

[KGB]

Unfortunately it's the smart ones that never have kids and the stupid white trash that has 8. Ever seen Idiocracy?

Look around... THIS PLACE IS IDIOCRACY!!!

 

[ShawnD1]

Unfortunately it's the smart ones that never have kids and the stupid white trash that has 8. Ever seen Idiocracy?

Idiocracy was about the people who have accidental kids. Idiots have 8 accidental kids. Smart people can still have 8 kids, but they have no accidental kids.

Most of the people I know who have kids are reasonably smart. Not doctor or lawyer smart, but smart enough to hold a regular job, live in a house, own a car, and stay on top of bills. They're not trailer trash.

 

[Beev]

Idiocracy was about the people who have accidental kids. Idiots have 8 accidental kids. Smart people can still have 8 kids, but they have no accidental kids.

Most of the people I know who have kids are reasonably smart. Not doctor or lawyer smart, but smart enough to hold a regular job, live in a house, own a car, and stay on top of bills. They're not trailer trash.

Idiocracy is exaggerated of course. I guess I'm just sad that the future is full of "averages."

 

[highland145]

Idiocracy is exaggerated of course. I guess I'm just sad that the future is full of "averages."

As long as we,me,mine are above the line, life is good.

 

[Beev]

I've just stopped caring about it. I'll be dead before anything major happens. I don't bother "going green" or anything. Earth isn't going to deteriorate in the next 50-70 years, etc. etc. Basically, as selfish as it is, if I'm not going to have to deal with it because I'll be dead then IDGAF.

 

[The_Dude8]

Idiocracy was about the people who have accidental kids. Idiots have 8 accidental kids. Smart people can still have 8 kids, but they have no accidental kids.

Most of the people I know who have kids are reasonably smart. Not doctor or lawyer smart, but smart enough to hold a regular job, live in a house, own a car, and stay on top of bills. They're not trailer trash.

if you have 8 kids, you better be rich to offer them all.

 

[BurnItDwn]

No kids, when I was in my 20s I didn't think I would ever want them, but things have changed.