Do you want to have kids? *POLL*

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Spike

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Aug 27, 2001
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I want kids, but not at the moment. Thats actually the reason I married young, we get to have fun together for a while and then have kids. The only problem is the number, she wants 2 and I want 3. Ah well, we shall see what happens but for now, the pill is my friend.

-spike
 

jjones

Lifer
Oct 9, 2001
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I have one now; don't really want another but we're going to so she's not an only child.
 

waggy

No Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: waggy
well im married and have kids. But we were NOT planning on them at the time.

Granted my wife was not on anything and the pull out method of birth control did not work.

but i love my daughter even if she is a pain in the rear! heh
It sounds like you weren't fighting it that much :)

nope i was not.

But my wife is makeing i want a baby talk again. sigh.


this time i will make sure i pull out in time!
 

dxkj

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Feb 17, 2001
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I got married at 21, wife was 22. We still havn't decided for sure or not yet. We don't think we need to have kids to define ourselves. IE we don't think our lives will be unfulfilled if we never have kids (good attitude to have), but since we are still so young we've decided to put it off and decide once I finish school and she gets partway through grad school.

I wonder what age it is best to have kids by. 30 would be nice :)
 

StageLeft

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Sep 29, 2000
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IE we don't think our lives will be unfulfilled if we never have kids (good attitude to have), but since we are still so young we've decided to put it off and decide once I finish school and she gets partway through grad school.
You call it a good attitude, but others would call it selfish :) I would never encourage somebody who doesn't want kids to have them, but I would think that most people who decide to not have them, and don't, would do it differently once they hit old age and realize that the buck stops with them.
 
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Lola

for a while, i really wanted kids when "i grew up". but now, i don't know. I think deep down, i really really do, but seeing so many horrible children, it really turns me off. But then again, most of the time, if the kids are bad, you can occasionally blame it on bad parenting. I get frightened because i can't even take care of myself sometimes, how could i possibly be resposible for another human life.

I guess there is nothing better than making a life with someone you truly are in love with
 

StageLeft

No Lifer
Sep 29, 2000
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But then again, most of the time, if the kids are bad, you can occasionally blame it on bad parenting.
I believe that you more often times than not can link a bastard child to a bastard parent.
 

PanzerIV

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Dec 19, 2002
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I already have them and they are my everything. Such little comics and we have a lot of fun. Sure parenting can be VERY stressful at times but in the long run you only remember the good times.
 

KB

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Nov 8, 1999
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Not really. Too much responsibility. Most parents can't seem to get it right since none of the kids I see respect their elders.

I am with azazyel
I'm a natural born Uncle...

I am an uncle to a lot of children since I had so many older brothers.
 

Crazymofo

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I don't think I will ever meet a person I feel I can have children with... I think I will just help my brother and his wife raise my 2 nephews... and if my sister has any, which I don't think her and her husband have any plans to, I will do the same and try to help raise them...

I honestly don't think I would be a good father... I never had a father in my life so I have no idea what it takes to be a good one...

One thing though, if I did find the right woman to have children with I would probably go way overboard and have 6...
 

spidey07

No Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: Dezign
Yes, but I am not married.

And lots of 'em! :D

I'm quite fertile don't ya know? ;)

Yes I want kids. Definately. Just need to find the right mom.
 

element

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Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: labrat25
i'm 50:50... i don't think it'd work well with my career, but i like kids and thing my genes are worth passing on, so i dunno

my gf will agree to having kids right after hell freezes over

ya thing so huh?
 

PanzerIV

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Dec 19, 2002
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Originally posted by: Crazymofo
I honestly don't think I would be a good father... I never had a father in my life so I have no idea what it takes to be a good one...


Do everything you wished somebody had done for you as a father figure and I bet you'll do alright.