Poll: Do you want children?

[DanielBrown]

Depends.
At the moment I got no intrest at all in having children. Granted I'm only 22 years old(in a week!), but I doubt my personality will change enough the coming ten years for me to decide otherwise. If I got a girlfriend, since at least a year or two, who really wants kids I'll make a go for it, however.

 

[MysticToast]

Yup, and as soon as they can use a keyboard and mouse or hold a controller, they will be gaming.

 

[Nimcha]

Most likely not. I don't have interest in children and because of the gay thing it would be a big hassle anyway. Even if I do end up wanting kids, I don't know if I can deal with all the trouble that comes with finding a donor or something.

 

[Flamezdudes]

Definitely. I really want to have a family of my own when i'm older and have a partner.

Not yet ofcourse, since i'm only 16 and almost 17. Not until after all my education in A-levels and University.

 

[AnnaIME]

Becoming a parent is this huge change ... you're no longer the protagonist in your own life, you're now just the parent to your child.

This is all too true. Suddenly, your parents stop being your parents and become the grandparents of your children. It can get a bit lonely until you get used to it.

Before I had children, I thought I would never be able to put someone else's needs before my own. Now I have two, and let me tell you, it's not difficult at all. You start when they are babies, and by the time they no longer need you for everything, it's a habit.

I see myself in my children, and I see my parents, and my grandparents. My father's wife has two children, but for different reasons, neither of them are likely to ever procreate. Her line ends with her. It's sad.

 

[Denomoses]

i want to have children one day. Why? Because theres nothing more rewarding than raising the basic lifeform that is a baby into an adult. Plus i dont find babies crying annoying which i know would seem weird to some people. I guess it would just be something that you can really be proud of when you look at your kids in their twenties and realise that you brought that person up and made them what they are.

 

[Verp]

Because theres nothing more rewarding than raising the basic lifeform that is a baby into an adult.

Incidentally, this is how I feel about my pet cockroaches.

 

[RuralGamer]

Maybe, but it'll first require me meeting a female member of the human race I click with and probably a job to support us; until I acquire either of those, it ain't happening.

 

[CrawlingPastaHellion]

Nah, not in my lifetime. The world is overcrowded already, I'd better spend my life the way I want instead of raising children.

 

[TheDooD]

Overall no I'm too short tempered and emotionally detached at the moment to really deal with the child. Plus I'll have to make sure I'm with a woman that I can trust to not screw me over after we have children. I had a few close calls with my Ex yet we both knew we were both way too immature to deal with kids.

 

[Kevlar Eater]

Hell the fuck no. I know what it's like to raise a child to preschooler age, and I've started at age 16 (you don't need to have sex to have a child. All you need is a stupid sibling). And the child is dyslexic (which to me, is a fate worse than death in this regard).

 

[antidonkey]

I'm not opposed to the idea of having kids but I'm damn sure in no hurry. Which is odd given that I'm in my mid 30s. Most of my friends have kids and I don't know if I want to deal with all the hassle. Guess we'll have to see what the future misses has to say on the subject.

 

[Ensiferum]

Yes but it's a ways down the road. I'd also want to make sure I had a stable career first so that I could support them.

 

[Beryl77]

At the moment, no. I'm still fairly young and I first want to finish my education and have a decent job to be able to support a family but later on I do plan to get children.
Life seems kind of pointless otherwise to me. I don't want to live only for me and I want to leave something in this world that will still be there even when I'm dead.

 

[evenest]

While there are many reasons I have chosen not to have children, the most topical is the danger of overpopulating the planet and straining its resources beyond its ability to sustain life.

We live in a closed system, and we are systematically destroying the ecosystem.

 

[manic_depressive13]

No. Having children is selfish and unnecessary. If I ever end up with money to spare I'd rather donate to charities focussing on educating and improving medical care for children in less fortunate situations. I wouldn't mind adopting either. Seeing as there are plenty already in existence, I see no reason to churn out a shitcake of my own while someone else's is starving.

 

[CrawlingPastaHellion]

No. Having children is selfish and unnecessary. If I ever end up with money to spare I'd rather donate to charities focussing on educating and improving medical care for children in less fortunate situations. I wouldn't mind adopting either. Seeing as there are plenty already in existence, I see no reason to churn out a shitcake of my own while someone else's is starving.

That's actually a pretty good point.

 

[rohansoldier]

I already have a 2 year old daughter that I love to bits. Yes, parenthood is hard work and sometimes I want to be left alone for a little while, but the bad is far outweighed by the good and nothing beats the feeling when they give you a hug or laugh as you play with them.

I would definately recommend it to those of you who are on the fence about being parents yourselves. To those of you who don't want children, that's your decision but I think you will be missing out on a lot of joy.

Would my wife and I have another child? Possibly, but in a couple of years and when we have got settled in a house (we live in a 2 bed flat right now, and that is cramped enough with one child!). I would like my daughter to have a little brother or sister to play with and look after.

 

[CrimsonBlaze]

One boy and one girl. Keepin' it simple (and hopefully not twins!). I fear that one (or both) might inherit my hell spawn tendencies from when I was a child, so I'm hoping that I would only have to deal with it at most two times in my life.

 

[putowtin]

they don't like me, and I don't like them, simple!