Poll: Do you want children?
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Yes, I want 2 or 3.
I'll be frank, I don't think I'm going to enjoy looking after babies, with their general ickiness, noisiness and constant need for attention, but it will be immensely rewarding in the end. However I don't just see a personal reward in being a proud parent, I see it as my duty to continue my family's genes and name into another generation.
I'll be frank, I don't think I'm going to enjoy looking after babies, with their general ickiness, noisiness and constant need for attention, but it will be immensely rewarding in the end. However I don't just see a personal reward in being a proud parent, I see it as my duty to continue my family's genes and name into another generation.
I love children, they're delicious. I would never want to have kids of my own, and if it weren't for the fact that I'm biologically incapable of having them, I would take steps to ensure I would never bear fruit. Fuck kids.
I agree with your girlfriend. If you want kids, but you are afraid you will not be a good parent, then you are already a good parent. By being concerned about doing a good job, you have already demonstrated a desire to do a good job. That is exactly what makes a good parent - someone who actively tries to do a good job. You would be surprised how many mothers and/or fathers don't. I think all good parents have that fear inherently.Macgyvercas said:
OT: As for me, yes, I want kids. At 33, I am in the older demographic here though, so that probably says something. As with the other guy who mentioned it, I am also gay, so that means a roundabout workaround, but since my partner and I are female, it's slightly easier than for male gay parents. Should a suitable male be found, we can bypass the expensive adoption and fertilization routes. I really feel for gay men in this regard, its hard enough for me, they have one less option than I do. Having known some men who want kids pretty bad, I don't think the biological clock ticks just for women.
It isn't a 'passing on my genes' thing for me, though. I just feel like life is short and you only get one. Raising a family is a huge part of life and although I can understand people who may not want it, for me I would be disappointed not to be able to experience that. I got all my partying out before I was 25, so I can't really think of anything I would rather be doing that would interfere with a family. Besides my career, but that interferes with everything fun no matter what.
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.
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.
Yup, and as soon as they can use a keyboard and mouse or hold a controller, they will be gaming.
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.
Not yet ofcourse, since i'm only 16 and almost 17. Not until after all my education in A-levels and University.
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.The Dutchess said:
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.
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.
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.
Nah, not in my lifetime. The world is overcrowded already, I'd better spend my life the way I want instead of raising children.
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.
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).
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.