Tell Me Why I Should Have Children... (1 Viewer)

[Bonfire]

There's some lady in one of my kids' playgroups who had her fourth at age 47 or some #### so I'm just saying is the bank closed or nah you never know you can take that to that bank brohans

Wrong alias!, quick hard delete!

 

[FUBAR]

Seems really simple. If you don't want kids or aren't sure, don't have them.

 

[eoMMan]

Seems really simple. If you don't want kids or aren't sure, don't have them.

And if you do have them, be a good parent because you can't return them.

 

[Ditka Butkus]

If you are asking us on a message board it is obvious you shouldn't.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Seems really simple. If you don't want kids or aren't sure, don't have them.

And if you do have them, be a good parent because you can't return them.

You can drop them at a fire station.

 

[Scoresman]

Seems really simple. If you don't want kids or aren't sure, don't have them.

And if you do have them, be a good parent because you can't return them.

You can drop them at a fire station.

You also have nine months to decide to terminate or not.

 

[NutterButter]

Another nice thing about not having kids is that it makes divorce that much easier.

 

[pantagrapher]

As far as housework, you'll find out that you're capable of 10X what you previously thought possible. Yes, it is hard work. There is always something that needs cleaning. There are always previously essential chores that need to be pushed back to the point that you worry about someday living in squalor. But then you have those days—days you used to relax on the couch and watch TV—where you knock out a bunch of stuff and get the house back to a presentable state.

And in between all those chores you have this awesome little baby, whose every developmental milestone will utterly fascinate you, whose little face and hands will delight you, and whose every utterance will go right into your brain stem. My wife and I didn't plan to have a baby, but we had one in July. It's been hard, it's strained us to the breaking point, but that daughter of mine is worth all the trouble. And I never thought of myself as a particularly parental sort. I can actually understand a lot of the frustration and dissolution some people have with parenthood. I get it. And I constantly long for the days I could walk down the block and have a few pints with my friends and play trivia on a week night. But if I had to chose, I think parenthood—so far—is better than that.

Your experience may vary.

Update: it just gets better and better.

 

[Buckfast 1]

I just can't even imagine how devastating having children would be to my current lifestyle, which generally revolves around beer, music, traveling, outdoor adventure activities, and cannabis. At this point in my life at age 32, I don't have any desire to have children. Maybe that will change at some later point, but I just can't imagine trading lives with any of my friends who already have children. My only regret is that I will be denying the human race the benefit of my illustrious genes going forward. Perhaps I should look into some sperm donation clinics just so that I know my genes will be passed on to future generations. But I've heard that, in order to donate, you have to abstain from having sex/masturbating for a few days before making the donation. I'm just not sure if I am ready to make that type of sacrifice.

 

[rockaction]

I visited my brother, his two children and two stepchildren, and a husband and baby of one of the stepchildren recently.

I miss the comings and goings of the kids to high heaven, but I don't know if I would be cut out for the everyday things that go along with it. It's more fun to be the uncle, which is trite, but true.

To each their own, really.

 

[sublimeone]

Seems really simple. If you don't want kids or aren't sure, don't have them.

And if you do have them, be a good parent because you can't return them.

You can drop them at a fire station.

You also have nine months to decide to terminate or not.

no you don't

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I have always wondered if you could basically use a fire station as de facto babysitting. They'd have to give your kid back after a few hours, right?

 

[Scoresman]

I have always wondered if you could basically use a fire station as de facto babysitting. They'd have to give your kid back after a few hours, right?

Walter White did it so why not?

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

Kids aren't for everybody. But the love I have for my children is unlike any other and it is great.

 

[jamny]

Why is this thread still alive

It wasn't until you bumped it.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Starting a new thread:

"Tell me why I shouldn't leave my wife and kids"