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do you have them? would you want them? how would you raise them?
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Enforcer Talen wrote:do you have them? would you want them? how would you raise them?
It is incredibly rewarding to gaze upon your children.

However, I don't expect everyone to understand that, for various reasons. For example, I would say that the majority of teenagers are still too self-absorbed to understand the appeal of parenthood.
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I don't want children, they irritate me.
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I pretend to not want them, but secretly I do want them. But I'll probably never get married, so I won't have them.
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I'd like to have children, but the prospect of being responsible for taking care of someone scares me.
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I have none and want none. It has nothing to do with my feelings towards children though, but rather my feelings towards society in general: I do not want to be responsible for bringing another human into this world. If I lived somewhere like the Culture, sure, I'd love to.

But sadly, the Culture is fiction, so my sperm will continue going to the sewer.
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Don't have them, want them....getting them without a wife so far presents a slight problem given my dating situation(though with my luck I'll marry a lesbian who's only reason is for kids)
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I'm too self-absorbed to want children.
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Someday... A lot of people I know consider them very annoying, etc...

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I would like to have a couple kids, but I won't be ready for them for a decade plus.
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Don't have any , don't truly want any. I get pissed off and can barely deal with my dog on a regular basis, how the hell am I supposed to deal with a child......
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I have a relationship with a single mom, and enjoy spoiling her little one...
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I would be in the self absorbed category... although I am far from being a teenager.
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Eventually yeah. A couple of mini-mes would be cool.

Of course that would involve a woman, so the chances aren't exactly all that high. :D
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You people suck! Children are like little giggly people. Just remember, if you don't want a brat, be a responsible parent. Hell, it's not that hard to take care of them. Do I have any? No. However, I've grown up with little kids all my life, and I have a 10 yr old nephew. They follow your lead a lot.

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I was at the disneyline, and I chatted with this little 2 ft munchkin. he insisted on going on the ride with me when the line was through. easy enough to talk to.
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Cal Wright wrote:You people suck! Children are like little giggly people. Just remember, if you don't want a brat, be a responsible parent. Hell, it's not that hard to take care of them. Do I have any? No. However, I've grown up with little kids all my life, and I have a 10 yr old nephew. They follow your lead a lot.
EXACTLY!! Little giggly people you have to watch, feed, cloth and make sure they bathe regularly......ick. I'll stay childless, and live a happy life of hedonisim and sin, unencumbered by the little anchors.......
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LoL! I guess being more inclined to responsibility naturally, I don't see it that way. Hanging out with them, and doing all that icky shit you see is funny. They grow out of it eventually, and do it themselves.

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It is my duty as a male of the species to help propagate the human race.

But for now I'll content myself with spoiling my niece.
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I absolutely love kids. I can't understand the people who hate children; they must have had some sort of fucked up childhood or something.

Anyways, I plan on having kids someday (not in a big rush). I figure a good strategy is to go for one of each gender, and failing that, stop at three. But as we know, a plan is just a list of things that don't happen.
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My aunt's brother in law has FIVE blonde daughters, with a sixth kid on the way :shock:
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Oh Gods yes I want them. (hormones make me broody)

But I HATE ugly babies, and I'm terrified of being a bad parent
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No kidz for me...
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Sokar wrote:Don't have any , don't truly want any. I get pissed off and can barely deal with my dog on a regular basis, how the hell am I supposed to deal with a child......
No offense, but if you have anger-management problems when dealing with your own dog, you need to seek help. And yes, in YOUR case, I would say that having kids is a bad idea.
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Post by Kelly Antilles »

I love kids. They're great... and even better when you can give them back. I don't want to have any of my own. Besides, I'm getting past child bearing years.
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