Personally, I would like to be a father one day. I don't care about the gender, I'd just be happy to have a child.
This post has been edited by Smash Genesis: 07 July 2011 - 03:49 PM
Do you want to have children one day?
- Smash Genesis
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Chris and I were PMing other on the irc last night, and the topic kids came up: Do we want to have them, do we care about the gender, ya da yada.
Personally, I would like to be a father one day. I don't care about the gender, I'd just be happy to have a child.
Personally, I would like to be a father one day. I don't care about the gender, I'd just be happy to have a child.
- #1
- 06 July 2011 - 09:59 PM
- ReyOzymandias
- Childish, as usual.
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Kaizy, on 06 July 2011 - 10:12 PM, said:
I dont like kids, plus Id be a terrible parent
Single, alone, and kidless is my future
Single, alone, and kidless is my future
I LOVE YOU!
- #8
- 06 July 2011 - 11:02 PM
- Tensa Zangetsu
- Special Ed
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I kinda want them but after thinking of consequences now I don't want them 
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- #11
- 06 July 2011 - 11:22 PM
- ReyOzymandias
- Childish, as usual.
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Honestly, it's a shame I never want to have kids. I'm naturally athletic and I have an IQ of 154, that kind of genetic code is GOLD (well, ok, so I have a family history of 6 kinds of cancer, diabetes, and mental illness, BUT STILL!) 
- #14
- 06 July 2011 - 11:58 PM
- TheBellBoy
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I only want daughters. If I have a son he better be a twin and his twin will be a girl.
- #16
- 07 July 2011 - 12:04 AM
- Random Internet Loser
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Daughters are HARD WORK. Dealing with emotional crap, not to mention horny teenage boys, nuh-uh.
- #17
- 07 July 2011 - 12:08 AM
- Tensa Zangetsu
- Special Ed
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Me too （；￣ェ￣）
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- #19
- 07 July 2011 - 12:11 AM
- Titanium Dragon
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Ace, on 06 July 2011 - 10:14 PM, said:
Yeah, someday I see myself having kids, course I'd have to find the right lady. Got to earn that direct fitness you know.
I agree with Ace. On the one hand, I kind of don't want kids, but on the other hands, I'd be a good dad and pass on good genes.
The tragedy of knowing as much about biology as I do, I suppose
- #20
- 07 July 2011 - 12:15 AM
- Chris
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I want a couple kids somewhere down the line... starting a family would be nice.
as for the gender, so long as it is healthy I would not care.
but a family friend did give me this graet line one time.
" I was a tad bit disapointed when I found Out I was having a girl, with a boy, I'd only have to worry about one penis. now I have to worry about hundreds."
as for the gender, so long as it is healthy I would not care.
but a family friend did give me this graet line one time.
" I was a tad bit disapointed when I found Out I was having a girl, with a boy, I'd only have to worry about one penis. now I have to worry about hundreds."
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- #21
- 07 July 2011 - 12:31 AM
- ReyOzymandias
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To be completely honest, I don't want kids because I would be a bad father. I'm a psychotic mess and I'm just really bad with kids. My sister just had her first child, and I'm really awkward about it. I honestly can't imagine being comfortable with a child. Maybe I'll donate to a sperm bank or something, but I'm really not right for it.
- #22
- 07 July 2011 - 12:53 AM
- Mikaro
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Not sure. I mean, kids seem to love me but, dear god most of them annoy the living shit out of me! Plus, that's a question I'd rather not worry about for at least another five or six years! So, I guess no for now.
I meant twelve.
I meant twelve.
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- #23
- 07 July 2011 - 01:09 AM
- Ciclopotis
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I will have at least one child, there isn't a doubt in my mind.
- #25
- 07 July 2011 - 03:09 AM
- Tensa Zangetsu
- Special Ed
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I'm not sure I'm still thinking ??? *ponders over thoughts*
- #26
- 07 July 2011 - 03:10 AM
- ChewySmokey
- BCI Member
fuck yeah, I want a girl, a real daddy's princess!
But really, I do want to be a dad someday. the girlfriend and I argue and tease each other about ideal names on a regular basis. I sometimes day dream about what it would be like to have a daughter while the girlfriend is really keen on having a son on the grounds that a daughter would love me more than her, become a bitch when puberty strikes and all the names I would want for a girl are "fat chick" names
But really, I do want to be a dad someday. the girlfriend and I argue and tease each other about ideal names on a regular basis. I sometimes day dream about what it would be like to have a daughter while the girlfriend is really keen on having a son on the grounds that a daughter would love me more than her, become a bitch when puberty strikes and all the names I would want for a girl are "fat chick" names
- #27
- 07 July 2011 - 03:22 AM
- snooths
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Titanium Dragon, on 07 July 2011 - 12:15 AM, said:
Ace, on 06 July 2011 - 10:14 PM, said:
Yeah, someday I see myself having kids, course I'd have to find the right lady. Got to earn that direct fitness you know.
I agree with Ace. On the one hand, I kind of don't want kids, but on the other hands, I'd be a good dad and pass on good genes.
The tragedy of knowing as much about biology as I do, I suppose
your kid would be the biggest nerd/ biggest rebel
- #28
- 07 July 2011 - 03:27 AM
Ace, on 07 July 2011 - 12:02 AM, said:
You people who say no might as well be dead.
Of course overpopulation is a serious problem, so maybe you are just doing a good deed instead?
Of course overpopulation is a serious problem, so maybe you are just doing a good deed instead?
Harsh, man. If some people say they're not good with kids, then, hell, let 'em be that way. Not every person out there has to have kids.
- #29
- 07 July 2011 - 03:35 AM
- Borg Lord
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I've got some good genes, such as my blue-eyed, blond-haired master-race genes, but on the other hand I've got my Ashkenazi Jew predisposition for every disease ever with a genetic component. I'm guessing it's slightly preferable that I don't breed.
Plus I shudder to think of all the ways my brother would abuse unclehood.
Plus I shudder to think of all the ways my brother would abuse unclehood.
- #30
- 07 July 2011 - 04:14 AM
I'll be an uncle soon enough.
I'd be open to having kids, but that would depend on me finding the right person. Plus I'm not entirely sure I have the patience to raise a child. I've never gotten on particularly well with young children.
Still, that would be one intelligent kid, if I ever did have one.
I'd be open to having kids, but that would depend on me finding the right person. Plus I'm not entirely sure I have the patience to raise a child. I've never gotten on particularly well with young children.
Still, that would be one intelligent kid, if I ever did have one.
- #31
- 07 July 2011 - 04:26 AM
- Tensa Zangetsu
- Special Ed
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I was a uncle at 10 it's pretty nice to be one
- #32
- 07 July 2011 - 04:29 AM
- Purin
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@Wacko: But once you get your first glimpse of your baby after it is born and it stares back at you with those little innocent eyes, everything you have ever thought about parenthood goes out the window. I think most fathers would claim that moment as one of the best of their lives.
- #33
- 07 July 2011 - 04:30 AM
Do you speak from personal experience, Purin?
Still, you're probably right about that.
Still, you're probably right about that.
- #34
- 07 July 2011 - 04:35 AM
You know, you'd think I would hate kids by now since I am a Camp Counselor for 5th graders and I work with kids basically every day every hour. But, I definitely do want kids I'd prefer girls but when it comes down to it I really wouldn't mind either way. Who knows! It's in the... somewhat distant-ish future for me.
- #36
- 07 July 2011 - 04:40 AM
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Ace, on 07 July 2011 - 12:02 AM, said:
You people who say no might as well be dead.
Of course overpopulation is a serious problem, so maybe you are just doing a good deed instead?
Of course overpopulation is a serious problem, so maybe you are just doing a good deed instead?
enventually i'll probably screw up with someone or they'll lie and I'll end up having a kid i never wanted.
- #38
- 07 July 2011 - 04:45 AM
I don't know, we'll see.
I was wondering something though... does anyone know why so many people want to have their own kids, rather than adopt them? To me, it seems that if you can give a child a loving home then you should, it's not like their DNA really matters, does it?
To me this is the same kind of situation I see every day at the dog rescue. People choose a pure-bread puppy over one of the hundreds that don't have a home.
Can someone help me to understand? Do many others share this sentiment?
I was wondering something though... does anyone know why so many people want to have their own kids, rather than adopt them? To me, it seems that if you can give a child a loving home then you should, it's not like their DNA really matters, does it?
To me this is the same kind of situation I see every day at the dog rescue. People choose a pure-bread puppy over one of the hundreds that don't have a home.
Can someone help me to understand? Do many others share this sentiment?
- #39
- 07 July 2011 - 04:45 AM
- Purin
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Continuing the family legacy is important to many, if not most people. Adopting just doesn't fit in with the mindset of creating your own babies. Also, I think the juxtaposition of pet adopting and human adopting is kind of inane in my opinion.
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- 07 July 2011 - 04:50 AM
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- That doesn't sound like a rape. That sounds like suprise sex
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yep
I don't care about dem kiddie genitals neither.
I don't care about dem kiddie genitals neither.
- #42
- 07 July 2011 - 04:50 AM
Purin, on 07 July 2011 - 04:50 AM, said:
Continuing the family legacy is important to many, if not most people. Adopting just doesn't fit in with the mindset of creating your own babies. Also, I think the juxtaposition of pet adopting and human adopting is kind of inane in my opinion.
How are they so different? You're choosing one over the other based on genetics. I can understand wanting to keep your family going... but wouldn't adopting a kid be adding to your family just the same?
- #43
- 07 July 2011 - 04:55 AM
- Titanium Dragon
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Marshmallow, on 07 July 2011 - 03:35 AM, said:
Ace, on 07 July 2011 - 12:02 AM, said:
You people who say no might as well be dead.
Of course overpopulation is a serious problem, so maybe you are just doing a good deed instead?
Of course overpopulation is a serious problem, so maybe you are just doing a good deed instead?
Harsh, man. If some people say they're not good with kids, then, hell, let 'em be that way. Not every person out there has to have kids.
He's speaking from the biological point of view.
This is, of course, assuming you don't create other lifeforms, which would arguably be a means of passing yourself on into the future.
- #45
- 07 July 2011 - 05:06 AM
- bearkidney
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I would like one day to have a kid of my own, if I am able to. I say that because apparently some of the treatment I had for my cancer when I was little diminished my chances. It was to the point that they even told my parents when they gave it to me that I would be extremely unlikely to be able to, though the last time I went for my check-up, 15 years in remission 
, the doctors told us that it only slightly lowered my chances compared to a normal person. So, one day I'll just have to get myself checked just to see.
I really don't mind about gender, as long as my kid is cool.
, the doctors told us that it only slightly lowered my chances compared to a normal person. So, one day I'll just have to get myself checked just to see.I really don't mind about gender, as long as my kid is cool.
- #46
- 07 July 2011 - 05:07 AM
- Titanium Dragon
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You know, if you had cancer as a child, you really shouldn't have children. Cancer is a genetic disease, and therefore you would pass it onto any children you have. The accumulation of deletorious traits as a result of modern medicine is a bad thing; people who should have died are now reproducing and having fucked up children.
- #47
- 07 July 2011 - 05:14 AM
That's the basis for eugenics. How far are we willing to go?
I'm not arguing with you, just saying that this raises another sticky issue for me. If I knew that my kid would have bad chances at living a healthy life, I think the responsible choice is to not reproduce, same as you.
You can also argue that it's an inalienable right for humans to reproduce.
I don't think we can take that right away without some bad moral side effects - who are we to tell people who can and can't have children?
I'm not arguing with you, just saying that this raises another sticky issue for me. If I knew that my kid would have bad chances at living a healthy life, I think the responsible choice is to not reproduce, same as you.
You can also argue that it's an inalienable right for humans to reproduce.
I don't think we can take that right away without some bad moral side effects - who are we to tell people who can and can't have children?
- #48
- 07 July 2011 - 05:18 AM
- Purin
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Yeah. I mean, at least seek genetic counseling before tying off those fallopian tubes or snipping the vas deferens. It's all about playing the odds and weighing the options. Doodle your Punnett Squares.
Except for Uganda
Starwatcher, on 07 July 2011 - 05:18 AM, said:
You can also argue that it's an inalienable right for humans to reproduce.
Except for Uganda
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- #49
- 07 July 2011 - 05:20 AM
There's also something else here that I think is missing. By having biological children, you pass on your genes. These are just sequences of chemicals, and I suppose that about 1/2 of them would be like your own.
Isn't it more meaningful, closer to the immortality that people seem to crave, to pass on your personality, values, morals and ideas? After all is said and done, how much does the genetic hardware matter?
Isn't it more meaningful, closer to the immortality that people seem to crave, to pass on your personality, values, morals and ideas? After all is said and done, how much does the genetic hardware matter?
- #50
- 07 July 2011 - 05:20 AM