I personally think everyone should be VERY actively discouraged to have children...
Children..
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Yeah, but that's cuz you did the "she's dumb dance", pointed and laughed.
That'll never end well.
dam straight.
stay home? wtf?
You've never heard of a front pack? a pulk? (not you, ss) trailers? tag team parenting?
Good point.
Just was thinking...
By June the offspring of my band will outnumber the members of the band.
I have on on the way in April (my 2nd), our guitar player has one coming in June. (his 3rd - his oldest is 21)
He also has a step daughter.
And our other guitarist has 2 kids.
8 children over the span of 21 years. When we are too old to lift amps we will have an army or roadies.
By June the offspring of my band will outnumber the members of the band.
I have on on the way in April (my 2nd), our guitar player has one coming in June. (his 3rd - his oldest is 21)
He also has a step daughter.
And our other guitarist has 2 kids.
8 children over the span of 21 years. When we are too old to lift amps we will have an army or roadies.
If you're thinking that life ends when you have a kid "you're doing it wrong." Sure your priorities shift and you can't go out for adult time at the drop of a hat but it's not the end of the world. You just gotta plan ahead a bit more is all. I ride as much if not a bit more than before kid etc.
Well I got married at 29 , Had our first one at 31 Wife really Wanted kids I was "meh" wanted them 2 years apart ,and they are 25 months apart. good spacing .
I Love my Kids dearly and wouldn't change it for the world.
But shortly after having my 2nd one My father got sick , really sick , and would hang on for 3 1/2 years before his time ran out . during those 3 1/2 years , and being there for my Mother when she really needed some one , really hammered home Why We have kids .
I Love my Kids dearly and wouldn't change it for the world.
But shortly after having my 2nd one My father got sick , really sick , and would hang on for 3 1/2 years before his time ran out . during those 3 1/2 years , and being there for my Mother when she really needed some one , really hammered home Why We have kids .
By all means, have LOTS of kids so you'll need to sell those bikes to make extra $$ for shoes....Way to look out for yourself and X3!!irate2:
Give him your kid for a few weeks...
Pretty soon I will be able to use him. I will have a lawn to mow, and a stone patio that needs to be built.
Want a free lawnmower, washer, and dryer?
I mean Just look at my Kids , for the last 5 years we have gone to pedrosfest as a afamily , they can't wait to go . MY 10 year old Son , went to Monkeyfest last year ! Had a great time!! Nothing more fun then riding with your Kid!
No one asked you to risk it. If you dont want kids, dont have kids.
No, but as a parent you can do things like UNPLUG the dam thing. What A concept. Or, you can make them earn their video time. Or.... There's tons of ways to keep control over situations like this.
I was fairly evil and would not buy gaming stuff for my kids when they were little. They finally pooled enough allowance money to buy some sort of antique Nintendo at a garage sale. Things changed a little as teens I will confess, especially with one of them a total geek and computer science major...
gg
LOL, that's what I thought too and my HS senior is working his ass off at school and has no time for things like mowing the lawn. I shouldn't complain, he's pulling a 4.0 with a full AP/Honors load, and has so far earned himself a huge pile of scholarship money.
I have a half acre to mow so this really does suck, you know.
If you need to ask this, don't have kids.
Love my boy and we're trying to have more. I don't think one can truly appreciate life without having kids...D
We don't have any because we have not found the right time to have them. We like them and will have one, but when we want to and when we're ready.
That's a pretty arrogant thing to say. Just because YOU didn't truly appreciate life till you had kids does not mean that others do not. You can't see into others souls, nor can you decide whether or not someone "appreciates" life.
LOL, there is no such thing as the "Right Time".
I chose not - with an alcoholic and abusive father, I was worried about recreating the experience for a new generation. In retrospect, I gained free time and financial resources at the expense of the rewards and hassles that kids bring - I doubt that I would have been more or less successful as a father than anyone else.
Choose your path and walk it as best you can.
It's not arrogant. It's retarded. First the no vaccination thing and now this statement. I'm starting to think it was a GOOD thing he left for Canada.
Yeah there is. It's right around the time you're REALLY committed to raising a child. Most people don't pick the right time.
Yeah there is. It's right around the time you're REALLY committed to raising a child. Most people don't pick the right time.
Of course there is a right time. It just varies from person to person.
Read my post again..."I think"...It's just my opinion...no need to get so defensive
Yeah, kids are great.
ok, that is the right, right time. The more common get career to a certain spot, have a certain amount of $$, accomplish a certain amount things - you keep at it like that and next thing you know it's invitro time because all the eggs have died waiting.Yeah there is. It's right around the time you're REALLY committed to raising a child. Most people don't pick the right time.
No kids for us, The wife is Unable to have Children. I Love kids, And would love to be a Father, but it just wasnt in the cards for us.
I any more monkeys talks about not having children or children being a bad idea I will start spreading negative rep like Commando spreads bullets
adopt?
It was a thought, and still might be a possibility, but as Heather started working full time, we both realized that it would be a hard transition. As for now we are deciding to go as it is, after we buy our house, we may or may not revisit the Idea.
I'd hate to miss out on this (yesterday after noon after a hard day sledding)
Some people just don't like kids. And for some people kids are indeed a bad idea.I any more monkeys talks about not having children or children being a bad idea I will start spreading negative rep like Commando spreads bullets
Personally I hope to have one and send it to boarding school for most of it's life.
I just need someone to change my diapers when I am old and senile.Took my 3 y/o for his first ski lesson this past Saturday.
It was raining when we got there, place was practically deserted (part of the reason I decided to go). Hour into the lesson, the sky really opened up and shortly after that, they shut the place down. By that point, he and his instructor (a teenaged girl) were the only people still on the mountain. Neither of them was the least bit interested in quitting, and I'll tell ya, it was frigging miserable out there. Only complaint he had was that he didn't want to come inside because he wasn't done skiing yet.
Kids can be pretty damn cool.
It was raining when we got there, place was practically deserted (part of the reason I decided to go). Hour into the lesson, the sky really opened up and shortly after that, they shut the place down. By that point, he and his instructor (a teenaged girl) were the only people still on the mountain. Neither of them was the least bit interested in quitting, and I'll tell ya, it was frigging miserable out there. Only complaint he had was that he didn't want to come inside because he wasn't done skiing yet.
Kids can be pretty damn cool.
I've got two of the little monsters 7 and 5 just 2 years and 10 days apart. I got married at 29 and we had our first 2 years later. No more for me, at 3 they out number you and that's not good.
On the video game and tv thing. We took our kids to do outdoor stuff all the time and I think that made a difference. They did beg for a gameboy and they both have them. Funny thing is they probably play with them about 2 hours a year. They would rather ride their bikes, play in the mud or throw a ball around then be in the house watching tv.
On the video game and tv thing. We took our kids to do outdoor stuff all the time and I think that made a difference. They did beg for a gameboy and they both have them. Funny thing is they probably play with them about 2 hours a year. They would rather ride their bikes, play in the mud or throw a ball around then be in the house watching tv.
You went skiing in the RAIN?!?Took my 3 y/o for his first ski lesson this past Saturday.
It was raining when we got there, place was practically deserted (part of the reason I decided to go). Hour into the lesson, the sky really opened up and shortly after that, they shut the place down. By that point, he and his instructor (a teenaged girl) were the only people still on the mountain. Neither of them was the least bit interested in quitting, and I'll tell ya, it was frigging miserable out there. Only complaint he had was that he didn't want to come inside because he wasn't done skiing yet.
Kids can be pretty damn cool.
You went skiing in the RAIN?!?
Izzat bad? Never been one to let a little weather stop me from doing stuff. Ends up being a better time in a lotta cases cause all the...er...'less adventurous' people stay inside. We sure had a better time out there getting wet than we would've hanging around the house all day.
I did buy a PS3 the other day too. Ain't nothing wrong with chilling out and playing a few games now and then either. Balance, yo.