seems to be a fairly polarizing topic here...curious as to the demographic leanings.
Kids or No Kids?
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Having kids is highly over rated.
You need a Have Kids but may not do it again Option...
You need a Have Kids but may not do it again Option...
do you let your daughter read RM? :nuts:N8 said:
narlus said:
nope.
We have no desire to right now, but we may address the issue again in a few years. I really can't see us changing our minds though, and we are not getting any younger.
I Are Baboon said:
..and the idea of having a teenager on your hands when you are 60 years old sucks!
My wife and I keep telling ourselves that it is "way too early to say at this point in our lives" We've only been married 2.5 years and we're having too much fun together. Note that I am 33 and my wife is 35. Hopefully when we finally do settle down it won't be too late.
seeing as i'm 17 and all...
Kids are great and they suck, all at the same time.
That is one consideration, but not at the top of the list. We just really enjoy our lifestyle and having a kid would change it completely.N8 said:
Watch it there.... that's close to what I'll be facing.N8 said:
Wife is just starting out in her career so it'll be a while before we have kids. Its fine for her b/c she just turned 28... But I'm 34. She wants to wait until she is 33+, so I'll be 40 before we have any kids.
Makes me think that maybe we won't, especially since I hear they screw with the amount of time you get to go biking...
Our kids are 12 and we are counting the days till we can get them in college and outta here!
my husband and i go back and forth about having kids 5 yrs from now.
i'm on the 'NO' side. i like my time and my money. and i don't really like the idea of being pregnant.
things change though.
everytime i see the teeny tiny kids at the bmx track ripping i think that kids might not be all bad. but with my luck my kid would be a lazy fatso.
i'm on the 'NO' side. i like my time and my money. and i don't really like the idea of being pregnant.
things change though.
everytime i see the teeny tiny kids at the bmx track ripping i think that kids might not be all bad. but with my luck my kid would be a lazy fatso.
can the dogsitter double as a babysitter?I Are Baboon said:
Well we aren't all Woody Allen...Yossarian said:
Tenchiro said:Well we aren't all Woody Allen...
ouch.Tenchiro said:Well we aren't all Woody Allen...
For some Monkeys you will need a mack I have to get laid first option...
That's about where I am. The wife is about to go get a teaching cred and will of course want to teach for a while before having any kids. This means no kids until we're 36 at least. By that time it may be too late for us. We really really don't want to have teenagers when we are 50+. So for us it looks like no kids.Slugman said:
On the one hand we are a little sad that we'll likely never get to have a kid of our own to ruin, but we'll also never have to save for college, beat up teen boys (if it's a girl), have to find a sitter so we can go out, or change a dirty diaper. We'll also have more time and money to travel and see the world.
Sure kids bring joy into your life and all that but kids are not a necessity to a happy and fulfilling life. Personally I can take em or leave em.
Ciaran said:
You can always adopt a 17 year old swedish girl.....
I like kids. We have 3, ages 4.5, 3.5, and 11 months. All boys. It's great!
We'd probably have more if the prospect of increased mayhem didn't dissuade us.
We'd probably have more if the prospect of increased mayhem didn't dissuade us.
SkaredShtles said:I like kids. We have 3, ages 4.5, 3.5, and 11 months. All boys. It's great!
We'd probably have more if the prospect of increased mayhem didn't dissuade us.
Jesus H Christ... what do y'all do for fun?
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does wanting to be a be a foster daddy to a couple 18 year old chicks count as a yes? haha
I think the answer to that is obvious.N8 said:
I've never really wanted them and the older I get, the less chance I see of that changing. I prefer my kids to have 4 legs, fur, and a limited vocabulary of "woof".
virgins can adopt.N8 said:For some Monkeys you will need a mack I have to get laid first option...
See my skiing thread.N8 said:
Kids are cool, big lifestyle change. But well worth it!!!!
Pit them against one another with sharp objects.N8 said:
Last one standing gets dinner.
Nope, never. I'm lucky to have found someone that feels the same way
I'm happy being an aunt for the rest of my life:love:
I'm happy being an aunt for the rest of my life:love:
build yr own Lord of the Flies arena.kidwoo said:
wrestling w/ my boys is a lot of fun (for now; they will kick my butt in few years).
Absolutely never. There is way too much I want to do with my life, between getting an advanced degree, having a career, philanthropy work, and traveling the world... definitely not happening for this chicky! I figure if I have any major regret much later on, there is always adoption.
I'd like to have a kid at some point. If it happens it will be later in life. I feel bad for the kids if I have them. I get crankier and meaner as time goes by.
I have a daughter and my wife has a son that I help raise, but we are having no more. I think you should not have kids until you are at least 25 and that no 2 people should have more than 2 kids, maybe a 3rd if you are very well off and it does not cause issues.
Also, kids that are less than 3 years apart are trouble.
Also, kids that are less than 3 years apart are trouble.
You know what they say about opinions.jimmydean said:
Again, YMMV. Our first two were 15 months apart and it's great. They can pretty much do everything together. Which is mostly a good thing, but can sometimes be a curse.
because....why? my wife and i consciously wanted a smaller gap between our two. two years seemed about perfect. my brother's 4 years older than me, and there was definitely a difference in our relationship as he got older (ie, into high school) which didn't restore itself until after i was out of college.jimmydean said:
Fixed.jimmydean said:
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My kids are 14 years apart and it's perfect. I had one finish High School and one start Pre School the year after.SkaredShtles said:You know what they say about opinions.
Again, YMMV. Our first two were 15 months apart and it's great. They can pretty much do everything together. Which is mostly a good thing, but can sometimes be a curse.
It just seems that kids too close in age stiffle each others learning. My daughter grew up with what seemed to be 3 adults in the house and you can see how advanced she is in social situations. She plays well with other kids, but she also got 100% of our attention the first 3 years and I would argue that it made a HUGE difference.
This is only being able to compare her to kids in her class and friends who have kids her age. She may just be plain smarter than other kids, but I think a lot of it came from not having another to compete with.
you make it sound like having fun as a family is impossible. gee, those N8 family outings must be a blast.N8 said: