Members Psilocybin Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 There are plenty of posts made by people who have children. They love their kids to pieces, and they like to talk about them. They are proud of their children, as they should be. This is the thread for those of us who aren't tied down to raising kids. To a lot of us, children are a plague. We are the people who can and will do it in every room of the house, with our significant other, and never have to worry about our toddler walking into the room and saying "Daddy, are you parking your fire truck in mommy's garage?" We can go on those awesome vacations/road trips and not have to find a babysitter. We can get hammered at the bar and not have to fix the kids breakfast in the morning. We do not bring loud assed children to movie theaters and not keep them quiet during the show. We are rad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members James Hart Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 We are rad. Agreed! I'm 39, the wife is 32... no kids and none planned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members mmb Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 Agreed! I'm 39, the wife is 32... no kids and none planned You're helping the Chinese WIN! me too.... only one for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'd be a {censored}ty daddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rummy Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'm not anti kids, but I'm loving not having any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 Joy Williams' most excellent The Case Against Babies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'm trying to make peace with the child-raising portion of our society. It's hard sometimes, though. Right now, I've got some nastiness in my lungs that came courtesy of our admin who ships her little germ collector off to daycare every day. Also, any traction here for my proposal to stop giving breeders tax breaks? After all, they're typically using more government services(schools, roads, etc.) than those of us without kids. Just asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 Good for you guys. I would have never had kids if my wife didn't want them. Of course this will be my only child. There is something to be said for being able to do what you want when you want. There is also something to be said for bringing a living thing into the world and watching it develop. It has been a tremendous experience thus far...some bad, some good but I feel I've lived that much more having a kid. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 We are rad. Why yes you are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sludgebass69 Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 Having almost grown kids is rad. Son is 19 and off at college, daughter is 15 and very busy with volleyball, and is only 3 years away from being away at college.......Our time with no kids (at home) is coming fast, and we'll only be 41. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bass8987 Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'm 21 and I'm glad I have no kids right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike fitzwell Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 Having almost grown kids is rad. Son is 19 and off at college, daughter is 15 and very busy with volleyball, and is only 3 years away from being away at college.......Our time with no kids (at home) is coming fast, and we'll only be 41. Nice! That's what we're hoping for too, a second childhood for us when the kids are gone. We'll be 43 when that happens. *calls to schedule vasectomy* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheTones Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 2 kids, grown and out. Awesome. Got 2 parrots though...just like kids.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 I get to be rad for 8 more months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 I get to be rad for 8 more months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Optimus Prime Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 I so need to have a kid in the next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 When I was in my 20's and 30's, I really wanted kids. Sometimes desperately. Like 3. Even strongly considered adopting, and started looking into it. Never happened, other than dating a few moms where I wound up as the pseudo-dad, expected to discipline and provide for them, but hammered if I did it wrong. Now I'm 51 as of tomorrow. I have nothing against them. But it's probably too late for me to be a good dad. And I certainly don't want to deal with them any more. The few women I date generally have kids that are 18 to 25 or more, able to fend for themselves, and I'm glad. Now, if I met up with a woman where we really liked each other, and she wasn't latently looking for a reason to prove I'm the incarnate of all her ex's evil just so she could walk out on me with a clear conscience, maybe I'd be set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 I wouldn't trade my experience as a dad for all the tea in China, but whatever is right for you is right for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassgirl9 Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 We are rad. Whatever yanks yer crank there son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 No interest here. Love my nephews...but no interest here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SA Rios Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 Having almost grown kids is rad. Son is 19 and off at college, daughter is 15 and very busy with volleyball, and is only 3 years away from being away at college.......Our time with no kids (at home) is coming fast, and we'll only be 41. +1 Wife and I will be in our mid-late 40's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hearafter Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 Homer to Apu:"Having kids is great! You can teach them to hate all the things YOU hate!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted October 26, 2007 Members Share Posted October 26, 2007 +1 Wife and I will be in our mid-late 40's. Yep! This should be at the time when you're (we're) in the prime of our earning...plus I'll have my kids (and hopefully grandkids) to hang with as I get older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted October 26, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 26, 2007 I get to be rad for 8 more months.OOhh. I didn't know this. Congratulations, Burdi! What's "rad" to me is knowing I have someone who will come visit me in the nursing home, someone to carry on a legacy to another generation and a descendant to bequeath my money and land to. What else is rad is watching them grow and teaching them the things necessary so that I can be proud of them when they start a family of their own. If all goes right, the stork will be delivering child #2 late this spring, so I'll be 59 when that "kid" leaves home. It's all good to me. If a couple decides together not to have kids to each their own. Personally, I'm glad I got over the fear of becoming a parent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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