Kids

[JJB]

All true points. It's just not enough for me. I'm happy for all of the people that provide a safe, loving family to a child (since there are many children out there that don't get that), but it's not for me.

Yes, they learn right away. I just like the stage of reading to them, or playing a game of catch, helping with homework from school, etc. Whatever stage that is. I just hate babies. 😀

Anything before that, and they're still annoying brats to me.

 

[chicago]

I read to and played catch with Oliver. He was a great little kid. Some kids are more temperamental than others and parents don't discipline them the right way so they develop bad habits or act out. But not all children under the age of 5 are annoying brats. In fact, I tend to think those between the ages of 12 and 27 are more annoying brats than the infants I've been around.

 

[JJB]

In fact, I tend to think those between the ages of 12 and 27 are more annoying brats than the infants I've been around.

Oh yes, I'll agree with that.

 

[Persephone]

I have to say I've always known that I had at least wanted children! Do I think I am at a good place right now in my life to have them? Hell no! I am still only in college. I think I will definitely feel ready for a child once I am in a stable, loving relationship, have my own home, a steady and good income and feel mature (both physically, mentally, and emotionally) enough to handle caring for a whole nother life. I've been babysitting since I was about 12 years old and always had a knack for caring for kids!

I watched twin girls from the time they could barely crawl until they were 3, a great experience for me 🙂.

I also just experienced becoming an aunt for the first time. And I instantly fell in love with my niece the first time I saw her. If it was that easy to fall in love with my brother and sister-in-law's first child, I can only imagine how easily I'll fall in love with my OWN child someday! The nine months of pregnant agony will totally be worth it 😉 crappy body afterwards or not!

That's what plastic surgery is for, eh? (joking 😀)

 

[Tiger.Lily]

I think I do...but not anytime soon. My mother, on the other hand, is planning the birth of her granddaughter in the next three years.

 

[Cavum]

Both me and absentia don't want kids at all.
Out baby is out bull terrier

 

[Bohemianne]

I had myself sterilized 2 years ago, and although I regret it to a point because of some occasional discomfort and slight change in my climax function, I know it was the best thing to do.

My family's troubles are all related to genetically inherited personality disorders, mostly OCD and depression-anxiety combinations. It's happened cyclically over our existence and I will NOT let it happen to someone else if I can help it. So therefore the only way to ensure that my personality doesn't damage someone else, I made sure that person wouldn't exist.

How self-less of you. I know someone who has undergone vasectomy, but his reason is age. He doesn't want kids anymore who might be mistakenly referred to as his grandchildren.

 

[The Fallen Angel]

dont have kids and neither me nor my wife want kids we are happy with our puppy

 

[Babyshambles]

Yes I want kids!

I want lots of them.

A veritable football team of little Babyshambles' running around the place (perhaps causing mischief on their fetish site of choice)

One day, when I am older and fabulously wealthy I want to settle down with a fantastic woman in a gorgeous house in a hot climate and kick the process off.

 

[Lord Doctor]

Interesting responses. More saying no than I thought.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

I had myself sterilized 2 years ago, and although I regret it to a point because of some occasional discomfort and slight change in my climax function, I know it was the best thing to do.

My family's troubles are all related to genetically inherited personality disorders, mostly OCD and depression-anxiety combinations. It's happened cyclically over our existence and I will NOT let it happen to someone else if I can help it. So therefore the only way to ensure that my personality doesn't damage someone else, I made sure that person wouldn't exist.

That is an incredibly selfless act to do. I just want to add in a situation like that if someone wants children, but doesn't want to risk passing on personality disorders like in your case, that adoption is viable option. Having kids, if you want them, doesn't always mean biologically, sometimes adoption is the answer.

As I've said, someday I want children and I have thought of adopting as well having children naturally. 😀

 

[steph]

Early 40s here and nope, the biological clock just never went off. I've got plenty of experience with kids~ALL of my friends have kids, hell, my best friend has SEVEN😱I even helped nurse my sister's first baby thru cancer when they discovered a tumor the size of a grapefruit in his stomch when he was 2 days old. So I guess because I always kind of felt like surrogate mom/big sister to so many of them, I also got to value my alone/quiet time as well after it was time to drop them off. Don't get me wrong, I love them all dearly but getting away is liberating too.

And, I'm probably way too emotional to handle the job. I look around at my friends who have teenagers and I'd guess a good 95% of them are just breaking their parents' hearts. Sexting, stealing the car, telling them to fuck themselves, things in my day that would get your head slammed into the wall if we ever pulled that crap on my folks. So nope, not a day has gone by that I regretted my decision to NOT have them. The pup and the kitcats are PLENTY for me.
XOXO

 

[Bugman]

Don't have any,never wanted any which was a deal breaker to getting married when i was younger.I knew,even before i was a teenager that being a parent was not for me.

 

[xSamanthax]

I have two (now young adults), love them too pieces, had them early (like before I was 20) and am glad I did. To have grown children and be under 40 means being able to realllllly enjoy myself as an adult is pretty amazing, imo. Second childhood, here I cooommmmeeee!!!

I probably *shouldn't* be a parent, lol, but I don't regret it. They are great kids and I learned a lot from being a mom.

 

[Deleted member 66627]

Yeah, but the vag is way stretched out, no? Or does it bounce back? I guess C-section is always an option...

I was scared about this when I had Spawn. And he came into the world (3 years ago at 1:43 tomorrow morning!) at a solid 9 pounds 4 ounces.

I was freaked. But I bounced back, more so then before I had sex for the first time.

Kiegals are our friends.

 

[Bohemianne]

I was scared about this when I had Spawn. And he came into the world (3 years ago at 1:43 tomorrow morning!) at a solid 9 pounds 4 ounces.

I was freaked. But I bounced back, more so then before I had sex for the first time.

Kiegals are our friends.

^ "Kegel" ...yeah! THAT!!! Anytime, anywhere, anywhen...