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Switchblade:
See, I tend to sympathize with the people who're saying "you'll find the right somebody for you eventually", but that's probably because my mind's been firmly made up since my early teens that I want to be a parent - which means that your own attitude is entirely alien to me.

I find it interesting that there's such a huge variance of opinion on what I would consider to be such a fundamental part of human life.

Cam:
Well, if the world was a bit different, I would consider having children.  It is projected that we are going to hit nine billion people before the human population some what stabilizes.  If the world was still sparsely populated, then I would likely consider having children.  Instead, I plan on helping out my brother with his nephews a bit and then just living my life.  I still feel very connected to the world and the community I live it.  I want to make changes. I give to charity and I am involved in politics.  I just don't think I need to pass on my genetics to leave behind something I am happy with.

Also, I do not want any of this to be perceived as an attack on people that choose to have children.  Parents that do a good job raising their kids, have my utmost respect. 

Oh, and over all, I think my parents did a good job even with my two years of resentment towards my father.  I certainly do think that age gives you perspective on a lot of things.

Jimmy the Squid:
I think my folks did an ok job of raising me. I don't speak to my mother much because when it gets down to it, we just don't get on. We can't agree on anything and everything she says feels like a personal attack which, to be fair, it is about 80% of the time. My mum was raised in a reasonably strict Catholic household and tried to instill in me the same blind, unquestioning mindset that she is happy with. Her rules were not reasonable nor were they ever explained - and I'm not saying you need to explain shit to a child but when someone is old enough to form coherent arguments (around the age of 13ish) you better be able to have something better at hand than "Because I'm your parent and am right about everything."

My dad on the other hand was reasonable, though quite strict. He expected us to do what we were told and gave us damn good explanations why we were doing it. I still talk to my dad. I miss my mum sometimes but it's not actually her that I miss, I just feel like it would be nice to have a mother that doesn't tell me how horrible a person I am everytime I speak to her.

karl gambolputty...:
My parents refused to acknowledge my fear of clowns, which pretty much scarred me for life. 

"Come on, go say hi to Ronald McDonald, he's giving out balloons! Oh you're just being shy, let go of my leg" 
"nooooooooo"

Someone should write a book about understanding children, titled "KIDS FUCKING HATE CLOWNS"

jhocking:

--- Quote from: ruyi on 10 Mar 2008, 14:14 ---Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.

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I just read that article again and posted it in a different thread.


--- Quote from: Cam on 11 Mar 2008, 08:16 ---Oh, and not to go necro on thread topic

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Actually that was not the thread topic, just a closely related tangent. way to derail the thread

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