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What's So Terrible About Kids?
mustang6172:
I was visiting my niece at Christmas and it really made me wonder if I wanted a creature in my house that requires more attention than a cat.
On the other hand I feel a responsibility to ensure the survival of the human race. Despite there being 7 billion people on the planet, one bad flu season could drive us to extinction.
Ohf:
--- Quote from: mustang6172 on 03 Jan 2013, 17:51 ---Despite there being 7 billion people on the planet, one bad flu season could drive us to extinction.
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Well—I'd say one really juicy flu season could save us from extinction. But that's an entirely different topic ...
Redball:
Luckily for the human race, most of us who become parents, even if we weren't sure about the whole thing, do a reasonably good job. My daughter, now 40, might have good reason to disagree, but only in part of her childhood.
Bluesummers:
--- Quote from: Ohf on 03 Jan 2013, 17:42 ---... but you understand that I was kidding? :-D
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Um...oh. Ohh...yeah, my mind is in safe mode right now. Certain humorous functions have been disabled until reboot occurs. :psyduck:
--- Quote ---Well—I'd say one really juicy flu season could save us from extinction. But that's an entirely different topic ...
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Dr. Robert Neville would tend to agree with you, up to a certain point in the population drop...
Soulsynger:
Well... in Germany most people decide to be against having a child for monetary and financial reasons. As it stands now the wish to procreate is immediately accompanied by the fear for one's own existence and diametrically opposite to the need for a safe income and a stable life standart.
For many it's just "have a child or be relatively wealthy?"
I agree with the OP in that I, too, am having a hard time understanding how "they are messy" can be someone's sole reason for not having kids who is usually not that germophobic or "mess-o-phobic" (that's not a word now is it?)
--- Quote from: HiFranc on 03 Jan 2013, 12:09 ---For me, I once looked forward to having children. At university I volunteered to help out at the Kidds' Klub. It had about 20x 3-9 year olds (they were the children of other students and the club existed to give their parents a break). Usually there were 4-5 of us on duty and I did what I could to encourage the quiet ones to take part in activities we had.
One day there was only 2 of us on duty and that afternoon has put me off children for the rest of my life! It was quite simple: you blinked, there was a fight. We were run ragged just trying to keep order. The children probably didn't have much fun.
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I feel you. But funny enough for many people this point of view changes drastically when it's not just "a" child but "your" child.
Personally, the chance to have a child was recently snagged away from me in a horrible manner. But I really want to care for a child some day. If only to prove to myself I can do a better job at it than my parents. (not an easy task mind you, they were pretty good with only a few shortcomings)
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