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Apollo:
I'm 38 as is my wife. We have been married 12 years. We have no children and never will. This is a choice not something that has been forced on us. I got married to spend time with the woman I love not a whole bunch of other people and frankly I have better things to do with my time and money than raise a bunch of kids (quite apart from the fact that it is extremely environmentally unfriendly to be breeding so much given the earths limited resources). In my opinion the people I see having kids don't really think about it too much they seem to think 'well ok now I'm married I guess the next thing to do is have kids' like it's some sort of law.
Glad to see you are putting some thought in to this decision.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Apollo on June 07, 2007, 04:32:54 pm ---I'm 38 as is my wife. We have been married 12 years. We have no children and never will. This is a choice not something that has been forced on us. I got married to spend time with the woman I love not a whole bunch of other people and frankly I have better things to do with my time and money than raise a bunch of kids (quite apart from the fact that it is extremely environmentally unfriendly to be breeding so much given the earths limited resources). In my opinion the people I see having kids don't really think about it too much they seem to think 'well ok now I'm married I guess the next thing to do is have kids' like it's some sort of law.
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While I certainly respect the choice (a number of my friends and family have made the same choice), I find the rest of your statement ridiculous.
I didn't get married to have kids ... we had kids to have kids. You speak as if those with kids can't understand the connection you have with your wife. Lots of us probably do (hey, that's why I married her).
You, OTOH, can't understand the connection that we have with our kids. I DON'T have anything better to do with my time and money than care for my kids. I bet I'm not alone.
I don't expect everybody to feel the way that I do, but please spare us the 'extreme environmental' stupidity -- kids are more environmentally friendly than a car and I bet you have more than one of those ...
bleargh:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on June 07, 2007, 04:44:58 pm ---I DON'T have anything better to do with my time and money than care for my kids. I bet I'm not alone.
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Awww, you're such a nice dad Cheffo. ;D
I'm with ya, though.... wouldn't trade them for the world, and everything takes second place to the kids.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: bleargh on June 07, 2007, 04:52:50 pm ---Awww, you're such a nice dad Cheffo. ;D
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Well, they DO love to play in the arcade (and they can't break the cabinets) ... ;)
nostrebor:
Kids are awesome! I enjoy them more than anything else life has thrown at me. I chose to have them and when to have them. I chose to stop at two. It was not a prerequisite of marriage, presumed or otherwise.
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