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re: Tell.me the advantages and disadvantages of having children
Posted on 3/30/20 at 7:50 pm to redstick13
Posted on 3/30/20 at 7:50 pm to redstick13
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I know of no better feeling in the world than having your kid give you a big hug and kiss then tell you they love you. It's the purest love that exists.
Agreed.
Are you doing ok redstick? I'm an internet stranger obviously but I've been worried about you.
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Posted on 3/30/20 at 7:52 pm to fightin tigers
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Just have to ignore their sample size is pretty small.
Well, they follow it up with the caveat “but you’re our only daddy.”
Still pretty damn good.
Watching them learn and grow, and being able to teach them things and see the wonder in their eyes is so rewarding.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 7:55 pm to DellTronJon
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Your kids pay for you and take care of you when you get old (if you did a half decent job) so the rest of us don't have to take care of your selfish arse with our tax money.
I am 65, and I see this as so rare these days it is almost non-existent. Besides, my parents taught me to plan my life so I wouldn’t be a burden to my children when I was old. My kids are scattered around the US, I would never expect them to change their life to take care of me, no parent should.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 7:55 pm to BossBailey345
Disadvantage. They can be little monsters.
Advantage. There is no better feeling than having your kids curled up in your lap.
Just have toddlers now. Don’t know anything about the horrors of pre-teen and teen.
Advantage. There is no better feeling than having your kids curled up in your lap.
Just have toddlers now. Don’t know anything about the horrors of pre-teen and teen.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 7:55 pm to fallguy_1978
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Are you doing ok redstick? I'm an internet stranger obviously but I've been worried about you.
Thanks bud. I'm doing ok but I'm a bit worried about the wife. She's starting to get pretty upset about being stranded in Cameroon. Hopefully I can get her back home soon.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:05 pm to BossBailey345
Not sure if a serious question.
If you are a responsible parent, it completely changes your life. Costs a fortune, and you have a lot less "me" time. I am no longer the most important person in my own life and I have to put someone else first.
But, speaking for myself it really is the purest love I've ever known. From the second my daughter was born, I've never loved anyone or anything more. And I love my wife, my parents, siblings, grandparents, and some friends very much.
I love it. I thank God every day for how lucky I am. But if someone is not ready for the sacrifices required, having a kid would be awful.
If you are a responsible parent, it completely changes your life. Costs a fortune, and you have a lot less "me" time. I am no longer the most important person in my own life and I have to put someone else first.
But, speaking for myself it really is the purest love I've ever known. From the second my daughter was born, I've never loved anyone or anything more. And I love my wife, my parents, siblings, grandparents, and some friends very much.
I love it. I thank God every day for how lucky I am. But if someone is not ready for the sacrifices required, having a kid would be awful.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:15 pm to GumBro Jackson
The best thing for me is that feeling that comes over you when you stare down into that baby bed & see that little pink baby all curled up, not a care in the world but totally dependent on you. Then, years later, to be able to experience it again with your baby grand child.Over the yrs, while growing up, there mabe 100's of things that aggregate you, but, big picture, nothing compares to that first time standing over the baby bed.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:18 pm to fr33manator
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You’ve never felt love like your babies curling up with you and telling you “I love you daddy. You are the best daddy in the world.”
You won’t get it until you get it
Mother fricking this
My kids are my life
This post was edited on 3/30/20 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:19 pm to GumBro Jackson
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Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:23 pm to BossBailey345
Live longer and a more satisfied life but you have to want children. They are expensive, the biggest investment of time and energy you can imagine. They will change your life in huge ways. You will be a better person for it the world will look different to you. You will live for them. You can’t beat the rewards of a hug and their unconditional love from them either. If you don’t want them don’t have them and you will not know the pain and joy that comes with them. It is a huge net positive but it has tough days and amazing days.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:30 pm to BossBailey345
I love them much more than I hate them.
The girl is home from NYU and I love her more than she knows. She is also 19 yo and acts like it which sometimes pisses me off.
The boy is 25 and, until today, was a software developer at a small firm. I also love him more than he knows
His fiancee is an ICU nurse as is my niece. Go Vandy Go.
Sorry for the vent. Its been a long day.
The girl is home from NYU and I love her more than she knows. She is also 19 yo and acts like it which sometimes pisses me off.
The boy is 25 and, until today, was a software developer at a small firm. I also love him more than he knows
His fiancee is an ICU nurse as is my niece. Go Vandy Go.
Sorry for the vent. Its been a long day.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:32 pm to BossBailey345
IF you educate them and punish them properly, they will grow up and have a chance to do very well.
Instill strong family values into them while they are still young and they will have them their whole life.
One of them could grow up and develop a cure for COVID-19 or some other dangerous disease.
Not having a child means the person that could have helped millions would not have been born.
Instill strong family values into them while they are still young and they will have them their whole life.
One of them could grow up and develop a cure for COVID-19 or some other dangerous disease.
Not having a child means the person that could have helped millions would not have been born.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:33 pm to BossBailey345
My boys (6 & 4) are a source of immeasurable pride and joy. They are also expensive.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 10:02 pm to BossBailey345
There are no disadvantages. Being a dad is the greatest job I’ve had.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 10:21 pm to BossBailey345
Biggest advantage is them taking care of you in old age. I can’t imagine what my parents would do alone at this time and they aren’t even in that bad of shape.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 10:27 pm to BossBailey345
Advantage: he could grow up to be the next Tom Benson.
Disadvantage: he could grow up to be the next Ronnie Lamarque.
Disadvantage: he could grow up to be the next Ronnie Lamarque.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 10:34 pm to SavageOrangeJug
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I love people who say, "we're waiting until we can afford them before we have kids."
So, you're not having any kids?
I am one who says this. No I don’t expect to have everything figured out financially. What I do hope is to have is a large part of my loans paid off, a house, and a job that I feel is stable with a decent savings fund. I believe that is total reasonable to achieve before we turn 30-31 in the next 3-4 years.
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