RE: Americas child death shame
July 10, 2013 at 5:13 pm
(This post was last modified: July 10, 2013 at 5:17 pm by Doubting Thomas.)
(July 10, 2013 at 3:28 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: Acquaintance: "I thought the kids would keep us together." (You thought WRONG!)
I absolutely fucking HATE this idea. Women, please listen up: If you and your man are having relationship troubles, and it looks like he wants to leave, having a child will NOT keep you together and make everything all better. It will only result in another child being brought up in a broken home.
Same goes for any man who thinks this way, but most of the time it's the women who think their man will change his mind and become a loving husband and doting father if she pops out his kid.
As far as parenthood in general goes, do what you want, not what you think is expected of you. If you don't want kids, don't have them. Raising children is hard work and you have to give of yourself, so don't expect things to remain the same after you have kids. Your life will be dominated by small smelly humans who drop food all over the house, make a lot of noise, and depend on you for EVERYTHING. And I guarantee that when you're tired and want to take a nap, they won't be.
I love our kids, but I got snipped after the second one. My wife still has pangs of "I'd like to have another one" but my mind is made up. I know I don't have the patience for 3, and definitely don't want to start over with a new baby.
(July 10, 2013 at 3:34 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: If you ever want to enact revenge on the kids' parents, buy the kids noisy musical instruments and puppies.
Any new toy these days will suffice. I challenge anyone to find a toy which is not an electronic noisemaker.
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