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RE: atheism and children
August 5, 2015 at 12:36 pm
I have a 9yo girl.
...gonna be 10 in 10 days...
...need to lie down.
Eh, I've been a dad for 10 years and a pretty involved uncle for 11 years, the novelty of children is long gone. I can't even imagine life without them now, but really I haven't tried...hold on...*exhales* yeah, that's nice.
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
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RE: atheism and children
August 5, 2015 at 12:51 pm
Having babies for rituals in atheist meetings doesn't count now does it?
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RE: atheism and children
August 5, 2015 at 12:55 pm
I have a daughter by accident. She was adopted as neither I nor my wife are suitable as parents.
As for atheists as a group being more anti-children than average, I can't say why that is (if it's true). I can personally say that my brain is wired very differently than the average person regarding children. I feel no special bond to them (or adult family members for that matter). My likelihood of feeling kinship with someone is based entirely on the resonance of their values and interests with mine. Family members have no special place in my world.
Although never formally diagnosed, I suspect I have Asperger's Syndrome or other Autism-spectrum disorder. My sensitivity to noise (especially a crying baby!), lack of bonding instinct and tendency towards narcissism lead me to believe such. I do have strong empathy for underdogs in general and especially for animals, though.
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RE: atheism and children
August 5, 2015 at 1:00 pm
A: preplanned is forewarned! I'm still plotting the logistics of the whole thing. But I'd like a mini me some day!
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RE: atheism and children
August 5, 2015 at 1:04 pm
Have three children.
Although calling a six foot body building eighteen year old a child seems wrong now.
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RE: atheism and children
August 5, 2015 at 1:28 pm
(August 5, 2015 at 12:55 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: I have a daughter by accident. She was adopted as neither I nor my wife are suitable as parents.
Thank you for choosing adoption. I am sure your daughter is very grateful as well.
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RE: atheism and children
August 5, 2015 at 1:28 pm
(This post was last modified: August 5, 2015 at 1:28 pm by Clueless Morgan.)
(August 5, 2015 at 12:28 pm)Aroura Wrote: At 32 and using more than 1 kind of BC, it was really unexpected.
Omg you just gave me a panic attack!!! Lol
I want to get my tubes tied but I can't afford it. Plus the asshole docs who will try and shame me for want to do it before I have kids because "what if you change your mind!?!?"
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RE: atheism and children
August 5, 2015 at 1:31 pm
(August 5, 2015 at 12:55 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: As for atheists as a group being more anti-children than average, I can't say why that is (if it's true). I can personally say that my brain is wired very differently than the average person regarding children. I feel no special bond to them (or adult family members for that matter). My likelihood of feeling kinship with someone is based entirely on the resonance of their values and interests with mine. Family members have no special place in my world.
Although never formally diagnosed, I suspect I have Asperger's Syndrome or other Autism-spectrum disorder. My sensitivity to noise (especially a crying baby!), lack of bonding instinct and tendency towards narcissism lead me to believe such. I do have strong empathy for underdogs in general and especially for animals, though.
Do you have empathy for babies/children?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
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RE: atheism and children
August 5, 2015 at 1:33 pm
(August 5, 2015 at 1:28 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote: (August 5, 2015 at 12:28 pm)Aroura Wrote: At 32 and using more than 1 kind of BC, it was really unexpected.
Omg you just gave me a panic attack!!! Lol
I want to get my tubes tied but I can't afford it. Plus the asshole docs who will try and shame me for want to do it before I have kids because "what if you change your mind!?!?"
I know someone who was born after her mom got her tubes tied lol. Apart from abstinence or a hysterectomy, there is no 100%.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
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RE: atheism and children
August 5, 2015 at 1:36 pm
Abstinence is extremely prone to failure. All it takes for abstinence to fail is to have sex.
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
"Hi Jesus" -robvalue
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