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Originally posted by Banora I was there for the birth of my cat and I already think he is the cutest little fucker on this planet.

my name is VAR, and i support this statement.

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I do not want little Sushipunks running around. Not my cup of tea at all.

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I'm quite indifferent to the idea at the moment and don't really think about it much. If I have 'em I have 'em, if I don't I don't. Time will tell.

whatever became of the days when children just happened? now everything is scheduled and regimented like a visit to the dentist.

Yeah that's pretty much how I feel about it. I'm not really planning for/against kids either way.

I think that there is absolutely no romance or adventure in planning for pregnancy. Granted I am not about to toss all my jimmy hats out the window, because there is a difference between planning for a wanted pregnancy and planning against an unwanted one. But despite the massive fear associated with how to "prepare" for a child, I imagine at a certain point in my life I will just say fuck it, the time is right for fucking it.

Besides, I think nature's prophylactic will carry me just fine.

Saying "I'm not going to plan" is basically saying, "I want a kid, but I don't really care when it comes."

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Originally posted by phyrrus I will just say fuck it, the time is right for fucking it.

its ok, i'd probably fuck your kids as well.

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Originally posted by Vector A Saying "I'm not going to plan" is basically saying, "I want a kid, but I don't really care when it comes."

No it doesn't.

Are not.

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Originally posted by Arbiter It's interesting how all of a sudden in the mid/late 90s kids started needing all these medications when everyone I knew growing up seemed perfectly fine without them.

The kids with these issues were still there, they were just blown off as problem children, their issues attributed to other factors (inaccurately). They weren't perfectly fine, they were just overlooked. When the cure for smallpox was discovered, I have no doubt there were a lot of people saying "in my day, we didn't need no smallpox vaccine. We sucked it up. Kids these days are pussies".

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Lol. Sit here, do this because I said so, you're hungry? Here's McDonald's and caffeine no you can't have any candy now, wait until after dinner, sit still, go watch TV, Go outside, don't hang out with those kids, you're in trouble if I have to come get you, do this for me, don't do that, here's some sugar to tide you over, milk, milk, corn, corn, soda, soda, GO TO BED, WHY ARE YOU ACTING OUT LIKE THIS WHY CANT YOU PAY ATTENTION DO YOU WANT A SPANKING? TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY.

A bit exaggerated; intentionally, I know.

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Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7 It's largely about parenting. OR at least family life. Siblings have a big effect too.

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Originally posted by Banora Yeah, I guess my question was pretty harsh. It really can be beneficial when used correctly. I am curious, did you take medicine for your ADD or did you chose another route?

I went through a few medications, not knowing the diagnosis would finally be ADD, as it hadn't yet gotten the exposure at the time. I was on Ritalin for years, then Adderall. They worked wonders for me, and I eventually learned to turn the limitations of ADD into abilities that most others did not have.