Originally posted by bananas
I agree that you, as we all know, are a robot, so bringing the argument of mental pleasure of having children would be fruitless. (sorry for my poor choice of words on the matter, english is far from my first language).
Originally posted by bananas
So you think that once you have child your life is entirely devoted to him/her/it?
Yes, absolutely.
Parents themselves will tell you this. Nothing is more important than their kids, they would sacrifice anything and anyone for their kids, and so on.
Banora
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Originally posted by bananas
No, I'm not a parent, and I've always felt that even if I have children, I still have life of my own. Maybe I'm wrong.:]
Pretty much, unless you want to be a -tier parent who is never around, then that screws up the kid.
ziptnf
Since most of you seem to be against having children, that it's illogical and cost-inefficient and unnecessary, would you say that other people shouldn't have children either? Why don't we all just kill ourselves and remove the human race from existence?
dj_alfi
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Originally posted by Vector A
Anyone?
Your parents.
bananas
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Originally posted by Vector A
Yes, absolutely.
Parents themselves will tell you this. Nothing is more important than their kids, they would sacrifice anything and anyone for their kids, and so on.
Well yeah, that's pretty obvious, you'd sacrifice alot for a person you love. That doesn't mean you can't have a life of your own, atleast that's the way I see it
Vector A
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Originally posted by ziptnf
Since most of you seem to be against having children, that it's illogical and cost-inefficient and unnecessary, would you say that other people shouldn't have children either? Why don't we all just kill ourselves and remove the human race from existence?
No, I wouldn't say that. Not everybody weights the costs and benefits the same as I do, and that is fine.
Banora
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Originally posted by ziptnf
would you say that other people shouldn't have children either? Why don't we all just kill ourselves and remove the human race from existence?
Hell no. Some people will be awesome parents and (hopefully) spawn awesome kids, who will be awesome parents, etc etc. For some people being a parent suits them. For others it is, well, not. Sadly most people are not suited to be parents, they just don't know it.
Why don't we kill ourselves and get rid of the human race? Because that is just dumb. :p
EddieZilker
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Originally posted by ziptnf
Since most of you seem to be against having children, that it's illogical and cost-inefficient and unnecessary, would you say that other people shouldn't have children either? Why don't we all just kill ourselves and remove the human race from existence?
ziptnf
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Originally posted by Banora
Hell no. Some people will be awesome parents and (hopefully) spawn awesome kids, who will be awesome parents, etc etc. For some people being a parent suits them. For others it is, well, not. Sadly most people are not suited to be parents, they just don't know it.
Agreed, children are definitely not for everyone, and unfortunately, more people who are unfit to raise children are having children than those who ARE fit to raise children. All of you are intelligent human beings, and should pass along your genetics to a child in my opinion. Your intelligence puts you at an advantage to raising children over those who aren't quite as clever, creative, or smart. At some point in my life, I wish to spawn one or two offspring and I will work with them on developing their brains and bodies in an appropriate manner so that they will lead fulfilling lives and make a difference in this ed up planet we live on.
Vector A
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Originally posted by bananas
Well yeah, that's pretty obvious, you'd sacrifice alot for a person you love. That doesn't mean you can't have a life of your own, atleast that's the way I see it
What "life of your own" you do have will be just a very short break from the task of parenting. So I think you had better be sure that you will enjoy the parenting itself, rather than just the little bits of "me time" that you can squeeze in.
