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In reply to the discussion: Are you planning to have children (procreate)? [View all]WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)2. That makes 100% to me so I'm changing my OP
Good on ya and thanks!
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I am someone who has empathy for birth mothers and the life-long grief they often go through.
StevieM
Aug 2014
#102
"adoption agencies are often ruthless in their efforts to procure babies." Do you have a link
pnwmom
Aug 2014
#112
I think we all have an obligation to pass along knowledge we have pertaining to an injustice.
StevieM
Aug 2014
#129
Crisis pregnancy centers are pure evil. And they deliberately deceive the mother-to-be
StevieM
Aug 2014
#127
I provided the link to the for-profit agency because you raised doubt as to whether they truly exist
StevieM
Aug 2014
#131
I never said they didn't exist. You said that they were all after profits, and that isn't true.
pnwmom
Sep 2014
#135
I agree that there children who genuinely need homes....but the adoption industry doesn't focus
StevieM
Aug 2014
#133
I don't plan to raise children. Most children are wonderful, I like them but have no...
BlueJazz
Aug 2014
#6
It's interesting that people rarely seem to see their own decision to have children as
enough
Aug 2014
#31
I do think, though, we are getting farther away from generations of women who didn't have a choice
Iris
Aug 2014
#62
I'm a unicorn too, lol. I am childless, turned 59 in June & NEVER regretted it.
catbyte
Aug 2014
#92
Nope. Already have one, and having a teenager and a toddler at the same time sounds unpleasant.
LeftyMom
Aug 2014
#64
News to me. And I've got a teenager, and I've worked with kids, I guess I'd know.
LeftyMom
Aug 2014
#84
I intend to follow the evolutionary strategy of fathering hundreds of children...
Silent3
Aug 2014
#65
There are at-home methods you can utilize to influence the gender of the baby (eom)
StevieM
Aug 2014
#86
My friend and I used to see movies like "The Secret in Their Eyes"
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Aug 2014
#105
No - The World Is Headed Toward Catabolic Collapse Through A Slow And Grinding Decline
cantbeserious
Aug 2014
#126