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RiffRandell

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55. Talk about an insult!

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #54)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 04:07 PM

Aug 2014

My husband is a huge liberal from a Republican family...he's a smart guy.

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Are you planning to have children (procreate)? [View all] WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 OP

I want to adopt. shenmue Aug 2014 #1

That makes 100% to me so I'm changing my OP WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #2

If you plan on adopting I hope you will remember a few things. StevieM Aug 2014 #97

Who are you? shenmue Aug 2014 #98

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

Here is a story worth reading (and I replied to your other post below too) StevieM Aug 2014 #117

I read every word and am in tears and am outraged. mimi85 Aug 2014 #122

I think we all have an obligation to pass along knowledge we have pertaining to an injustice. StevieM Aug 2014 #129

It's true. No link needed. mimi85 Aug 2014 #118

Crisis pregnancy centers are pure evil. And they deliberately deceive the mother-to-be StevieM Aug 2014 #127

+ 1 lunasun Aug 2014 #113

Non-profit adoption agencies don't depend on profits from adoptions pnwmom Aug 2014 #101

Many adoption agencies are still profit-making institutions. StevieM Aug 2014 #103

"Many"? You've smeared all adoption agencies with your comments. pnwmom Aug 2014 #111

It was my intention to smear all adoption agencies. StevieM Aug 2014 #115

Of course a for-profit agency wants people to think there is no difference. pnwmom Aug 2014 #120

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

Here is what you said: StevieM Sep 2014 #137

Why did you say "It was my intention to smear all adoption agencies"? pnwmom Sep 2014 #138

Because it was. I meant it exactly as it sounded. StevieM Sep 2014 #139

While you may be right - there are many children PumpkinAle Aug 2014 #132

I agree that there children who genuinely need homes....but the adoption industry doesn't focus StevieM Aug 2014 #133

No frazzled Aug 2014 #3

Fair enough WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #5

FWIW, I was plagued with similar feelings when I was pregnant Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #4

Ha! Did not see that coming! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #9

Same here. With my third laundry_queen Aug 2014 #24

With 4 kids, you no doubt... 3catwoman3 Aug 2014 #42

HA laundry_queen Aug 2014 #50

If I were raising our sons again... 3catwoman3 Aug 2014 #72

I chose my username in light of back-to-back... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #61

I don't plan to raise children. Most children are wonderful, I like them but have no... BlueJazz Aug 2014 #6

Nope ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2014 #7

Have been through that, twice WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #11

It's possible ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2014 #25

Had my baby girl on April 16th this year Puzzledtraveller Aug 2014 #8

Being part of the solution WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #14

Was married 13 years cilla4progress Aug 2014 #81

We are hopeful for at least 2 LittleBlue Aug 2014 #10

More competitive... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #15

Same here LittleBlue Aug 2014 #20

If we as a people could learn to be OK... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #23

Yep. I'm not competitive and do all right, but I don't want to have to watch Iris Aug 2014 #39

They're 1 and 3 years old. jeff47 Aug 2014 #12

Are you in your 20s? WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #18

Nope, older. jeff47 Aug 2014 #56

Interesting. I suspected you were older just by your response WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #60

I don't know if I'd call it "mellowing" jeff47 Aug 2014 #66

Nicely said. I got whipsawed by life... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #69

Times are always the worst they've ever been. randome Aug 2014 #13

It's interesting that people rarely seem to see their own decision to have children as enough Aug 2014 #31

Well, I do see my decision to have children as part of the problem. randome Aug 2014 #34

Replacement rate is between 2.1 and 2.3 kids. jeff47 Aug 2014 #58

nope......nt Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #16

I've got two teens Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #17

Yeah, people are saying it's always the worst of times... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #21

The biggest - corporations obtaining water rights. Iris Aug 2014 #40

Not anymore. RiffRandell Aug 2014 #19

My dad used to tell us JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #54

Talk about an insult! RiffRandell Aug 2014 #55

Believe it or not - JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #59

I grew up in the Reagan years too. RiffRandell Aug 2014 #63

Mine too! JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #67

Yep! RiffRandell Aug 2014 #78

That decision was taken out of my hands, so no. Coventina Aug 2014 #22

Sorry about that... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #32

Thanks for your kind response. Coventina Aug 2014 #38

:) I have genes that make me feel irresponsible... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #47

Same here. My mother had no idea what curse her bloodline was carrying. Coventina Aug 2014 #73

I'm sure we're not talking about the same thing... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #79

You're doing the right thing for the planet 4b5f940728b232b034e4 Aug 2014 #77

No. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #26

Me too WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #30

No. (nt) Heidi Aug 2014 #27

Didn't have any because I didn't want to REP Aug 2014 #28

And I've talked to a few "unicorns"... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #29

Well, not really. REP Aug 2014 #33

Good points, all! Thanks WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #36

There was a famous Dear Abby column that asked that question: REP Aug 2014 #44

Facinacting. Those who read Dear Abby... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #45

My mother told us that and meant it. She wasn't a mean mother and valerief Aug 2014 #106

How sad. n/t elias49 Aug 2014 #109

I had a charmed life compared to most kids in the world. And I was poor. nt valerief Aug 2014 #110

I do think, though, we are getting farther away from generations of women who didn't have a choice Iris Aug 2014 #62

And I've talked to people who tell me marions ghost Aug 2014 #35

Well, some of us don't enjoy the company of children REP Aug 2014 #43

What I'm talking about marions ghost Aug 2014 #46

I feel like I've been quarantined... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #51

Exactly marions ghost Aug 2014 #71

I can't stand kids either n/t PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #49

I'm a unicorn too, lol. I am childless, turned 59 in June & NEVER regretted it. catbyte Aug 2014 #92

Another unicorn here. betsuni Aug 2014 #107

Nope. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #37

Yeah, too poor to live the banker's American Dream WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #41

Never did breed PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #48

Maybe some people don't share your opinion. nt delta17 Aug 2014 #88

Fine by me... n/t PasadenaTrudy Aug 2014 #94

wow, ya think? eShirl Aug 2014 #108

What is your solution? delta17 Sep 2014 #134

no n/t enigmatic Aug 2014 #52

Having children? Warpy Aug 2014 #53

Yeah and I really had no reason to think about that... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #57

Way I look at it, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #76

Nope. Already have one, and having a teenager and a toddler at the same time sounds unpleasant. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #64

Kids are very perceptive when they are very young... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #82

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 can't debate you on the grounds of anecdotal evidence... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #85

I intend to follow the evolutionary strategy of fathering hundreds of children... Silent3 Aug 2014 #65

Is you name David Crosby by any chance? nt mimi85 Aug 2014 #123

We had two and they finally turned out OK but it took a while tularetom Aug 2014 #68

No, I was too broke when I was young enough. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #70

No, I never wanted children and now it's too late csziggy Aug 2014 #74

I already did, Blue_In_AK Aug 2014 #75

Hell yeah we are. linuxman Aug 2014 #80

:) WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #83

There are at-home methods you can utilize to influence the gender of the baby (eom) StevieM Aug 2014 #86

I work with some people that try to Disney-fy their kids. Initech Aug 2014 #87

I'm on the fence actually LaDuquesaDeKingston Aug 2014 #89

I officially didn't treestar Aug 2014 #90

Hell no! avebury Aug 2014 #91

Already have...2...and in the past year they've brought great joy to my life elias49 Aug 2014 #93

Have two and am very glad that I have them FreeJoe Aug 2014 #95

My friend and I used to see movies like "The Secret in Their Eyes" WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #105

Nope. Earth_First Aug 2014 #96

My philosphy of children is the same as my philosophy of dogs..... brooklynite Aug 2014 #99

I have two gollygee Aug 2014 #100

We had two as well - TBF Aug 2014 #114

No. Chan790 Aug 2014 #104

I wasn't planning to, but mimi85 Aug 2014 #116

I don't intend to have kids mythology Aug 2014 #119

Many factors went into my decision not to have children WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #121

Are you looking for approval or ? mimi85 Aug 2014 #124

I'm OK that a couple of people don't know... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #125

No - The World Is Headed Toward Catabolic Collapse Through A Slow And Grinding Decline cantbeserious Aug 2014 #126

Nope Prophet 451 Aug 2014 #128

Yeah, I think we've hit on them all for me now... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Aug 2014 #130

I'm just going to continue to practice procreation. Kaleva Sep 2014 #136