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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:06 PM Original message |
Are There Any People Out There who do not want to have children? |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Me too....am happy without them. |
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Dookus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. not at all |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. Me. |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. count me in! |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. if my wife dumps me |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. hehe |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. nope |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. well in that case... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. there are plenty of people who don't want children |
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Van Helsing (376 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. I don't ever want children... |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. i like them |
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HornBuckler (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. Count Me In |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm ambivalent. Leaning toward not wanting children. |
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toddzilla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. i'm too screwed up.. |
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Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. It's okay, really - one of my sisters is mid-40's, happily unmarried |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. I have never wanted children. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Neither was I...and then came baby one...a Justice of the Peace |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. I've always been of the belief that fundamentally. . . |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. You've got a tough struggle in front of you |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I would submit that it's a duty NOT to have them |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. I so totally agree |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. yeah but we are gay |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:26 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. True. I've heard the horror stories. |
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dawn (876 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
40. Well, I'd have a tougher struggle if I had a kid right now. |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. Me but I had alot of them |
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AliceWonderland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
16. Not me, never wanted children |
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Mick Knox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. I dont want to have children.. but its too late. |
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pmbryant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. Never particularly had the desire for kids |
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James T. Kirk (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. I want kids! |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. can't say that worked for me |
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Semi_subversive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. Kids. They're not for everyone. |
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Qutzupalotl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
26. World's crowded enough as it is. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
32. child free by choice here! |
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BattyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
33. I don't want them |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
34. Yup. Not for me thanks |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
35. I don't....and I felt the same way you |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. My children |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
37. stick to your guns |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. Never been happier. |
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dawn (876 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
39. Raises hand. |
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laruemtt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
41. am 51 and am thankful i never had any. |
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MediumBrownDog (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
42. Sometimes your views change in unexpected ways |
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laruemtt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. congrats, MBD! the child |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
43. My sister decided not to have kids. |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
44. no kids here |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
46. No. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:43 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. cos you're gay? |
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achtung_circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
47. No regrets. |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:13 PM Response to Reply #47 |
77. I have a kid and animals too |
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fishnfla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
48. All I can say is: You'll never know what you're missing. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:56 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. i hate boredom too |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 08:43 PM Response to Reply #56 |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 08:44 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. WHAT? |
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Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 09:15 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Whoosh! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 09:19 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. Deleted message |
Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:00 PM Response to Reply #68 |
75. I really think you should retract that, pal |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 08:49 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Deleted message |
dawn (876 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 09:13 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. Are you serious? |
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chicaloca (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 10:51 PM Response to Reply #62 |
73. ???????????????????????????????????? |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:27 PM Response to Reply #62 |
81. I Got a BINGO! |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
50. 27 y/o male |
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chicaloca (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
51. Grrr!!! I get that same damn reaction from people, too!! |
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laruemtt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:51 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. my other child-free sister has told me |
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chicaloca (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:54 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. LOL! Thanks for the tip! :) n/t |
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vajraroshana (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
52. 39 today and i don't want children |
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Count Dracula (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
55. The Count wants nothing to do with children. |
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curse10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
57. Meeeee! |
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southerngirlwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
58. I may adopt a teenager -- one who's stuck in foster care. |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
59. Me but for a different reason |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
60. my wife never wanted children.... |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
61. I have never, ever once wanted a child. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
65. I don't think I want kids |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
69. I have kids, always wanted kids, and just wanted to say... |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
70. The surest things can change. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
71. Probably more than you think |
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Bride of Cthulhu (220 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
72. I have never wanted children. |
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chicaloca (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 10:57 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Oooh, guinea pigs and cats! And rabbits! |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
76. I didn't until I hit 30. |
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Red State Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
78. Mom and Stepmom... |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
79. I never wanted kids; still don't |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
80. My mother says people who don't want children are selfish. |
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pmbryant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:34 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. My take on the 'selfish' canard |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
82. I'm One of the 44% of US Women Without Children |
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FDRrocks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
83. I wouldn't bring a child into this world |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-04 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
85. I've never had children and at 49 it's no longer an option |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-04 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
86. At 43, my biological clock is broken |
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huellewig (700 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-04 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
87. I'm afraid kids would ruin my sex life.. |
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JaySherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-04 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
88. I go back and forth on it. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-04 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
89. I love my children. |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-04 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
90. Not me |
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