Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
2 - 15 and 14!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kid's do you have any?
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Bit complicated for me. I have a stepson - I am not longer with his mother, but I he grew up partly with us, and partly with his dad and new partner, from the age of 4. He's 16 now and I still see him regularly. 
I would love to have kids, we are trying... apparently there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to so we'll see. If we can't we would be more than happy to adopt... once we're settled in one place.
I would love to have kids, we are trying... apparently there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to so we'll see. If we can't we would be more than happy to adopt... once we're settled in one place.
Sh4rkyBloke
Jaffa Cake monster
- Location
- Manchester, UK
Good luck, FM - hope it turns out well for you. 
We have 2 beautiful Daughters - oldest is 4.5 (going on 15) and the youngest had her 1st Birthday in September.
The house can be full of attitude, tears and tantrums at times... but there's also so much reward for them being there!!!
They're very costly, but easily worth every penny when they give you a hug and kiss at night and tell you that they love you.
We have 2 beautiful Daughters - oldest is 4.5 (going on 15) and the youngest had her 1st Birthday in September.
The house can be full of attitude, tears and tantrums at times... but there's also so much reward for them being there!!!
They're very costly, but easily worth every penny when they give you a hug and kiss at night and tell you that they love you.
mr Mag00
rising member
- Location
- Deepest Dorset
boys of 11 and 18
Kirstie
Über Member
...an astonishing comment there from PaulB.
We don't have kids and don't intend to have any. I would rather spend time seeing the world with my other half, who I love very much but I don't see a lot of because of his occupation. This is our long term plan and we are already saving up for it. We just want to be together, really.
We don't have kids and don't intend to have any. I would rather spend time seeing the world with my other half, who I love very much but I don't see a lot of because of his occupation. This is our long term plan and we are already saving up for it. We just want to be together, really.
MrGrumpy said:We have 3 boys 2,7 and 10. As for the comments about not having kids, I knew a few couples that were adamant they were not having family, it didn`t last long though
Yes, I had no intention of having children either. Instead of a trip to the Galapogos islands, son no.1 made an appearance. The Galapogos islands aren't going anywhere though.
wafflycat
New Member
- Location
- middle of Norfolk
I can see it from both sides of the coin. I never wanted kids. Kids never wanted me - whenever the new babaies were brought into the office, said small humans would take one look at me and burst into tears... I was not exactly maternal.
Then MrW & I got together and this co-incided with me being told I would probably never have kids for medical reasons. I was quite accepting of the fact, as I never viewed my feminity or sense of self as being womb-related.
Then I became pregnant.
Gave birth to WMnr and *wham* instant mother-child bonding. Now he's 20 and at university. I am so glad I had him. Having a child puts an entirely different perspective on life. Ok, so it limited the career (a lot), and limited the nights out clubbing, and pauperised MrW & I, but the benefits have far outweighed the downsides with the joy WMnr has brought to us and MrW has been a fantastic dad.
Saying that, I entirely respect the choice of those not to have offspring. That's their choice & their lives. Then there are those who would love to have them and can't. That can be a tough one to come to terms with. The ones I do not like are those who have kids and then don't take their parenting responsibilities seriously.
Mind you, we need lots of babies as they are required to grow up, work and pay the taxes that provide pensions to those of us currently of working age...
Then MrW & I got together and this co-incided with me being told I would probably never have kids for medical reasons. I was quite accepting of the fact, as I never viewed my feminity or sense of self as being womb-related.
Then I became pregnant.
Gave birth to WMnr and *wham* instant mother-child bonding. Now he's 20 and at university. I am so glad I had him. Having a child puts an entirely different perspective on life. Ok, so it limited the career (a lot), and limited the nights out clubbing, and pauperised MrW & I, but the benefits have far outweighed the downsides with the joy WMnr has brought to us and MrW has been a fantastic dad.
Saying that, I entirely respect the choice of those not to have offspring. That's their choice & their lives. Then there are those who would love to have them and can't. That can be a tough one to come to terms with. The ones I do not like are those who have kids and then don't take their parenting responsibilities seriously.
Mind you, we need lots of babies as they are required to grow up, work and pay the taxes that provide pensions to those of us currently of working age...
Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
User76 - I was aiming my comments more at what PaulB said. To be honest I'd skipped over his original comment until you quoted it, hence my nested quote thang. What he said wasn't very nice really...
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
Your tag makes a lot of sense now...Trembler49 said:
Stan
New Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
No, way too selfish and don't see the point.
papercorn2000
Senior Member
Daughter was 5 yesterday. Willing to give her up for a good price!
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Two kids 'ere - boy of nearly 8 and a daughter of 5 going on 18 !!! And I got out of seeing HSM 3..phew !!!!
