Do yo want kids?
 

As the title says. Do you?

I used to swear that I did not want kids till I was almost 30. Now I am 24 now and I am wanting kids. I have friends that have kids and I actualy envy them. Even worse is that I am now single so it is really not even an option. Oh well. Guess that is how the cookie crubles for me. How about hte rest of you guys and gals?

I'm thinking NO! for now.

Maybe I'll want kids when I'm 30.

nope not really. who knows tho, maybe in the future, that could change. my recently married friend who HATES kids just told me that she thinks life isn't complete until you become a parent. scary.

I think I'd make a good parent, but at the same time the thought is far too scary to seriously debate. What I hope happens is I find someone I can love and cherish, and together we'd end up unleashing our spawn across the Earth.

Okay, more like raising a couple of amazing kids, but "unleashed spawn" just sounds a helluva lot cooler.

I definitely want to have like 2 kids...Not any time soon, I'm 18 lol....so maybe in 10 years....Although I plan on getting married sooner than that. I wouldn't want a family until I could make life for them as good as possible.

I want kids, but not now. Maybe in a couple years once I get out of college and start settling down.

I really do not know what I want to do with my life, but I do know that I want to be a mother. I'd like to raise three children--maybe not have children, I would like to adopt or foster. Granted, none of this will happen in the immediate future, since I'm a 19-year-old college student with plans of going to law school. But, definetly something I want to do in the future.

I want kids when I find that special girl to spend the rest of my life with and I am sure that we could take care of those kids. Babies and toddlers are just so cool.

I need my education to be done before i do the horizontal samba without protection of any kind .. :)

But yeah .. i want kids. Only about 2 though ..

The only reason I would ever want a kid(s) is to show my parents how they should have raised me. I don't think that is a reason good enough to have a kid. I also have a lot of emotional baggage and was raised poorly. It's very difficult to break the cycle and so I choose not to repeat it.

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Pet animals are close enough to children for me.

I was certain for as long as I can remember that I wanted kids. I got married and we had one - now I'm not as certain. Don't get me wrong, I love him in a way I didn't think was possible. But all my preconceived notions about parenthood didn't even come close to the real thing.

It's the most challenging and most rewarding thing I've ever done. And that's coming from a man who's done some pretty amazing things in his short life.

So, yeah. It's a bitch. But it can be breathtaking as well. Go for it.

Nope, almost had a kid once, never want to have them. Ever.

Oh wait, i want to name my first porsche Stacy, and my second one valentine :)

*edit my cars will be my babies/kids, if i didnt make that clear

Oh yes i do, i'm 19 and i already want them now.
Reason takes over tho', and i am going to wait untill i have a job and has settled down

One day *sigh*
In a long term relationship on a long term plan.
Children can be huge bumps in the road when unplanned.

Im only 18...i reckon I wont be mature enough for kids until I am at least 25

I am 25 years old, and live with my girlfriend of 10 years. We both have excellent jobs and college degrees and make about 100k a year together. Neither of us want children. I plan to go to law school next year, and my girlfriend is starting medical school. Sometimes I feel selfish for not wanting children. I am the last chance for my family to have someone carry on my family name. I know that my father would love to have someone to carry on the name. I just don't think I'm that person. Maybe when I'm older I will have children, but right now I enjoy spending my money on myself.

Am I a selfish jerk?

Please provide your feelings.

I know that I want 2 kids. I have known since I was in my mid teens. My fiancee at first NEVER wanted kids, but with my constant questioning, and her and I getting more and more commited to each other, she has finally warmed up to the idea. She's already gone out and looked for names for our kids, hopefully they'll be a boy and a girl. Our daughters name will be Arianna Eve and our sons will be Bowen Andrew. The initials of our daughter would match my fiancee and our sons would match mine also. Fun stuff.

I want some as soon as I can. In my opinion, having kids and helping them to become great individuals is the whole point of life. A lot of North Americans don't seem to think that way though, I find that a little sad..

I've said no kids ever since I started having sex. Heck i almost considered storing some of the baby-batter and getting a vasectomy at 21. Try to find a urologist who'll do that.

But anyways - Now i'm 23. I think that someday I may want to have kids, but I just don't think the woman that i'm in a long term relationship is the one for it. Between her health issues, family issues and workaholic nature, I really don't think I'd be fair to my future, if any, children. Tough situation because I've been with her for quite a while, i know she wants to have children eventually, and I just keep saying no.

I don't think I want kids, but who knows how things might change. I just don't have that maternal urge, and I really like my life the way it is now. I also have some genetic stuff I'm concerned about passing on. But I think I'll go start a thread about wtf is up with the insane drive for grandchildren - my in-laws are trying not to push but they're doing a very bad job. Lately it seems like every discussion includes "so when are you going to stop fooling around and have some kids already." Not in those words, exactly, but I get the point.

related thread http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=17683

I'm 24, and I want kids. Not now...I'm not at a stable point in my life at all, but when I do get stable, you better believe I want kids. Thing is that I don't want to get married, so a little catch 22 ;)


MB

I'm 22 and already have one thats 1 1/2 years old, not planned but everything worked out. So I'm very happy and watching my son grow up and getting married next summer to my fiance and his mother.

fuck no, and if i ever get the urge, I will babysit one night for a friend. That'll surely change my mind.

I'm gonna adopt a Vietnamese boy and name him Charlie.

Bigamy!

One of the funniest remarks I've seen in a while. Thanks for the laugh, King.


Anyhoo, kids scare the bejesus outta me. All I can think of is a little me running around, pulling advanced versions of the pranks I performed, with the same malicious disregard that I had when I was a bit younger. Chilling.

My girlfriend wants children, and brings it up constantly. I respond with "Not 'til I'm 30." Her bottom lip quivers every time, so we'll see how long I can hold out.

NO kids. My gf wants some someday however. Married by 26 and possibly think about kids around 28. And then I would only want ONE!! Call me what you want (selfish is the term used most often) but I would rather have a nice boat, acouple dogs, a beach house and enjoy it with my wife. Thanx.

Cheers

Pushing 30 myself now, I find myself thinking about having kids more and more. We are simply waiting to finally have our living arrangements finalized before we start having kids. That should come in a year or so and then. Until then, we both anxiously await the day.

yeppers

My plan is to not get maried till like 28 29 ish and not have kids till I'm like thirty. Who knows thought thats like 10 years away alot could happen.

I've been watching my cousins this summer and that has cured me of any misgivings or reconsideration I might have had. I have always known I didn't want children and just to seal the deal I watch that Maternity Ward show so I can see how much it sucks.... No babies coming out of me!

Heck yeah I want kids. I want 2 boys and a girl. That would be my ideal family. Kids are great.

I think ill wait till like 28-30 to have kids....no pint wasting your prime on a bunch of no good little brats :) im not saying kids are bad they jsut take a lot of your time

i'm 26 just had my first 3 weeks ago......chages your life

YES!

I'm only 18 and in college so now is DEFINATLY not the time. Even though I know children at this age would in no way work, I am still baby/kid crazy. It has even started to scare me (I'd hate to know what my bf really thought as I stopped to smile and play with the millionth baby I saw that day! )

I'm 28 and just had my first kid (well the wife had it, but you know what I mean). Perfect age to start having a family. Long enough out of college/grad school to start a career, but before 30 when women can start having complications during pregnancy...

NO.

I'll wait untill my paternal instincts kick in. Untill then I'm going to make the most out of these years.