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As the title says, do you plan on starting a family? Have one already? Want more kids? Wish you didn't have the ones you've got?
I absolutely don't want kids, and neither does the wife. We've been discussing more permanent birth control options, an IUD-type thing for her and vasectomy for me. We're in our mid-to-late 30s so it's no big deal, it's not like we're still in our 20s and might suddenly realize we've made a terrible mistake. No chilluns fo' us.
My older sister has 4 great kids, my younger sis wants kids at some point. My wife's brother has an awesome stepdaughter. Several of our friends have children. So we're content to be aunts and uncles, happy to play with and take care of them for a while, then hand them back to their parents when we're done.
Our minds have been made up for a long time - neither of us ever wanted our own kids. It was a sad decision to come to at the time, and there are still moments when I think how wonderful it would be to have a daughter (not really interested in having a son.) But those moments are few compared to how content I am to have freedom to do what I want whenever I want, freedom to go on vacations at the drop of a hat, etc. Many of the positives of having a child - watching them grow, sharing their triumphs and defeats, molding them - can be accomplished to an extent via unclehood.
Plus, I have an awesome dog. He's kind of like a retarded child. (I know this will offend many of you - I don't care.)
So, how many Polytubbies want families? If you already have kids you're invited to vote as well, I've included options for you. I'm just curious how many of us have intent to propagate.
I absolutely don't want kids, and neither does the wife. We've been discussing more permanent birth control options, an IUD-type thing for her and vasectomy for me. We're in our mid-to-late 30s so it's no big deal, it's not like we're still in our 20s and might suddenly realize we've made a terrible mistake. No chilluns fo' us.
My older sister has 4 great kids, my younger sis wants kids at some point. My wife's brother has an awesome stepdaughter. Several of our friends have children. So we're content to be aunts and uncles, happy to play with and take care of them for a while, then hand them back to their parents when we're done.
Our minds have been made up for a long time - neither of us ever wanted our own kids. It was a sad decision to come to at the time, and there are still moments when I think how wonderful it would be to have a daughter (not really interested in having a son.) But those moments are few compared to how content I am to have freedom to do what I want whenever I want, freedom to go on vacations at the drop of a hat, etc. Many of the positives of having a child - watching them grow, sharing their triumphs and defeats, molding them - can be accomplished to an extent via unclehood.
Plus, I have an awesome dog. He's kind of like a retarded child. (I know this will offend many of you - I don't care.)
So, how many Polytubbies want families? If you already have kids you're invited to vote as well, I've included options for you. I'm just curious how many of us have intent to propagate.
, 1996-Perot 
, 2004-Bush :|, 2008-Obama :|, 2012-Obama 
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