Kids

[LRF4N]

Gangzoom how am I passing judgement? It's impossible to experience being a parent until you become a parent. Nothing like a moth to a light. Different league altogether. I was 29 when my first was born and in the 29 years before that I had never felt like that

 

This isn't the same feeling you get when a new electric car is released

 

You will understand when you become a dad. The feeling you have when you hold your first born in your arms for the first time is a point in your life that you will never ever forget

 

I'm not passing judgement they were genuine questions to the comments in the first few pages.

 

Off your high horse mate

Edited March 25, 2016 by LRF4N

[BobbyZ]

Well you wouldn't know what it's like to be a moth to a flame until you've tried it

 

He's right though - those feelings are programmed into you by evolution to make you want to protect your offspring.

[LRF4N]

Regardless of how they are there- there's no other feeling like it. And it's impossible to experience it any other way

[sipar69]

I get it from kittens!

[ZEUS]

And I get it from puppies

[LRF4N]

You'll just have to trust me on this. Nothing compares

[Ekona]

I love cats more than I like most people. I can't see that changing just because said human happens to have the same genes as me.

[coldel]

I love cats more than I like most people. I can't see that changing just because said human happens to have the same genes as me.

 

Well try it and prove yourself right mate, in fact I will buy you your first pack of nappies

[BobbyZ]

I love cats more than I like most people. I can't see that changing just because said human happens to have the same genes as me.

 

Well try it and prove yourself right mate, in fact I will buy you your first pack of nappies

 

Wow, that's generous. I don't think he can possibly come up with an excuse for avoiding parenthood now

[gsexr]

Laptop stopped printing tonight on the wifi for no reason what so ever so after 2 hours of uninstalling and re-installing and turning things on and off still no joy..... i put in a call to my youngest son. A remote connection using Team viewer.... well 40 mins in total and its fixed.

Makes you proud to be a Dad

[Kraziekatz1]

I believe only beautiful people should be allowed to create offspring!

[BobbyZ]

Laptop stopped printing tonight on the wifi for no reason what so ever so after 2 hours of uninstalling and re-installing and turning things on and off still no joy..... i put in a call to my youngest son. A remote connection using Team viewer.... well 40 mins in total and its fixed.

Makes you proud to be a Dad

Okay, now you're talking - kids providing some tangible benefit makes the idea of having them seem a bit more sensible

 

I believe only beautiful people should be allowed to create offspring!

Controversial! Besides, I'm far more concerned by stupid people having kids than ugly ones.

[Ekona]

There should be a licence to breed, definitely.

[Ekona]

And post natal abortion, just in case one duffer slips through the net.

 

 

Like Graham Norton, for example.

[BobbyZ]

Brave man, posting that in here with all the proud parents looking on

[gsexr]

Some of the posts from the people who have never had kids do make me smile...... I mean.... its not like you can tell or anything.....

[350zedd]

And post natal abortion, just in case one duffer slips through the net.

 

 

Like Graham Norton, for example.

A very rich duffer nonetheless

[valy]

just imagine if everyone will think like some on here who never want children...human race will be extinct in less then 100 years....

[BobbyZ]

As it is though, the world is grossly overpopulated, so no need to worry about that

[valy]

I was implying something else

Edited March 26, 2016 by valy

[coldel]

Actually the world is not grossly overpopulated, I have yet to see any evidence it is? Who said? There is more than enough space to take x10 the amount of people, its just that some decide to live in very clustered parts of the world.

[valy]

snap....I am just about to go back on my post and correct that quick 'true that' affirmation as I was thinking about it...

I have to agree with you Coldel

Edited March 26, 2016 by valy

[sipar69]

just imagine if everyone will think like some on here who never want children...human race will be extinct in less then 100 years....

 

Why would that be a bad thing? Does the human race have an intrinsic value above and beyond any other species on the planet and if so why?

[BobbyZ]

Actually the world is not grossly overpopulated, I have yet to see any evidence it is? Who said? There is more than enough space to take x10 the amount of people, its just that some decide to live in very clustered parts of the world.

 

It's not about space, it's about resources. For example, deforestation doesn't occur so people can live there. And I certainly don't choose to live in a crowded area - it's where I can make money, same as most other people that live in or around London. I'd imagine there's space for far more than 10x the current population, but that's not the point.

[valy]

just imagine if everyone will think like some on here who never want children...human race will be extinct in less then 100 years....

 

Does the human race have an intrinsic value above and beyond any other species on the planet and if so why?

 

I am inclined to answer 'yes' because of our intelligence but this is a well known and ongoing debate in philosophy , all life has intrinsic value in that all life serves a function , however, few humans have individual value and their value is delineated by the other lives that they effect...