03-24-2004, 10:38 PM
Kid Afrika Wrote:It's quite an interesting quandary actually...Kids interest me a lot. I don't want any, not for any idealistic reasons... just selfish, I guess. I like to have my freedom. I can get along with kids that talk but babies scare me.
On the one hand, the idea of being a parent is rather intriguing and there seems to be some rewards to being a parent that can not be found anywhere else in life.
On the other hand, I have some difficulty with the idea of bringing a person into a world that I sometimes view as guite a living hell.
There's good and bad, joy and pain, reward and responsibility all rolled into one tiny being. However, that being is a piece of yourself and hopefully someone that you love. It's a beautiful thing, but certainly not something that should be taken lightly.
At the end of the day, I would feel somewhat contented with the fact of ending what seems to be a rather temultuous(sp?) bloodline. Not to mention the fact that I can't imagine myself having a kid within the next few years and I would prefer not to be dealing with a teenager when I'm in my early 50s.
The extinction of man will come in time, probably by our own doing. I don't feel the need to prolong the human race rests solely on my shoulders, or balls as the case may be.
I have a hard time turning away anyone in need, children, animals, or adults... this generally results in lots of guests, pets, and visitors for extended periods. I don't mind it. I might like being a parent, if I had to be. I'd certainly take someone else's kids in.
I don't think I'm going to have any on purpose... I don't plan it.