Useless Conversation

[Cheddar]

I had my first one at 30, and my fifth one at 40. I foresee interesting times ahead of me. Also, my wife isn't convinced that she doesn't want another one...

Cheddar, I think he's challenging you.

1 at 30.  I'm done.  Kid's great, but one is all I want. I'm too awful at this parenting crap.

This is not a challenge.

[ghost]

Once you get to five it doesn't even matter anymore.   

[Selby]

I really wanted multiple kids.  Looks like 1 is all I'm going to get though.  I'll live vicariously through other people!

[JWIV]

First at 33, second at 35. We somehow went from me getting snipped and a souvenir bag of peas to maybe going for three last year and I'm fairly sure we're insane.

[JWIV]

Perhaps you should watch them so the rest of us don't have to pay for more of your kids.
/conservativedouchebag.

Creativity was no option for me.  Well, from my point of view at least.   I had my one chance to keep the streak alive. We have many generations of the dullest first name in history.

This is why I'm glad our tradition is the middle name, not the first, and initials that spell something.

I had the chance to be a fourth  but my parents decided against it and just kept the middle name. Since I did that for my firstborn son, I guess that's the tradition now.

[Ironwood]

I really wanted multiple kids.  Looks like 1 is all I'm going to get though.  I'll live vicariously through other people!

This.  What's interesting is that it's a combination of 'that's not going to happen' and 'you don't really want this to happen anyway'.

So it's ok.  Kinda.

[Salamok]

Other than creating a backup in case my kid dies or turns into a crack whore I personally feel no need to go beyond 1.

[ghost]

We were done at two.  We have three.   

There will be no fourth, barring adoption. 

[Merusk]

I'd like another one or two but simply do not have the resources for it.

[Cyrrex]

We were done at two.  We have three.   

There will be no fourth, barring adoption. 

Just make sure you take precautions against an unplanned adoption.  It's still illegal to abort them in most states.

[Yegolev]

I'd like another one or two but simply do not have the resources for it.

This is actually a big deal for the woman.  We would have to send both to public school if we had two, and we'd have to cut down on the things such as Scouts and chess and baseball.  While I think we are going above-and-beyond as parents, my wife has a different opinion... but we have already established that she is off her rocker.

[Sky]

I'd like a couple kids, but when I was young enough for it to be a good idea it wasn't a good idea. I could probably deal with one at 42, but my fiancee is 6 years older, so that particular ship has sailed.

[Signe]

Always wanted 0 kids.  I have 0 kids.  I don't think I'll try for less.

[Bunk]

My sister has two young kids I can enjoy in limited doses. At 41, that is plenty for me.

[Numtini]

I'm 47, my partner is 42, our daughter is 2.

Chasing a toddler in middle age isn't too terrible. Kneeling down to pick up their stuff. Geezus, what happened to my knees.

[Merusk]

I'd like another one or two but simply do not have the resources for it.

This is actually a big deal for the woman.  We would have to send both to public school if we had two, and we'd have to cut down on the things such as Scouts and chess and baseball.  While I think we are going above-and-beyond as parents, my wife has a different opinion... but we have already established that she is off her rocker.

Heh.. if only that were my problem.  Already in public school and one more means the wife stops working because we can't afford daycare.  (~$300/week for a newborn based on the 7 folks in my studio who had kids last year.  Young office.)  I have room in my budget but not $1,200 worth of it.

[murdoc]

We only really wanted one - ended up with twins and that's all we'll have.

I seriously want to punch everyone who tells me "twins? we wanted twins! it'd have been so much easier to have them all at once".

*POW* and our boys are pretty good kids. Hurricane Logan can be a handful sometimes and Brandon is way too damn sensitive for a kid that's 2. But they are polite, extremely patient (one bonus of twins is they have no idea what it feels like to have 100% of the focus and all they've ever know is they have to wait their turn) and don't throw many tempter tantrums.

I would still never do THAT again.

[WayAbvPar]

Yeah when my wife was going to get her first ultrasound with our 2nd I thought for sure it would be a multiple, just because I am not going gray quite fast enough.

[Merusk]

You can you tell when you have no hair?

[ghost]

We only really wanted one - ended up with twins and that's all we'll have.

I seriously want to punch everyone who tells me "twins? we wanted twins! it'd have been so much easier to have them all at once".

*POW* and our boys are pretty good kids. Hurricane Logan can be a handful sometimes and Brandon is way too damn sensitive for a kid that's 2. But they are polite, extremely patient (one bonus of twins is they have no idea what it feels like to have 100% of the focus and all they've ever know is they have to wait their turn) and don't thrown many tempter tantrums.

I would still never do THAT again.

Yeah, twins are a bitch.  My wife's sister has twin 12 year olds and a 16 year old.  I knew after watching that in action that I wasn't all that interested in twins. 

The nice thing for you, however, is that the biological clock will probably start ticking again once your boys get to 3 or 4.......

[WayAbvPar]

You can you tell when you have no hair?

My poor goatee betrays me  If I grew my hair out again I would have the cool silver temples comic book character look going too. But that would mean I would have to start styling it, getting haircuts, etc. Fuck all that. Bald is beautiful, and way too easy to maintain.

[Signe]

You could just let it hang there, no?

[ghost]

Too many people that I know who do the shaved head thing are very surprised to find out how little of it they have left when they start growing it out again. 

[Nebu]

Too many people that I know who do the shaved head thing are very surprised to find out how little of it they have left when they start growing it out again. 

Don't fuck with my denial.  I am happy in my denial!

[Paelos]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271440/Burger-King-admits-selling-beef-burgers-Whoppers-containing-horse-meat.html#axzz2Jfpb9B8h

Who wants horse?

[Merusk]

Horses aren't cute enough for me to care.

[Polysorbate80]

I'm 47, my partner is 42, our daughter is 2.

Chasing a toddler in middle age isn't too terrible. Kneeling down to pick up their stuff. Geezus, what happened to my knees.

Wait 'til she's a little older, and she'll be able to pick it up for you.  I don't think I've had to bend over to get anything I've dropped for years now.

For the first few year they're just happy to help.  After they get older and surly about it, they do it anyway because they have to  

[Nebu]

For the first few year they're just happy to help.  After they get older and surly about it, they do it anyway because they have to  

By 15 they realize they don't have to do anything that you ask.  That's when parenting sucks.  When they realize that you are no longer the scary ogre parent they used to be afraid of.

[WayAbvPar]

Pretty sure a cutting off of any spending money will still be enough to get their attention.

[Merusk]

That, access to friends and public embarrassment are the tools I use on the teen.

Want to go to the mall/ your friend's place? Guess what, you've got chores to finish to my satisfaction.
I don't know these kids and they don't matter to my life. I don't care if they hear me singing about farts but my daughter sure as hell does.

In another year and a half I'll get to add access to the car to the list, too.

[Samwise]

I never was given any spending money or access to a car when I was a teenager.  In retrospect I can't figure out why I was as well behaved as I was; my parents didn't really have much to threaten me with.

[Rasix]

I bought my own crappy car with money from my crappy job.  I'm pretty sure my son (provided our financial situation doesn't go completely to shit) will be handed his.  I'm OK with that.  Hauling bags of shit around and watering plants in 110 degree heat didn't make me a better person, especially for someone with my health complications at that time.

And... I'm going to be working all this weekend.  Hooray.   Too much to do.  Maybe I can get an extension. 

[Yegolev]

Who wants horse?

Many people in France.

[Rasix]

Horse probably tastes better than their beef. 

[MisterNoisy]

My poor goatee betrays me  If I grew my hair out again I would have the cool silver temples comic book character look going too. But that would mean I would have to start styling it, getting haircuts, etc. Fuck all that. Bald is beautiful, and way too easy to maintain.

I'm starting to get that 'grey at the temples' and nowhere else crap.  I blame my job.