Poll: Do you want children?

[AmayaOnnaOtaku]

I am already a parent, plus if I was with the right person I would have another one

 

[O maestre]

it is the meaning of life in purest and most simple sense. i do want to pass on my genes, but it depends on the partner. there is no point in bringing in a weak or diseased child, if it can be prevented. it also foes without saying that we both would have to be good parents.

in theory the more children you sire the more successful you are, 2,5% of the worlds entire population is a descendant of Ghengis Kahn, currently the most successful male in the history of the species. He even has a chromosome named after him.

not that i intend to try and beat him.... i dont have the army for it...

 

[Sacman]

Maybe eventually... but right now I have a severe hatred of children... but I need something I can use to make up for my life failures eventually... I mean since my clone experiments failed... maybe adoption so I can skip the baby faze... soulless demons is what they are...<.<

 

[jonyboy13]

Never. I despise those hell spawns called children and those devils called babies.
Don't have a need to pass on my legacy as I really don't care what happens after I die. Rather grow old in silence then suffer the tortures of those demonic psychos.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

No, I hate children and have no desire to ever have any.

 

[Ickorus]

I would like to have kids, I just like the thought and whilst im not very good with kids (They kinda scare me) I think i'd get over that and hopefully become a good parent.

I would've been a father twice, if not for two miscarriages. I would love to have kids, but it might be that my wife and I have to adopt.

That sucks, im sorry to hear that, I hope you have better luck in the future.

 

[SckizoBoy]

I've never gotten over it, and neither has my wife. It brought us closer together, having to deal with it. The fact that we're still together after the strain it put on both of us is a testament to that. I think being able to have our own kids at some point would be amazing, but there will always be an emotional scar. It really is quite the awful experience.

I don't know how you managed to go through one, let alone two... I still have nightmares of arriving at the hospital...

Regardless, I admire you for being able to stay together after all of it... (we broke up just less than a year later even though the two of us 'recovered', more her than me, since she got PTSD because of it, while I (tried to) put my crap aside to help her).

 

[JoesshittyOs]

Eventually perhaps. I don't see it anytime soon, but I have yet to actually be in a rather serious relationship that doesn't consist of High School drama.

I don't know what it is with the Escapist not understanding how a child works. It's a kid. Not an adult. Kids are little shits.

You guys were too.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

There's too much me and I in this thread.

When I'm in the right relationship then I probably will. That isn't likely to happen anytime in the near future, I'm far too vain, shallow and self-centered to be in a stable relationship for long enough to want kids. I don't want to change that either, I like being the way I am now. If I find someone good enough to keep me tied to them for long enough, though, then kids won't be a problem.

 

[The Gnome King]

This question is for the people that don't have children. Do you want to have children later in your life? why or why not?

Me and my current Girlfriend, decided that we don't want any children. My girlfriend thinks she is too selfish to have kids. She is also impatient, and wouldn't be able to handle crying babies/toddlers.I personally can't stand kids, i am patient but easily annoyed, and children can get very annoying very fast.I also don't think i would make a very good father,because i didn't have a very good example from my parents during my childhood.

Your Turn

Biological children or children that I personally raise? I've... donated DNA, for lack of a better term - for a couple kids. Possibly more... long stories, all.

My wife and I though, no, we don't want kids. Been married 11 years and happy without them. The idea of my DNA going on and being raised by other men and women - I can get behind that, but not raising the brats myself.

 

[Zerazar]

I voted no, although I'm not adamant on it. I just really really don't like kids. Besides, there's a ton of work and stress involved. I'm more of a hobby person than a kids person.
Besides, I'd be way too worried about shaping my kid. I'd be a terrible dad.

 

[Azurian]

Seeing how my little sister is now a mother I can honestly say no I'm guess I'm just to selfish to be a dad. I love to game hang with my friends take trips go out to eat. I just love to be me and I don't want to stop that any time soon.

 

[Don Savik]

I hate all this "OH KIDS, when your older you will get a better knowledge of the universe and understand the meaningfulness of children and how it makes you more at one with everything!"

No no no no no no no. You don't understand that some people want to live their life in other ways. Raising a kid means ending your free time to become their guardian 24/7 and some people don't want that.

Some people think its like a divine duty that they must complete within their lifetime (why I have no f**king clue) like they have to further their legacy. Scarecrow from Batman once said that our lives our ruled by fear, fear of dying alone so we get married, fear of being forgotten so we have children. I think Scarecrow knows wtf he is talking about. People find fullness in other ways.

 

[Wherethefuckiswally]

Depends. How much are you selling them for?... Wait, what?... Not like that.. (Oh shit) Errmmm, yeah kids, definetly *shifty eyes* (got away with that, muhahaha)

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

I would've been a father twice, if not for two miscarriages. I would love to have kids, but it might be that my wife and I have to adopt.

Since you shared, so will I. It only seems fair.

If not for my miscarriage, I'd be the mother of a one-month old right now.

 

[Stephen O'Hagan]

I think I would make a good dad (eventually) but I'm not sure I would want kids, just in case they end up with my illness. My dad feels terrible that I drew the short end of the straw, and I don't know if I could risk that myself.

 

[Farther than stars]

I just wanted to say that this poll could have had a lot more flexibility concerning its options. I mean, you had the posibility to ask as to when (i.e. "yes, now" or "yes, in the future"), but now it just seems like a drab yes/no question without much flavour.
Also, in this context "maybe" and "depends" are the same thing.