828 sats \ 9 replies \ @k00b 22 Dec 2023 \ on: Do you have children? polls
I've always wanted kids but I'm coming to grips with it not happening. In the meantime I have tons of going-to-sacrifice-myself-for-some-future-I-won't-get-to-be-part-of energy, aka dad energy, to expend.
As I mentioned above my wife and I had fertility issues and had less than a 1% chance of conception and now have two miracle boys. We needed IVF which isn’t cheap and wasn’t covered by our insurance.
Also my grandfather had a perfectly normal daughter in his early 70’s and he lived to be 98.
If it’s a dream of yours keep it. Visualize it, if you are religious pray for it. Good things come to those who wait. They embrace and have tons more joy in it and don’t take it for granted!
God bless!
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I think you'd be a great dad if you ever end up going that route.
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Likewise gmd!
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have you considered adoption? just curious
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I’ll consider it but similar constraints right now. I was looking forward to making copies of myself though. :)
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Luckily, being a dude allows for self-replication well into our elder years. Don't lose hope!
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Breed bro
Its good
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Same
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most of the best dads I know are the ones who think like that. Those who say "yeaah man I'm having kids easy stuff I will love them a lot" just aren't facing the reality and their partner does all the heavy lifting.
If you have kids we'll be here to open PRs for SN.
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