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Originally Posted by Cheese (Post 1401819)

met mine several times and didn't feel a connection

same. Especially the "meeting him several" that means what? You could count it on your hands lol

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Originally Posted by Sparky (Post 1401822)

same. Especially the "meeting him several" that means what? You could count it on your hands lol

And a couple of toes............."she" btw lol

Sex change? How did she impegnate ur mother

nvm i figured it out

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering (Post 1401773)

How does having children extend your life? I've heard that childfree women are more likely to get cancer in their lady organs but I'm pretty sure that's just a scare tactic.

I don't know what the mechanism is, I just know that it's what the research shows.

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering (Post 1401801)

I don't really see the difference between dying at 40 and dying at 80. It's not like any of us are going to get out of this world alive. It seems life only gets more miserable, the older you get - you get slow, tired, wrinkled, creased. I don't really care how long I live, so long as it's not short enough to cause others too much pain, or so long that I'll want to do away with myself because everyone else has died.

Well, for me, dying at 40 would mean dying three years from now so I see a pretty huge difference between that and living another four decades. If that doesn't matter to you, that's your right, but many people would prefer to live longer. As I said before, it's all about personal preferences.

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering (Post 1401801)

It's just sort of ridiculous that anyone would think that having children automatically guarantees you'll be taken care of when you're old and more of a burden than you'd care to admit. Learn to take care of your damn self, make proper choices and don't worry about how long you're going to live.

I never said having children guarantees anything. But it's a simple fact of life that after a certain point it gets harder and harder for people to care for themselves. For people who have children who care about them, this is when those children generally step up and help their parent. This is the social contract many people choose to live by, and I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. If you want something else, that's your right, but it's unreasonable to expect everyone to share your preferences.

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering (Post 1401801)

I don't really see the difference between dying at 40 and dying at 80. w

This is the same crap that every young person says. When you actually get to 40 you'll see that your life isn't basically over.

My brother and his wife recently had a child and, I must say, my brother has become a much more patient and sillier human being because of it - both fine qualities in my book.

For some people kids are great.

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Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1401878)

This is the same crap that every young person says. When you actually get to 40 you'll see that your life isn't basically over.

I'm already 25 and I can see the fine lines setting on my face. I'm apprehensive about aging already.

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Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1401878)

This is the same crap that every young person says.

And this is the same crap every grown up says about what a young person says. Being young doesn't automatically mean you can't be in control of what you do with the rest of your life. In most cases, it's better to know what you want to do with your life earlier on.