Chula Vista

Yes, having a child is just like "getting" Coltrane.....

Good lord.

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OccultHawk

Hey man. I'm sure the cat appreciated your concern.

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OccultHawk

No. Getting Coltrane is more important than raising a kid. To me. Is that OK?

Do you think I should have been a father?

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Chula Vista

You might have surprised yourself. Neither of my kids were planned for what it's worth.

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Lucem Ferre

I agree with DWV, sometimes losing somebody that you cared for because they don't want to be around you is much more painful than a death.

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About 12 years ago a good friend died. He was the same age as me, both 35. He was a haemophiliac and had to get a blood transfusion when he was a kid - unfortunately this was before blood was screened for HIV, and he became one of the only people in Australia to get hospital-aquired HIV. He was a great guy - knowing that his days were numbered he lived every day as if it were his last. I'm tearing up just writing this. He was a prolific singer-songwriter with a very dark sense of humour. Here is Baterz playing live not long before he left us:

Chula Vista

Sorry about your friend. That song was hilarious.

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OccultHawk

I know you qualified that with "might". I think I would have worked very hard at it. But I'm so clear about it. I don't want one. I never wanted one. I wouldn't want to work hard at it. I've said to people exactly that clearly and heard I think you'd make a great father. The ****? What could possibly be a better indicator that you shouldn't breed than not wanting a ****ing kid? No matter how I tried how could I be a good father to a kid I wished didn't exist? My mind wouldn't change. I understand that because I was raised by a father who obviously despised my very existence. **** the kid I would have ****ed up. Why the **** would I do that to MYSELF? I wanted to listen to Coltrane not to some **** replica of my own ****ed DNA. Once in my life I wish someone would say Occult you're a ****ed up **** but at least you had sense enough not to have a goddamn kid. It's like one of the very few responsible decisions I ever made.

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Chula Vista

Occult you're a ****ed up **** but at least you had sense enough not to have a goddamn kid.

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