Sex-Ed and What They Missed! *new poll*

[Zero Fail]

Magic-Froggie Sundae

"Hmmm....it's interesting how many people aren't interested in marriage. I would like to foster or even adopt children as I grow older and my own kids have gone. But....we'll see what it's like in the future. I have baby blues really badly....I don't know if it's my age or what. I read somewhere that a majority of women, usually starting in their 20's, feel the urge to reproduce and fulfill their role in life by populating the earth. Maybe this is what I have been going through...."

Yea. My paternal instincts are kicking in. It's annoying (especially since I work with babies and kids). I'm getting a dog to hold me over. Dogs are easier to take care of, IMO.

[Nobuo_Uematsu_fairy]

I really want to get married someday, and have 1, maybe 2 kids.
But not until I've lived with the person for a long time, and I have a steady job.
Sooooo....not until I graduate college in four or five years. (I'm almost 20, but I switched majors at the end of sophomore year, so I'm basically a freshman again.)

I'd be chill with adopting, since a particularly nasty possibly-hereditary disease runs in my family, but I'd rather have my own.

[fashion zombie harlot]

@dogs vs kids- imo- dogs are worse.. the need more attention, can hurt you, are loud, harder and takes longer to pick up after, make worse messes... kids are easier , lol they listen better

[Magic-Froggie Sundae]

@Luv Birdy: "Sorry, but I can't enter you for drawing with that kind of post."

@adoption: "It really is a hard thing. You have to take in a child who you did not birth. You must raise them when they have most likely come from multiple bad situations....it's just difficult. They usually have potential parents take multiple counseling sessions and psychological screenings to ensure they are ready to take on such a challenge."

@Zero: "My husband is saying we have to travel a little bit first before we have a baby. And he's right. I was thinking about getting a dog too to ease the feeling. My mother-in-law has so many pets, you'd think I would be fine with them, but I want my OWN doggie!"

"My hubby leaves Monday....I'm sad."

[Ladybird Sauce]

I'd prefer to have my own children, but mainly because of the hoops you have to jump through to adopt, the stress it would cause (I don't want someone noseying around every aspect of my life), the fact that we may not even be able to adopt since my boyfriend's bipolar, and because I'd like the experience of being pregnant.

If I adopted a child under, say, two years old, I'd see them no differently to a child that was biologically mine. Over a couple of years old, I'd probably see them slightly differently, but they'd still be my child, and I'd still love them as my own.

[fashion zombie harlot]

@magic- thats the reason we had our kid young. we''re planning on traveling after he moves out

[Zero Fail]

Magic-Froggie Sundae

@Luv Birdy: "Sorry, but I can't enter you for drawing with that kind of post."

@adoption: "It really is a hard thing. You have to take in a child who you did not birth. You must raise them when they have most likely come from multiple bad situations....it's just difficult. They usually have potential parents take multiple counseling sessions and psychological screenings to ensure they are ready to take on such a challenge."

@Zero: "My husband is saying we have to travel a little bit first before we have a baby. And he's right. I was thinking about getting a dog too to ease the feeling. My mother-in-law has so many pets, you'd think I would be fine with them, but I want my OWN doggie!"

"My hubby leaves Monday....I'm sad."

My idea about adoption is that I want to adopt an older child. You don't have to deal with crying, whining, etc. Plus they already have some views of the world, and know they are adopted to begin with. I'm thinking in the 3-8 year old range.

I was approved to adopt this chunky puggle. His foster actually thought I would be perfect. I just have to convince one person...my father.

[Magic-Froggie Sundae]

"Dogs versus kids? In my opinion....I cared for both at the freakin' same time and kids hands down are worse than a pet. You are obligated to watch them all the time because they can get into ANYTHING and will do ANYTHING. Dogs, you tell them no and they run away with their tail between their legs."

@Nobuo: "That's our thinking: we're getting a steady job, and until we've been married at least 2 years...."

@Ladybird: "Yeah, agreed."

@Fashion: "My husband wants to get the traveling over with (and he gets lots of benefits and discounts for being in the military) before kids and I could understand his point of view, but I myself would be fine with taking a baby with me to Italy or Germany....or even Japan...."

[fashion zombie harlot]

@magic- lol military. i guess it gives the benefits (i think those benefits are unfair but thats me).
my husband nephew travels everywhere, non stop for business as one if those foreign dudes that help with other govs. lol

we're planning on getting an rv or even walking across the us. we're hoping to end up in canada after traveling.. or illinois.. lol who knows.. its many years away

[Nobuo_Uematsu_fairy]

@ Magic: knowing it's so far away is hard for me...I want to be pregnant sooo badly ._. but my apt doesn't really allow pets, or I'd get one. Maybe some fish or something, to give me something to nurture. Although you can't cuddle fish.

[KatieKat920]

@Adoption versus Biological children: Being adopted doesn't mean you have to come with emotional baggage. Besides, your children are just as liable to create their own baggage.. if you get a child young, they are less likely to have that emotional baggage, and I have heard stories of foster children having more baggage than adopted ones. It really depends on the kid personally. But I don't think that should be the decision of adopting a child. :/

@Kids vs. Animals: Kids, hands down are harder to manage. Pets you just have to train, and kids can be just as loud if not louder.

[Zero Fail]

Nobuo_Uematsu_fairy

@ Magic: knowing it's so far away is hard for me...I want to be pregnant sooo badly ._. but my apt doesn't really allow pets, or I'd get one. Maybe some fish or something, to give me something to nurture. Although you can't cuddle fish.

Ferret?

[Magic-Froggie Sundae]

@Nobuo: "I had freshwater fish and it helped for a little while. I like my mother in law's saltwater tank though much better. Fishies are good for a little while. Or, start doing childcare (what i did). It helped illeviate some of those feelings. Once I was doing it for the money, I was so glad I didn't have to take those kids home! And, I love children, don't get me wrong. But I also like giving them back to their parents."

@Katie: "It does depend on the child. And foster kids....I have known multiple foster children and they were always more emotionally unstable than children that were adopted. Roughly the age groups of the children in question were around the same age."

[dbcupcake]

uhhh 4000 veiws on this god no offense but soe ppl need to get laid

[fashion zombie harlot]

im trying to hold in my laughter @ dbcupcake