Hello everyone, long time no see!

[lamchopz]

Congratz on being a dad!

Childbirth is not the scary part, it's the sleep deprevation that follows that's the torture... I only feel more human and like a parent after a year

your line of work sounds emotionally taxing, you must be doing amazing things for our society

Thank you. She and my wife are the reasons I can deal with these night shifts in emergency department these days. lol How old is your child now? Mine's only 6 months.

[Hessah]

He's 2 now. Time flies! Even though some days feels sooo long...

[Belaslav]

My sister is a shining example. She's birthed 10 babies. Doesn't have custody of a single child now. When my nephew Will was born, he was born addicted to crack ... Custody was handed over to my parents ... They already had custody of 4 of their grandkids, and a 5th was too much to handle.

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I think my family life is why I feel this way.

Ten? TEN?!

Nobody (including your parents!) should judge you for wanting your own kids. I do not know what life circumstances led your sister to this path, but your decision not to have kids but to adopt instead sounds a bit like condemning yourself for her faults.

Congratz on being a dad!

Childbirth is not the scary part, it's the sleep deprevation that follows that's the torture...

I'll just leave this here.

[Yosei]

Nobody (including your parents!) should judge you for wanting your own kids. I do not know what life circumstances led your sister to this path, but your decision not to have kids but to adopt instead sounds a bit like condemning yourself for her faults.

I'm not condemning myself at all. And no one is judging me. And if they are, I really don't care. I've just seen what good it can do. I feel like the need to have your own biological child (other than the experience of pregnancy, childbirth, etc) is an outdated idea based on family's obsession with lineage and legacy which isn't as necessary nowadays. Nothing wrong with it, obviously. But whether they're a child you conceived or adopted is not important to me. Both have their pros and cons.

[Belaslav]

I'm not condemning myself at all. And no one is judging me. And if they are, I really don't care. I've just seen what good it can do. I feel like the need to have your own biological child (other than the experience of pregnancy, childbirth, etc) is an outdated idea based on family's obsession with lineage and legacy which isn't as necessary nowadays. Nothing wrong with it, obviously. But whether they're a child you conceived or adopted is not important to me. Both have their pros and cons.

Fair enough. Forgive my assumptions. I believe you will make a wonderful mother then.

[Belaslav]

Guess what else I've found while roaming my old posts - a friendly message to Blahs! I wish I could remember what was the plan. Roasting the steak in a microwave?

I just had an awesome idea involving you, a microwave, and six feet of aluminum foil.

[Blaaaaaaaah]

LOL.... tbh I don't even understand it anymore!!! Growing old - everything about me (physically and mentally) seem to deteriorate quite quickly after I turned 30.

[lamchopz]

He's 2 now. Time flies! Even though some days feels sooo long...

I'm enjoying these moments but damn, I wish she would find a good job, get married, move out and support us during our retirement already!

[Hessah]

I'm enjoying these moments but damn, I wish she would find a good job, get married, move out and support us during our retirement already!

HAHAAH Children are investments