Early family formation is the human norm; why have we made it so exceptional?

[Harpy Eagle]

The self-centered are rarely self-aware.

Of which you are the perfect living example.

 

[Unkotare]

Still waiting. (but if you are talking about slaves, you realize that's when the US was mostly agrarian....not the case now)

I'm not surprised that you want to avoid attention to the slavery that the democrats fought so hard to preserve.

Food History at World War II Internment Camp

www.isu.edu

 

[HeyNorm]

There are a lot of responsibilities of adulthood, having offspring is only one of them.

None more important than creating offspring. Without them, you do not exist

 

[Harpy Eagle]

None more important than creating offspring. Without them, you do not exist

There are plenty of people creating offspring, if a small percent choose not to we will be fine.

My opinion is that if someone does not want children, then having them would be the worst thing they can do as their children would suffer

 

[HeyNorm]

There are plenty of people creating offspring, if a small percent choose not to we will be fine.

My opinion is that if someone does not want children, then having them would be the worst thing they can do as their children would suffer

We do not disagree except that those that do have children are far more important than those that do not.

And, I know a huge number of people who thought they never wanted children until they had them. They now say it was the best thing they ever did.

 

[Curried Goats]

Not everyone CAN have children, but devoting one's life to irresponsibility and self-gratification is childish and NOT how a real man comports himself. Those who post here 'boasting' about never getting married and/or having children out of choice are NOT men.

OMG this is one of the funniest things you've ever written. Please tell me more about what a real man is.

 

[Ralph Norton]

Those who post here 'boasting' about never getting married and/or having children out of choice are NOT men.

Are they DEVO?

 

[Ralph Norton]

None more important than creating offspring. Without them, you do not exist

Logically false.
In order to "create offspring", one must exist.

 

[HeyNorm]

Logically false.
In order to "create offspring", one must exist.

In order to exist, someone gave birth to you, that person required fertilization

 

[Ralph Norton]

In order to exist, someone gave birth to you, that person required fertilization

Thanks for the non sequitur.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

We do not disagree except that those that do have children are far more important than those that do not.

I just cannot agree with this at all. Perhaps I am biased since it is my children that have no children.

My daughter is 28 making a base salary of more than 200 grand a year plus bonuses. She is a raising superstar at her company to the point she is used as an example in recruiting of what you can accomplish with the company if you work hard at it.

At the start of the year they created a new position just for her and now she found out last Friday she is leaving in early June for a 3 week trip to Dubai, Greece and Spain to help expand her company into the international market. If she had a baby at home none of this would be possible for her.

Yet I am supposed to agree that one of her classmates from high school that is on their 2nd child and working at the local pizza pub is far more important than my daughter?

Yeah, that is not happening.

 

[Unkotare]

There are plenty of people creating offspring, if a small percent choose not to we will be fine.
....

Exactly how selfish and childish people think about everything.

 

[GMCGeneral]

I fully disagree with the article. Get educated, work into you mid to late 30s then have kids. At that point one has been able to secure finances and can properly afford kids. Also there'd be a lot less abortions as well. No downsides.

Yes, there is a major downside. Population replenishment suffers with fewer children.

 

[Unkotare]

OMG this is one of the funniest things you've ever written. Please tell me more about what a real man is.

Look in a mirror. Whatever you see there, it's NOT that.

 

[Unkotare]

I just cannot agree with this at all. Perhaps I am biased since it is my children that have no children.

My daughter is 28 making a base salary of more than 200 grand a year plus bonuses. She is a raising superstar at her company to the point she is used as an example in recruiting of what you can accomplish with the company if you work hard at it.

At the start of the year they created a new position just for her and now she found out last Friday she is leaving in early June for a 3 week trip to Dubai, Greece and Spain to help expand her company into the international market. If she had a baby at home none of this would be possible for her.

Yet I am supposed to agree that one of her classmates from high school that is on their 2nd child and working at the local pizza pub is far more important than my daughter?

Yeah, that is not happening.

Do you consider money more important than life? Sounds like someone....

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Do you consider money more important than life? Sounds like sealybobo talking.

I consider freedom of choice more important than life.

 

[Unkotare]

I consider freedom of choice more important than life.

No you don't.

 

[Curried Goats]

Look in a mirror. Whatever you see there, it's NOT that.

I'm a grandfather. According to your Bingo logic wouldn't that make me twice the man you are?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

OMG this is one of the funniest things you've ever written. Please tell me more about what a real man is.

A real man is what Unkotare says it is, he is the only one qualified to make the determination, just ask him.

Using the name of Japanese porn for your username makes one qualified for such things

 

[Harpy Eagle]

No you don't.

First only you can define what is a man and now you can read my mind.

Are there any superpowers you do not have?