something in another thread sparked me thinking about this, and all the reasons I can think of are not very good ones, they are all selfish ones.

So, would the goal of laborers be wrong?

well selfish is not always negative. the need to love is one of the only positive reasons i can think of. and that in itself is selfish. is that a bad thing? i dont think so.

go and look at my tiny newborn baby!!!

brownsugar said:

no I agree with you, but it is to satisfy a need, an emotional, and I would argue, a physical need to have someone you can hold close and love with all the love you can give.

I think it is within us to preserve our species, our need to procreated is biological - we are compelled to do it, and yet, we are not exactly dying out!

It takes 2 people to decide whether they want to have a baby

brownsugar said:

heheheh very rarely takes 2!

jonylawson said:

I did, he's gorgeous, and immediately I started thinking I would like another child, despite many logical reasons not to.

So, yay or nay on the child laborers?

ThreadBare said:

I did not understand what you meant!

luv4u said:

I'd say not always. Some women are so desparate to have a child they don't even tell the guy, and raise the child alone.

ThreadBare said:

Work sucks dude!

charlottegelin said:

i have a freind that did exactly that ... and now 12 yrs into the raising ... i think she wishes she had allowed the biodad to be a part of the gurls life

coolcat said:

i bet your a yummy mummy!-have another one -nowt better in life than a lovely mum!

coolcat said:

so in the olden days, that was a valid excuse, you needed your children to work the land or you all died out. But now?

aw bollocks man-just get yourself up the stick!!!

Mach said:

My friend too, she was 40 when she had her son, and she doesn't regret it one bit, but before then couldn'd find the right man and went it alone since she did not want to miss out.

charlottegelin said:

"Junior! Juuuuunyuh! Come here! I saiiiiid come here!!!"

Panting from running across the house: "Yes, Mom?"

"Change the TV channel for me, baby. Five! Channel five..."

jonylawson said:

you know if I did, I would likely miss the melbourne invasion next year!

ThreadBare said:

the olden days before tv remotes those were the days...

ThreadBare said:

lol! The 'junior' reminded me of Indy 3... Hey being an archaeologist is a cool job for a kid!

ThreadBare said:

3. children are chick magnets
2. children can teach you how to use a computer and play video games
1. TAX BREAK!

meltwithu said:

meltwithu said:

See? It all gets back to laborers....

A child gives you an excuse to buy the latest Tickle-me-Elmo doll!

charlottegelin said:

I think that's what I'm going to end up doing.

no sweat-im in detroit next year!