Yo Adrian! You Did It!

KevinNU7 · 05-11-2005, 12:20 PM

It's official. My fiance is pregnant!

LoneStarGirl · 05-11-2005, 12:24 PM

Congratulations!

I Want a baby!

rkmsuf · 05-11-2005, 12:26 PM

So I guess you were serious about this marriage thing.

NoMyths · 05-11-2005, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LoneStarGirl

Congratulations!

I Want a baby!

Why?

condors · 05-11-2005, 12:29 PM

congrats!

Samdari · 05-11-2005, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LoneStarGirl

Congratulations!

I Want a baby!

How about a 6 month old who won't sleep. Ever.

LoneStarGirl · 05-11-2005, 12:40 PM

I think i just want to go through that pregnancy thing. But once the baby is born i'll just give it to GE to watch all the time. Yep, that definitly sounds like a plan.

Joe · 05-11-2005, 12:42 PM

did you get the good news on orgasm day?

FrogMan · 05-11-2005, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NoMyths

Why?

that is a sad reply... children bring so much into one's life...

Congrats Kevin! Your life will change, but for the better

Good luck with the pregnancy.

FM

SackAttack · 05-11-2005, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

that is a sad reply... children bring so much into one's life...

Because life just isn't complete until a little bundle of joy takes a dump while you're holding it.

KevinNU7 · 05-11-2005, 12:45 PM

My only negative on the issue is that the due date is Janaury 14th and the wedding was planned for Janaury 7th. We'll have to move it into 2005 but other then that everything is cool. Oh, and the fact that I could get laid off at any moment because my CEO is stupid and sold out for $150M

SackAttack · 05-11-2005, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinNU7

My only negative on the issue is that the due date is Janaury 14th and the wedding was planned for Janaury 7th. We'll have to move it into 2005 but other then that everything is cool. Oh, and the fact that I could get laid off at any moment because my CEO is stupid and sold out for $150M

It's already 2005, dude.

FrogMan · 05-11-2005, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Because life just isn't complete until a little bundle of joy takes a dump while you're holding it.

sure, who said it was gonna be easy. I mean having the kid call you, say "papa papa", or simply realize that waving and saying "byebye" when someone puts on his/her coat to leave is the thing to do, well, it's simply magic. I'm not questioning people's choice, simply saying that my sons are simply the best, wouldn't have it any other way, even if that now means we're not going out anymore, or our lives are dedicated to watching out for them...

FM

rkmsuf · 05-11-2005, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

It's already 2005, dude.

Maybe she already had the baby.

Desnudo · 05-11-2005, 12:52 PM

Aren't you a little pissed at this Adrian guy?

SackAttack · 05-11-2005, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

Maybe she already had the baby.

It had better be official by that point, wouldn't you say?

KevinNU7 · 05-11-2005, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

It's already 2005, dude.

The wedding was schedule for January 7th, 2006. I said we'd have to move the wedding into 2005 (sorry I didn't say "this year")

SackAttack · 05-11-2005, 12:55 PM

That makes much more sense. Thanks for clarifying.

rkmsuf · 05-11-2005, 12:55 PM

the rare winter wedding

oliegirl · 05-11-2005, 01:13 PM

Congrats!!! Babies are awesome...

NoMyths · 05-11-2005, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by LoneStarGirl

I think i just want to go through that pregnancy thing. But once the baby is born i'll just give it to GE to watch all the time. Yep, that definitly sounds like a plan.

Not a good enough reason to bring a soul into the world. Even if you're partly being funny.

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

that is a sad reply... children bring so much into one's life...

Questioning why a person wants to have a baby is sad? I'd argue that bringing a soul into the world is a pretty big responsibility, and shouldn't be undertaken lightly. But I'm certainly aware that is an extremely minority view.

Logan · 05-11-2005, 01:14 PM

My boys can swim!

Samdari · 05-11-2005, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

sure, who said it was gonna be easy. I mean having the kid call you, say "papa papa", or simply realize that waving and saying "byebye" when someone puts on his/her coat to leave is the thing to do, well, it's simply magic. I'm not questioning people's choice, simply saying that my sons are simply the best, wouldn't have it any other way, even if that now means we're not going out anymore, or our lives are dedicated to watching out for them...

Be careful here though. YOU wouldn't have it any other way. You seem to want to project that feeling onto everyone - and for some people the rewards do not catch up to the sacrifices.

You should not be saying "children bring so much into one's life" as that implies it is universal. If your children have brought that much into your life, you should be sharing that with everyone, but don't assume that everyone will have the same reaction.

FrogMan · 05-11-2005, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Samdari

Be careful here though. YOU wouldn't have it any other way. You seem to want to project that feeling onto everyone - and for some people the rewards do not catch up to the sacrifices.

You should not be saying "children bring so much into one's life" as that implies it is universal. If your children have brought that much into your life, you should be sharing that with everyone, but don't assume that everyone will have the same reaction.

I may seem to you that way, sorry, I didn't mean it that way. By giving generic examples of what they brought to me, I meant to share it it with everyone as you say.

I simply thought that your sarcastic comment about how unfun having a kid can be was a bit negative. I, more often than not, try to go the way of pointing out, or sharing, positive things more than trying to find negative ones.

FM

judicial clerk · 05-11-2005, 01:43 PM

Adrian Zmed?

Blackadar · 05-11-2005, 01:44 PM

The only thing I can say after reading the original post...

Adrian may have done it but the real question is - did you?

Samdari · 05-11-2005, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

I simply thought that your sarcastic comment about how unfun having a kid can be was a bit negative. I, more often than not, try to go the way of pointing out, or sharing, positive things more than trying to find negative ones.

Well, first of all, I didn't make the initial sarcastic comment you are talking about (at least I think I did not).

Only pointing out the positive aspects of having children is incredibly one-sided, and deceptive to potential parents. There are a ton of negatives, which are omnipresent and can be oppressive. When mentioning the joy you get from being called daddy, you should also mention that it has been years since you decided what to do with a single moment of your time, and that household chores have tripled, while sleep hours have gone down 50%.

FrogMan · 05-11-2005, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Samdari

Well, first of all, I didn't make the initial sarcastic comment you are talking about (at least I think I did not).

Only pointing out the positive aspects of having children is incredibly one-sided, and deceptive to potential parents. There are a ton of negatives, which are omnipresent and can be oppressive. When mentioning the joy you get from being called daddy, you should also mention that it has been years since you decided what to do with a single moment of your time, and that household chores have tripled, while sleep hours have gone down 50%.

Sorry, you're right, Sackattack made the sarcastic comment.

And why would it be so bad that *I* present a one sided, positive view, compared to sackattack, or anybody else's, negative one sided view?

Ton of negatives? Not in my eyes. Should we all put disclaimers to what we post? This was my opinion that the "why?" comment was a sad one, then I simply said that you could not judge if children are a good thing or not by judging on one negative aspect and I then gave examples of positive aspects, which to me are important. You sort of implied that I wanted to project that feeling to others, which wasn't really my intention.

FM

SackAttack · 05-11-2005, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

Sorry, you're right, Sackattack made the sarcastic comment.

And why would it be so bad that *I* present a one sided, positive view, compared to sackattack, or anybody else's, negative one sided view?

Who's negative? I was cracking jokes.

NoMyths · 05-11-2005, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

This was my opinion that the "why?" comment was a sad one [...]

Since I asked this above and didn't get a response, I'll restate the question: so you would argue that it is always good that someone wants a child, regardless of anything else? My sense is that you are arguing yes, considering that merely asking what a person's reasons for wanting a child are is sad to you.

FrogMan · 05-11-2005, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Who's negative? I was cracking jokes.

sorry, humor doesn't always register well with text. Without a smiley, I didn't get the feeling you were joking.

FM

FrogMan · 05-11-2005, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by NoMyths

Since I asked this above and didn't get a response, I'll restate the question: so you would argue that it is always good that someone wants a child, regardless of anything else? My sense is that you are arguing yes, considering that merely asking what a person's reasons for wanting a child are is sad to you.

No, i don't argue anything. I don't know that person's life. If she comes and simply says "I want a baby!" who am I to question her? I don't know her life, I don't know her priorities, or how she lives her life... I simply found it odd that out of nowhere, it was asked "why?"...

FM

rkmsuf · 05-11-2005, 02:05 PM

This is like a bad Abbott and Costello routine.

KevinNU7 · 05-11-2005, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

the rare winter wedding

My fiance is in law school and we decided to get married during her winter break rather then waiting an additional 9 months later after she took the bar exam.

And anyone who doesn't get the title of this thread needs to watch Rocky II again

NoMyths · 05-11-2005, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

No, i don't argue anything. I don't know that person's life. If she comes and simply says "I want a baby!" who am I to question her? I don't know her life, I don't know her priorities, or how she lives her life... I simply found it odd that out of nowhere, it was asked "why?"...

Ah. Yeah, sometimes I'm known to ask an odd question or two. This is a debate I've revisited over the years with friends about the whys of having children, and my main conclusion is that it stems from selfish reasons. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing (although I'd make the argument that it is), I thought I'd see if that was the case again when the issue came up in this thread. The answer seems to be yup. But the asking of the question wasn't intended to be positive or negative...just looking for someone else's reasons. I've heard some good ones to go along with the not-so-good.

SackAttack · 05-11-2005, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

This is like a bad Abbott and Costello routine.

Third base!

rkmsuf · 05-11-2005, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Third base!

why?

NoMyths · 05-11-2005, 02:14 PM

Oh, and apologies for the threadjacking.

Joe · 05-11-2005, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinNU7

My fiance is in law school and we decided to get married during her winter break rather then waiting an additional 9 months later after she took the bar exam.

And anyone who doesn't get the title of this thread needs to watch Rocky II again

but Adrian is a dude's name. Adrienne would be the female.

FrogMan · 05-11-2005, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinNU7

The wedding was schedule for January 7th, 2006. I said we'd have to move the wedding into 2005 (sorry I didn't say "this year")

back to somehow on topic, but it just hit me that your situation will be very similar to ours as in that we got married on January 11th, when my wife was all of 6 months pregnant with our first son

FM

KevinNU7 · 05-11-2005, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by George W Bush

but Adrian is a dude's name. Adrienne would be the female.

Spelling is subjective

SackAttack · 05-11-2005, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

why?

Because!

rkmsuf · 05-11-2005, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Because!

Oh, it sounded like you thought everyone should try to be on third base when not everyone may want to be on third base. I've seen that it's mostly for selfish reasons people go for third base.

sterlingice · 05-11-2005, 02:26 PM

"Mommy, daddy, stop fighting. "

SI

SackAttack · 05-11-2005, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

Oh, it sounded like you thought everyone should try to be on third base when not everyone may want to be on third base. I've seen that it's mostly for selfish reasons people go for third base.

Who doesn't want to be on third base?

JeeberD · 05-11-2005, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by LoneStarGirl

Congratulations!

I Want a baby!

Run, GE! Flee into the woods!!!

finkenst · 05-11-2005, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by NoMyths

Ah. Yeah, sometimes I'm known to ask an odd question or two. This is a debate I've revisited over the years with friends about the whys of having children, and my main conclusion is that it stems from selfish reasons. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing (although I'd make the argument that it is), I thought I'd see if that was the case again when the issue came up in this thread. The answer seems to be yup. But the asking of the question wasn't intended to be positive or negative...just looking for someone else's reasons. I've heard some good ones to go along with the not-so-good.

with birth control and contraceptives readily available, is there a non-selfish reason to have children these days?

Desnudo · 05-11-2005, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by finkenst

with birth control and contraceptives readily available, is there a non-selfish reason to have children these days?

I've been unselfishly spreading my seed far and wide for years.

jeff061 · 05-11-2005, 06:52 PM

If you want to read into it that much, everything we do and every action we have taken or will take is for selfish reasons.

So lets leave it at human nature

.

NoMyths · 05-11-2005, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by finkenst

with birth control and contraceptives readily available, is there a non-selfish reason to have children these days?

I just think folks should have a good reason for bringing a soul into the world, considering what one goes through.

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KevinNU7 College Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Beantown	My only negative on the issue is that the due date is Janaury 14th and the wedding was planned for Janaury 7th. We'll have to move it into 2005 but other then that everything is cool. Oh, and the fact that I could get laid off at any moment because my CEO is stupid and sold out for $150M __________________ Boston Bashers - III.14 - (8347)

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LoneStarGirl College Starter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR	Congratulations! I Want a baby!

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condors College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	congrats!

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LoneStarGirl College Starter Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Little Rock, AR	I think i just want to go through that pregnancy thing. But once the baby is born i'll just give it to GE to watch all the time. Yep, that definitly sounds like a plan.

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Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	did you get the good news on orgasm day?

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Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	Aren't you a little pissed at this Adrian guy?

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SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	That makes much more sense. Thanks for clarifying.

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Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	My boys can swim!

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judicial clerk College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, OR	Adrian Zmed?

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Blackadar Retired Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fantasyland	The only thing I can say after reading the original post... Adrian may have done it but the real question is - did you?

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NoMyths Poet in Residence Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Charleston, SC	Oh, and apologies for the threadjacking.

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jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	If you want to read into it that much, everything we do and every action we have taken or will take is for selfish reasons. So lets leave it at human nature . __________________ Last edited by jeff061 : 05-11-2005 at 06:52 PM.

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