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gateley

(62,683 posts)
6. Makes sense to me. I had absolutely no interest in being a mother.
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 02:17 PM
Sep 2012

That might explain the difference between me and my friends.

here's a wild ass speculation to chew on - hedgehog Sep 2012 #1
then no one in New York City, Hong Kong, or Mexico City would ever get pregnant. yurbud Sep 2012 #4
I didn't play with dolls when I was little. yellerpup Sep 2012 #2
+1 Autumn Colors Sep 2012 #13
I always loved animals. yellerpup Sep 2012 #15
Same here KT2000 Sep 2012 #17
Since we are born with the plumbing, yellerpup Sep 2012 #19
Years ago I recall KT2000 Sep 2012 #46
I remember something of a study like that. yellerpup Sep 2012 #65
Good for you. I mean, I admire someone who follows the..."To thine own self be true" BlueJazz Sep 2012 #26
Family pressure can be enormous when it comes yellerpup Sep 2012 #66
Neither have I. I always thought there was something wrong with me. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #38
There is nothing wrong with not reproducing. yellerpup Sep 2012 #67
hmmm - I didn't like dolls, either, but mzteris Sep 2012 #40
I enjoy kids, too. yellerpup Sep 2012 #68
I never played with dolls or really craved kids. indie_voter Sep 2012 #71
you and me both NJCher Sep 2012 #55
It's a good thing we didn't live next door to each other yellerpup Sep 2012 #69
Same here - never wanted children csziggy Sep 2012 #60
Babies make me nervous. yellerpup Sep 2012 #70
If there is, my mom definitely didn't have it. Liberal Veteran Sep 2012 #3
could be there are people who act against their "preference" like gays who marry opposite sex. yurbud Sep 2012 #5
question for you LV Skittles Sep 2012 #14
It doesn't really upset me. Liberal Veteran Sep 2012 #16
(((LV))) That's awfully rough. Hope the rest of your family was really good to you. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #54
Makes sense to me. I had absolutely no interest in being a mother. gateley Sep 2012 #6
Neither did I, but I had two children. RebelOne Sep 2012 #42
There is no gay gene. It would have been extinguished. immoderate Sep 2012 #7
I've read some researchers think lefthandedness may be caused from valerief Sep 2012 #10
Yeah, gestation is chaotic. immoderate Sep 2012 #11
I'm left handed. However, I wasn't always left handed. notadmblnd Sep 2012 #18
I dunno. I'm a southpaw, my brother's a southpaw, and my sister's a rightie. However, my mother was valerief Sep 2012 #33
Lefthandedness, doesn't usually run in families. surrealAmerican Sep 2012 #45
I was 34 when I became a mom. notadmblnd Sep 2012 #51
Probably because we tend to be accident prone. notadmblnd Sep 2012 #53
I have the opposite problem. I'm right handed, but my left handed dad taught me to tie my shoes yurbud Sep 2012 #77
I've read recently the reduced lifespan thing has been debunked. valerief Sep 2012 #57
Here's an article about a scientist who thinks there's a righthanded gene. valerief Sep 2012 #59
No, my hand is straight when I write. The paper is turned. notadmblnd Sep 2012 #50
I'm a hooker leftie, and I've read that most lefties are! valerief Sep 2012 #58
Lol. notadmblnd Sep 2012 #64
I was always left-handed and I my mother was right-handed RebelOne Sep 2012 #43
someone came up with a good theory about why a gay gene would survive... yurbud Sep 2012 #23
So how do you pass on the "gay gene?" immoderate Sep 2012 #31
Aren't many gay men and lesbian women married to members of the valerief Sep 2012 #34
So their gay children would have to pass it on. immoderate Sep 2012 #37
No, their gay or straight children would carry the gene and pass it on valerief Sep 2012 #39
in the past, gays would still marry the opposite sex and have their gay relationships yurbud Sep 2012 #62
I do have "credentials in biology..." mike_c Sep 2012 #27
So where is the propensity to those behaviors originated? immoderate Sep 2012 #30
there are lots of theories.... mike_c Sep 2012 #48
Got it. Food for thought. immoderate Sep 2012 #72
We know so little about genetics but if it IS genetic, you know our friends will lobby to "cure" it. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #56
LGBT folks sometimes have babies. Zorra Sep 2012 #63
You're correct in that no one has found a gay gene 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #80
Gene Tierney dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #8
Bwahahaha! I definitely don't have the country music gene. valerief Sep 2012 #9
Lack of the country music gene gives one a 20 point advantage on their IQ score. Dawson Leery Sep 2012 #12
There must be a gene for parenthood... olddad56 Sep 2012 #20
I think it is the second x chromosome -- can't be a mother without it. Texas Lawyer Sep 2012 #21
Always loved kids and animals. Sister and brother liked animals kiranon Sep 2012 #22
Maybe if this gets publicized, we'd leave those people to be free to go their own way yurbud Sep 2012 #24
I've always said I was "born that way" in re to being Child-Free REP Sep 2012 #25
I think it's great if people who feel no need to procreate are allowed to ejpoeta Sep 2012 #28
For me, like my eye color, it wasn't a choice - I've always been uninterested in children REP Sep 2012 #32
when i say choice, i mean that you don't HAVE to have kids. ejpoeta Sep 2012 #35
I can totally believe that. I've never had any maternal desires at all. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #29
When I see a bunch of women gathered around saying ooh and ahh so cute undeterred Sep 2012 #36
Me, too!!!! valerief Sep 2012 #41
We got the dog nurturers gene instead! undeterred Sep 2012 #44
I doubt it's a single gene. HuckleB Sep 2012 #47
everything is more complicated than just genes. yurbud Sep 2012 #61
I would have probably been just as happy without kids. HuckleB Sep 2012 #74
Downs syndrome or something else? yurbud Sep 2012 #75
Just didn't get pregnant. HuckleB Sep 2012 #76
A certain lack of genetic variability in the parents for the latter? TheMadMonk Sep 2012 #49
"Scientific" justification for social engineering. Cerridwen Sep 2012 #52
I never played with dolls either HockeyMom Sep 2012 #73
Mom genes. I haz them. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #78
That would mean that certain traditionally girl type games 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #79
I have a daughter and had notions of brainwashing her to be a tomboy... yurbud Sep 2012 #81
I suspect quite a lot of gendered behavior 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #82
if they exist, that's fine, as long as we give people who don't have them latitude yurbud Sep 2012 #90
Of course 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #93
I recall a really weird specific issue like this: a sports fan gene yurbud Sep 2012 #95
Interesting. I hadn't heard of that study 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #97
My girls will dote on their dolls one minute and then kick around the soccer ball Jennicut Sep 2012 #84
yep--but they have preferences too. Certainly individual ones and it seems like yurbud Sep 2012 #89
Some people don't like the idea that it is not hard wired treestar Sep 2012 #85
Occams razor 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #86
every society previously has had roles for the genders treestar Sep 2012 #87
You're confusing trends with anecdotes 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #88
girls would prefer sports to playing dolls treestar Sep 2012 #91
"But behavioral traits - both sexes are inherently the same." 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #92
How can it be known when they talk? treestar Sep 2012 #94
"94. How can it be known when they talk? " 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #96
Hmmm. I think I always wanted to be a mother. Jennicut Sep 2012 #83
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