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In reply to the discussion: Is There a Gene for Motherhood? [View all]yellerpup
(12,253 posts)67. There is nothing wrong with not reproducing.
Mothering is an enormous job and it takes lifelong commitment. Having dog companions is a great way to nurture and I hope you are eventually work yourself into a situation where you can have as many as you want.
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Good for you. I mean, I admire someone who follows the..."To thine own self be true"
BlueJazz
Sep 2012
#26
could be there are people who act against their "preference" like gays who marry opposite sex.
yurbud
Sep 2012
#5
(((LV))) That's awfully rough. Hope the rest of your family was really good to you.
Tigress DEM
Sep 2012
#54
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
I have the opposite problem. I'm right handed, but my left handed dad taught me to tie my shoes
yurbud
Sep 2012
#77
in the past, gays would still marry the opposite sex and have their gay relationships
yurbud
Sep 2012
#62
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
Lack of the country music gene gives one a 20 point advantage on their IQ score.
Dawson Leery
Sep 2012
#12
Maybe if this gets publicized, we'd leave those people to be free to go their own way
yurbud
Sep 2012
#24
For me, like my eye color, it wasn't a choice - I've always been uninterested in children
REP
Sep 2012
#32
if they exist, that's fine, as long as we give people who don't have them latitude
yurbud
Sep 2012
#90
My girls will dote on their dolls one minute and then kick around the soccer ball
Jennicut
Sep 2012
#84