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C_eh_N_eh_D_eh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-07-06 08:34 PM
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4. Because they're proud of being parents?
No offense to the people who don't want kids, but the desire to procreate is one of our strongest biological and societal imperatives. Being able to say "I had a hand in bringing a new life into the world" is a very big deal.
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  -Why do many parents need to identify themselves as a "Dad" or "Mom"? Jara sang  Aug-07-06 07:22 PM   #0 
  - Procreation itself is a no-brainer...  reyd reid reed   Aug-07-06 07:26 PM   #1 
  - Dunno. Must be on some sort of ego trip or sumpthin'.  FuzzySlippers   Aug-07-06 07:27 PM   #2 
  - Yeah, I want some sort of extra-personal monicker, too.  Jara sang   Aug-07-06 07:31 PM   #3 
  - Woah, five buckets of popcorn?  haruka3_2000   Aug-07-06 08:36 PM   #5 
     - What can I say. I just really, really, really like popcorn.  FuzzySlippers   Aug-07-06 08:42 PM   #9 
  - Because they're proud of being parents?  C_eh_N_eh_D_eh   Aug-07-06 08:34 PM   #4 
  - Turning that life into a person is a big deal...  reyd reid reed   Aug-07-06 08:40 PM   #7 
  - In reality, it's not that big of a deal.  Jara sang   Aug-07-06 08:40 PM   #8 
  - Because you hear your kid yell it so much  xmas74   Aug-07-06 08:37 PM   #6 
  - Maybe because it's such a damned hard job with few rewards at points  1monster   Aug-07-06 09:13 PM   #10 
  - Interestingly, we have no kids, but when we spoke to the dogs, lots of  qnr   Aug-07-06 09:16 PM   #11 
  - I am Mom to my kids and MrG...he is Dad to my kids and me most times.  MrsGrumpy   Aug-07-06 09:20 PM   #12 
  - Because "My wife loves you." doesn't hack it.  rug   Aug-07-06 09:21 PM   #13 
 

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