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Old 06-13-2016, 06:32 PM
 
Location: California side of the Sierras
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Like maybe theirs something mentally off with them that other people don't like or they chose to not make the most of their lives.

If a person is over 40 years old and has no kids could it be said that something's wrong with them?
Goodness no.

You seem to see everything as very black and white, and lots of judgment for those who don't do things just as you think they should. You demonstrate this way of thinking not only in this forum but in others as well.

There is nothing at all wrong with choosing what works for you and not worrying about what someone out there thinks you ought to do. In fact, it's really the best way to live your life.
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Old 06-13-2016, 06:33 PM
 
Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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If I live to 40, I'll be a person over 40 with no kids. No way will I think less of them.

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Old 06-13-2016, 06:34 PM
 
Location: Central IL
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I don't care what anyone thinks of me.
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Old 06-13-2016, 06:39 PM
 
Location: Subconscious Syncope, USA (Northeastern US)
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But we live in a society(especially in the U.S.A) where having a a child is a accomplishment/ a gateway to adulthood. Where you aren't seen as respected like the people who have them, and years from now when your generation is old and you all sit around and talk about child rearing what is the poor childless all his or her life person going to say other than sit in a corner and look dumb?

If you choose to be childless in the states then consider yourself invisible as time goes on.
We will be in our pimped-out (because we will have the cash to make it real nice) corner whispering, pointing fingers, and giggling at the people who's grandkids aggravate the crap out of them.
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Old 06-13-2016, 06:40 PM
 
Location: Columbus, OH
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I'm 45, wife is 43. No kids and happy.
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Old 06-13-2016, 06:42 PM
 
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We will be in our pimped-out (because we will have the cash to make it real nice) corner whispering, pointing fingers, and giggling at the people who's grandkids aggravate the crap out of them.
I'm with ya on that.
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Old 06-13-2016, 06:42 PM
 
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I'm 45, wife is 43. No kids and happy.
But do you want some eventually. Hmmmmm.........
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Old 06-13-2016, 06:43 PM
 
Location: In a place beyond human comprehension
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No.

It doesn't matter to me if a person decides to have kids or not.

Weird question.

I feel like this society thing gets blown out of proportion sometimes.
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Old 06-13-2016, 06:49 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I wish fewer people had kids.

So I applaud those who choose not to.

Though many of them would still probably make better parents than many I see out there.
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Old 06-13-2016, 06:51 PM
 
Location: Texas
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But we live in a society(especially in the U.S.A) where having a a child is a accomplishment/ a gateway to adulthood. Where you aren't seen as respected like the people who have them,n.
Wth are you talking about?

What morons offer more respect to people who have kids?

I met 3 idiots JUST TODAY who have kids simply bc they are too dumb/lazy to use birth control.
I'm supposed to respect that?
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