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I am so glad I have no children, I still don't understand why people have them. The women who have no children tend to be smarter, independent and more educated, there was an article stating that usually, the higher the IQ of a person, the less kids the person has, I have not found many smart women who have 4, 5 children
No I think men love their children and the idea of having children. It's this whole parenthood thing that makes them shiver. And women have these misgivings and "dark hours" too when the kids refuse to behave.
I am so glad I have no children, I still don't understand why people have them. The women who have no children tend to be smarter, independent and more educated, there was an article stating that usually, the higher the IQ of a person, the less kids the person has, I have not found many smart women who have 4, 5 children
That is one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever seen on this forum.
Me, too. You were also an only child, I think... It's natural in this case, IMO.
Yes, I was an only child, but unlike the stereotype of only children being showered with attention and spoiled, that was hardly the case with my upbringing. Much too much to get into on this thread........ better saved for another day......
While out and about on the weekend I noticed that a lot of men with children seem to have a very tired "just kill me now" look about them when their kid is misbehaving.
Well, my kids don't misbehave, so I don't have that problem. But the tiredness and exasperation is just part of being a parent.
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It made me wonder if men would even have kids if it weren't for the wishes of their wife/partner?
Guys, do you have the fatherly instinct or did you have children because you thought it was the natural relationship progression, not because you actually wanted them?
I wanted so badly to be a father I couldn't even articulate it. It was exactly what I was expecting out of the relationship. I do have very strong paternal instincts, which is strange because I did not have a father.
women have these misgivings and "dark hours" too when the kids refuse to behave.
Ok... I know women face this too, as a lot of people have stated, but what I guess I meant was would men live a life of child free bachelorhood their whole lives if they didn't have people nagging them to "grow up"?
Ok... I know women face this too, as a lot of people have stated, but what I guess I meant was would men live a life of child free bachelorhood their whole lives if they didn't have people nagging them to "grow up"?
Hmm. Probably only 3 or 4 out of 10 would willingly do it, and that would because they found themselves what they considered one hell of a partner.
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But the tiredness and exasperation is just part of being a parent. 
