I think that i would like to have kids...someday waaaaay down the line. I think that one girl would be enough...then i can teach her everything I know about science and history and then she will be the most brilliant girl in her class of course, i would do the same for a boy too Two kids would be fine too, but then that would start cutting into my career, and right now that is not an option....I have to wait until I find a guy that has lots of money, but even then I refuse to quit my job. *I just realized im having a conversation with myself..time to stop*

Trust me, when you have kids, everything you know about science and history will either change dramatically or the method of instruction will change dramatically. You'll either be way over their head (everything is so dumbed down now) or you'll be a textbook edition behind

haha that's an interesting take on it. I'm not sure about history, but there a lot of empirical topics in the basic sciences that won't change in the next 15 years. If you made the time frame...50 years in the future, I'd agree with you. I would teach my kid everything there is to know about math, comics, cartoons. Also add in some computer, engineering and medical knowledge when they are ready for it. :3

Of course if you as a parent have undertaken the job as a perpetual student (read slacker) , then any new changes shouldn't be that unexpected/unfamiliar.

I can say that many points in text books have changed in my life time.

History is funny. It all depends on which technique is in vogue at the time the books are written.

I just want to teach my daughter about the underlying meta analysis used in all her texts. She'll be the one in class talking about the different biases the lessons have

Haha, I'm gonna go with the "way over their head" for 200, Alex..lol. Yeah, its really sad that when kids read out of text books, they are pretty much getting old data...which is why my kids will be learning about what i read from journals....MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! (granted half the time i dont understand what some of it means, but the kids dont need to know that) And you are right, Asu...the basics shouldnt change, so i would be safe teaching them that.

Oh, they would be well-versed in anime as well...gotta get their eccentricities started early, so that they can be just like their mother

I'm not so sure myself.

Children can be a pain in the ass but they are there for company and make you feel special. <3

I'm already way over my daughters head, but I'm not talking with her about facts, but rather about critical thinking in general


The difficulty will be with the education methods in school versus what you're used to. Over the past 10-15 years (yes, I've been out of secondary school for 10-15 years ), education style has not stood still and changed a lot. The data may be the same for sciences, but presentation and interpretation make a huge difference. Standardized tests are making things even worse because there is less need to learn anything more than what will be on that graduation exam .

Anyway, learning how to find and analyze facts is far more important for a child to learn than the facts themselves. I found those that had a hard time transitioning to graduate school from undergrad in the humanitites fields found it hard because they were too used to being fact oriented rather than analysis oriented.

Yes, I would very much like to have children, not in the next ten years tho. I dunno it depends. It all depends on who I meet and at what time I meet him and how our relationship is.

I want both a son and a daughter, but I'd think I'd also like to have more sons. It all depends on the circumstances however. For all I know I could end up like my grandmother on my dad's side, who had four sons when what she really wanted was a daughetr (which explains why me and my adorable cousin got so spoiled by our grandparents). I could end up like my grandmother on my mom's side, who had nothing but daughters when she really wanted a son. Or I could end up like my own parents, who wanted both a boy and girl and got what they wanted.

I just hope that if I have sons and daughters, my sons will look after their sisters. Heck, I hope they would look after each other, but girls will still have difficulties in the future.

And I'm only willing to have up to four kids (unless I end up with some twins, triplets, sixtuplets or something, dear god not sixtuplets O_o).

Btw, I remember getting angry when we would play the board game, LIFE, and whenever I played it was very, VERY rare for me to get chidlren. XDDD;;; (i would often never land on a child space D: Not even adoption =() ack, I hope that's not a sign. XDD

Here's another one:

Do you think Dr. House is right? Do your partner's genetics really matter when you want to have a child? I personally don't know how I could handle having an ugly kid to watch over for 18+ years. Last thing I ever want is to be responsible for maintaining someone else's self-esteem... lord knows, I have enough trouble maintaining mine.

Not really. I'm not sure why though. I don't even want to get married for that matter. But, I guess it doesn't matter now. Look at my mom. She said the same exact thing, and she ended up married with four kids. I guess you just can't tell right away at my age...

Adopt?

As for me, I would consider adopting one of these "ugly" children you speak of. Especially when there are so many people who are reluctant to care for them simply because of how they were born. I have a low self-esteem but raising somebody else's spirits actually deprives me from my depression.

In lots of cases, physical attractiveness comes as a result of lifestyle. More often than not, if you raise your kids healthy, it's unlikely that they'll turn out to be eyesores.

It's not just attractiveness thats a problem with genetics. Genetic diseases are a big problem too. I wouldn't want to have my own kids only because of the fact that they'd be practically guarenteed to have at least one really terrible chronic illness.

......
do you personally have genetic/congenital diseases?

Yes, but I got off lucky, my sister is the one that seriously has problems due to them. I wouldn't want to have a kid to have them go through what she does.

depending on the genetic disease type (dominant vs. Recessive, Autosomal vs Sex linked) ...you might not even be a carrier....

Once you find your significant other, there are a number of screening techniques to:

1) figure out the risk of passing condition A to a child given the genes of you and your partner (and your families)
2) methods of genetic fetilization (think gattaca) (invetrofertilization) to make sure that the resulting embryo/child does not contain these congential diseases.

welcome to the wonderful world of technology....

Or... adopt...

I totally do ! I am really looking forward to that moment in my life, and if for some reason I/or my husband am/is unable to have kids, I would have no problem whatsoever with the idea of adopting.

I really cant see me with my own, i and quite happy taking care of my little sister and when my other sister has her kid's i will look after them sometimes. That is when i am not working. I can only put up with them for so long and they are nice but not for me.

I am joining the air force after i leave school and so i just wont have time for them or love. maybe after i finish or something but i don't want to be the one who stays at home.

I would love to have kids one day, having the little ones come home from school and telling me about their day, trouble is that your whole life, as you know it, will be gone and the devotion should be put toward your children.

No...

I love children, but I'm not getting married. So that's that. Besides I'm a musician, there's no way I could ever afford a child. XD

I'm not completely sure. I adore children, and I honestly do think I'd be a good mother. However having children is perhaps the greatest life-changing event anyone can have. It takes serious time to think over, and I believe that having a child yet not being completely sure is a bad, bad bad idea.

I probably wouldn't adopt. If I do have a kid, I would want either one or two. If I have two, both genders, preferably.

((This thread is making me think of Izumi's situation. ))

Jeez, does this question make me feel old... it was my 27-year-old daughter that got me into FMA!!!! Well, let me tell you "young'uns" , for those of you that are considering parenthood, pay attention to the Mothers in FMA, because Fullmetal Alchemist portrays with deadly accuracy how being a mother is the most difficult thing you will ever do, and the most wonderful thing you will ever do, all rolled into one. From the day they are born it takes you to places you never knew existed and teaches you things about yourself you never knew - including how strong you can be if you have to be, and it doesn't end when they turn 18, either!

The love that Ed and Al felt for their mother which drove them to try to do what they did to bring their mother back, and which keeps them together through all their travels and troubles: as wonderful as it is, it is nothing compared to what their mother felt for them... So do I recommend it? ABSOLUTELY YES!!!! But only if you are really, really ready , and if you do it, brace yourself, because it's one helluva ride and it goes soooooooo fast!!

Peace, y'all!

I am truly looking forward to that day of me becoming a father Having the opportunity to guide someone through the path of life would be great. Having them telling me "daddy I love you," must be such a great overwhelming feeling. So yes! The feeling of being a dad would give me much delight .

At first I wanted to be a mom no problem. But as I started babysitting for some pretty high maintence kids (3 and 6 now), and watched them all day long...I realized it would be like that everyday. But more. I wouldn't get paid for it. I'd have to consider a babysitter every time I needed to get away until the kids are older, and my whole life would be focused on their needs.

But when I think about it, how amazing would it be to have my child love me more then anyone else...? To be told they love me even when I make mistakes? To teach a child all about the world, the lessons getting harder as they grow? To have a human being that's part of me? When I have a child, I'll be crestfallan everytime they cry, and filled with joy everytime they laugh and smile. Yes, I want to be a mother. As soon as I'm happily married, settled down, and know how to take care of myself first.

Of course I do, they sound delicious.

(I wouldn't mind having kids and I wouldn't mind never having kids. At this point, my mind is constantly changing. I guess I'll just wait and see)

The question you're asking is wrong. It isn't do you want to have children, it's do you deserve children?

yeah , sure , I can see Voids children occupying their rightful place in the Forum and ......


and i also see popo's children , a bit more sarcastic than he is (for the better) , looking for a chance to make their moves ... continuing the legacy !

Yeah I think it would be nice to at least have 2 kids . I mean seeing how my mom raised me to act, and think. Makes me want to have my own kids so I can teach them the same values . Also to teach them how to play sports, or ride bikes. I specially would love to be told that I don't embarrass them either . So yeah in the future it would be in my plans to have kids .

I would love to have children someday. I want three or four. I want to have children and see how their personalities and physical appearance will be. Will they look like me, or will they look more like my husband?

I also want to be an elementary school teacher, so my life and career will pretty much be children.

i really want kids cause i want to carry on my family and i want to see the people i will raise grow and mature.

I would love to have kids of my own and live with the man of my dreams all my life.... ahhh.... that would be the best day!

And I really believe that all girls dream to get married and have kids and be the best mother of their kids... but I'm too young to think about stuff like this