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Wait till you have kids, then you realize how much time you had to just have a life...

by ako 9y ago

eduren 9y ago
So then why would I have kids?
- irrational 9y ago
  Millions of years of biological imperative. The fact that you are here is proof that your ancestors were successful at procreating. Its in your genes (and your jeans).
  - Antrikshy 9y ago
    Except I'm human and I can consciously decide not to have kids.
    - fiblye 9y ago
      Humans can decide a lot of things. We're all still dumb animals driven primarily by instinct, although we like to think the levels of abstraction we put on top of those instinctual actions makes us somehow enlightened. It's a matter of what instincts are stronger: the desire to reproduce, or the desire for pleasure and comfort.
- andy_adams 9y ago
  Because the loss of some of your social life is a small price to pay for the joy of family life.
- onychomys 9y ago
  So you have somebody to pay for a nice nursing home when you're old.
onychomys 9y ago
No kidding. Mine are 4 and 1.5, and my hobbies now include watching Paw Patrol, being the starting gun for pee races, and picking up toys in rooms that were clean an hour before. I think back on the days where I could play video games or practice the guitar with such fondness.
- mjrbrennan 9y ago
  3.5 and 2 year old, we have Foxtel but it's only ever used for watching Paw Patrol, Blaze and the Monster Machines, and a cycle of Disney movies. Ah the days when my partner and I could just go on dates whenever!
CalRobert 9y ago
Kid is 7 weeks old and have literally just found 40 minutes to work on a side project for the first time in a week.
- mjrbrennan 9y ago
  It gets better after a few years mate, I generally have a few hours at night now to spend time with the missus, game/watch movies, do writing/side projects. This is with a 3.5 and 2 year old.
  - CalRobert 9y ago
    Well that's reassuring - thanks! For what it's worth I don't regret it but man, I really do think "hmm... when will I next have 15 minutes where I have the use of both hands and no creature yelling at me and I'm not at work?" I could just sleep less (with dire consequences noted here), but I've managed to keep getting 7 hours or so a day (not all in one go, but it could be worse).

Wait till you have kids, then you realize how much time you had to just have a life...

by ako 9y ago

Wait till you have kids, then you realize how much time you had to just have a life...

eduren 9y ago

So then why would I have kids?

irrational 9y ago
Millions of years of biological imperative. The fact that you are here is proof that your ancestors were successful at procreating. Its in your genes (and your jeans).
- Antrikshy 9y ago
  Except I'm human and I can consciously decide not to have kids.
  - fiblye 9y ago
    Humans can decide a lot of things. We're all still dumb animals driven primarily by instinct, although we like to think the levels of abstraction we put on top of those instinctual actions makes us somehow enlightened. It's a matter of what instincts are stronger: the desire to reproduce, or the desire for pleasure and comfort.
andy_adams 9y ago
Because the loss of some of your social life is a small price to pay for the joy of family life.
onychomys 9y ago
So you have somebody to pay for a nice nursing home when you're old.

onychomys 9y ago

No kidding. Mine are 4 and 1.5, and my hobbies now include watching Paw Patrol, being the starting gun for pee races, and picking up toys in rooms that were clean an hour before. I think back on the days where I could play video games or practice the guitar with such fondness.

mjrbrennan 9y ago
3.5 and 2 year old, we have Foxtel but it's only ever used for watching Paw Patrol, Blaze and the Monster Machines, and a cycle of Disney movies. Ah the days when my partner and I could just go on dates whenever!

CalRobert 9y ago

Kid is 7 weeks old and have literally just found 40 minutes to work on a side project for the first time in a week.

mjrbrennan 9y ago
It gets better after a few years mate, I generally have a few hours at night now to spend time with the missus, game/watch movies, do writing/side projects. This is with a 3.5 and 2 year old.
- CalRobert 9y ago
  Well that's reassuring - thanks! For what it's worth I don't regret it but man, I really do think "hmm... when will I next have 15 minutes where I have the use of both hands and no creature yelling at me and I'm not at work?" I could just sleep less (with dire consequences noted here), but I've managed to keep getting 7 hours or so a day (not all in one go, but it could be worse).