I think my biolgical clock is kicking in

[Exultant Democracy]

I have this urge to get married and start having kids. I just turned 23 is this normal?

[LiberalVoice]

1. Mine isn't there yet...

I still want to lie on an island smoking pot and drinking crazy mixed drinks out of coconuts with lil hats in them...

MY island btw.

[lapfog_1]

5. BTDT.

It was fun for about 3 months... then became tedious.

Hardest decision to make every day was what to put with the
rum in the blender.

Small Island... only about 2000 residents, became like a
small town, full of gossip mongers and shit. Looked forward
to the occasional small cruise ship so there would be someone
new to chat with at the local watering hole.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

2. Well that happened to me ...

when I turned 23 last year . Take your time , enjoy your alone years while you can . But I know the feeling , I have been crazed about weddings and anything related to kids ( TLC in the afternoon ) all of a sudden for some crazy reason .

I am going to buy a new puppy instead .

[Exultant Democracy]

7. Come up and get married to me

I am quite the catch, liberal, vegetarian, and half black with makes for a nice skin tone and a little bit of justified rage against the man :-)

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

8. hmm oh really ?

sounds hot already :) I am not a vegetarian and half black myself lol .

[Exultant Democracy]

9. well I'm not a crazy veggie

as are willing to wait until the kids can make their own choices as to what to eat to feed them meat then I am fine with that. As long as you don't make me cook it, and when you cook you keep it separate.

Also our kids would be sooo good looking with genetics like that.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

11. LOL ! How about we hire a cook instead ...

but I do eat salad like no body's business :)

[Exultant Democracy]

13. I don't make that kind of money

yet. Even if I ever did I kind of lie the feeling of making a meal, and I do make the best salad mescal mix with cashews fruit and crumbled blue cheese on top.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

16. I like you already lol

nothing is more fun than cooking together. Care to share your recipes ?

[Exultant Democracy]

21. I would say they are top secret.

But I would only say that to cover up how limited they are. They are mostly different ways to make tofu taste like something other then tofu.

[lapfog_1]

3. Do you have a friend or relative that just got married/pregnant?

That would explain it.

You have lots of time.

[Exultant Democracy]

4. Well my big sister just had her 3rd boy

and I do love her kids to death. But it really kicked in when I got my promotionlast week and I relized I could support a family.

[WindRavenX]

6. It's normal

Hell, I'm 19 and sometimes I get those thoughts...
But then I remember I'm 19 and have a ton of time to do what I want to do and create a foundation for a family; no need to pop 'em out anytime soon before I can create a healthy family :hi:

[Exultant Democracy]

10. I'm not sure if I should listen to you

a Yankees fan living in bean town?

[WindRavenX]

12. It's true

But look at it this way- it means I've got damned strong genes if I've survived Game 7 of the ALCS :evilgrin:

[Exultant Democracy]

14. Ha, what year are you at BU, hang out there sometimes.

[WindRavenX]

15. I'm a sophomore @ BC

Gah, not BU!! They're our rivals in hockey...
::shudder:

[Exultant Democracy]

17. wow,

you are just strking out tonight :-) or perhaps I am either way no runners on base,

[WindRavenX]

18. are you BU alum?

....::glares:
Jus' kidding..BU is a great party place!

[Exultant Democracy]

19. no I just have a lot of friends at BU

but I guess since ou are on DU I will give you a break and assume that your are good people.

[WindRavenX]

20. well...BC is weird

Some good liberal Catholics...and some right wing nutjobs.
Mostly good kids though. A bit too much in love with the booze, but hey, it's college!

[Dem2theMax]

22. My clock is winding down. lol.

Just hit 48, baby and husband free. Had a few months of 'maternal instinct' when I was 32. Literally. Kept having dreams where I was pregnant. Then just like that, they stopped. Never wanted to have children other than those few months. Never wanted a hubby either. I shoulda been a hippie. :) Free love and all that fun stuff!

But if I base your question on the behaviors of all my close girlfriends when they were your age, then yes, you are normal.
BUT, wait a while. You are young. Enjoy life, travel!

[REP]

23. WTF Is a "Biological Clock"?

I can't imagine what it's like to want to have kids, but you have my deepest sympathy. It'll probably pass soon.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

27. LOL !

[onebigbadwulf]

24. This is normal but ill advised

there is a lot of empirical evidence to show that once you have children, your body rapidly starts falling apart. Your metabolism slows down, regeneration deminishes, etc etc.

Fruit flies usually live about 2 weeks. One scientist has put a gene in the flies that causes them to reproduce at a later stage in life. Now, a dozen generations later, these flies live for months at a time.

I say wait until you're in you're 30s before you have kids - that is if you want to live a longer, healthier, and more productive life.

[GOPisEvil]

25. I unplugged my biological clock.

The damned alarm was just going to keep going off after every time I hit the snooze button anyway.

[SarahB]

26. You're a man.

My opinion. Men, wait until you're at least 30. Women, about 27 or so. Maybe age matters less, than making sure there's a very strong relationship foundation with your partner BEFORE you have children. Parenting is difficult (wonderful at times, but still difficult) and it's a shame when children have to pay the price because of their parents (speaking from experience and pain on this one).

Anyway, good luck in your quest. :)