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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 02:01 PM
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Poll question: Gay DUers: Do You Want To Have Children?
Edited on Fri Sep-24-04 02:01 PM by The Nation
To all my fellow gay DUers out there, how many of you want to have children?

Whenever this comes up for me and I tell people I want to have children someday my gay friends don't agree. They either say that they hate kids, or that 'god made me gay and that means he didn't want me to have kids!' or some other comment.
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dogtag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 02:03 PM
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1. How soon can you get over here to pick some up?
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 02:04 PM
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2. I'm happy for you, but for me and my partner
HELL NO! I helped raise four younger brothers and sisters. If I neveer see another dirty diaper, it'll be far too soon.

Dogs are more loving, more trustworthy, and they beg for food, not stupid designer clothes.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 02:05 PM
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3. Dear God, NO.
Not in a million years.

I'm all for gay couples being able to adopt. But not for me. Crying babies work my nerves in no time flat.
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complain jane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 02:59 PM
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9. amen
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 02:08 PM
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4. Hell no
when I was your age, Nation, I was sure I *DID* want children.

Then I saw my friends and family start having them and now I'm thankful every day I don't have 'em.

As Sam Austin said, "homosexuality is God's way of insuring that the truly gifted aren't burdened by children." :)
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mrboba1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 02:11 PM
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5. My friend wanted some...
but then he came over to my house... :evilgrin:

Seriously though, he does want kids, but he feels resigned to the fact that it won't happen...
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DU9598 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 02:26 PM
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6. Not in this world
We may adopt a child from a less fortunate place. However, I am afraid not many countries would allow even their starving abandoned children to a successful, American gay couple.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 02:38 PM
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7. No way Josie and the Pussycats.
I love kids.

At one point I thought I wanted to have kids, but not anymore. One of my best friends (she's gay too) really regrets that she didn't have kids. We thought about having kids for a while.

I don't regret not having kids.

I likes m' cats just fine thanky very much.
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LDS Jock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-24-04 02:52 PM
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8. no.. I borrow nieces and nephews when I'm feeling the need
other than that, I'm just fine alone. Pets are like my own children.
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