Reasons to have children?

**CycloneErik** · 11-05-2012, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by kberyldial

All the uneducated kids can become blackjack dealers. Casinos solve all the problems we have in society.

You bet!

**MNCyGuy** · 11-05-2012, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by VeloClone

This confuses me. I knew Jamby hated squawkeye fans, but now I find he hates public education. These positions seem at odds since the last thing I think of when I think squawk fans is 'educated'.

Well, since his posts so clearly show that the education system failed him, maybe he's just bitter.

**CycloneErik** · 11-05-2012, 04:42 PM

I'll roll the dice here. Maybe he's not playing with a full deck. Tough deal.

**william** · 11-05-2012, 04:43 PM

The popularity of having a dog surprises me. I have had 4 kids but never though that taking care of a dog would be fun. Maybe I should trade one of the kids for a dog and see if I like it more?

**Ames** · 11-05-2012, 04:46 PM

I think people who don't have kids should get some kind of environmentalist tax break. I read how not having kids is the single biggest thing you could do to be environmentally friendly.

**kberyldial** · 11-05-2012, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by Ames

I think people who don't have kids should get some kind of environmentalist tax break. I read how not having kids is the single biggest thing you could do to be environmentally friendly.

I read somewhere that 42% of people without kids drive Hummers. It's a wash.

**MNCyGuy** · 11-05-2012, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by Ames

I think people who don't have kids should get some kind of environmentalist tax break. I read how not having kids is the single biggest thing you could do to be environmentally friendly.

Yea, but I feel like that's one step away from saying, "If you really cared about the environment you'd kill yourself and stop using up resources."

**kberyldial** · 11-05-2012, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by MNCyGuy

Yea, but I feel like that's one step away from saying, "If you really cared about the environment you'd kill yourself and stop using up resources."

It's either that or start killing kids. We can't have it both ways.

**CycloneErik** · 11-05-2012, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Jambalaya

Having kids is some manly achievement? Any lowlife halfwit an knock up some broad. congrats

You shouldn't have posted that one, unless you were including a picture w/sound of a barn door swinging wide open.

**MNCyGuy** · 11-05-2012, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by Jambalaya

Having kids is some manly achievement? Any lowlife halfwit an knock up some broad. congrats

Well, not any clearly.

**agrabes** · 11-05-2012, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by william

The popularity of having a dog surprises me. I have had 4 kids but never though that taking care of a dog would be fun. Maybe I should trade one of the kids for a dog and see if I like it more?

I feel the same way. One of my coworkers strongly advocates getting a dog to stave off your wife from wanting to have kids. Personally, I'd much rather have a kid than a dog. Sure, both are huge time and money drains which like to crap themselves in the house, but at least the kid grows up eventually.

**Ames** · 11-05-2012, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by kberyldial

I read somewhere that 42% of people without kids drive Hummers. It's a wash.

I'd go with SUV and sports cars for most of them, but still not even close to a wash compared to several kids. Even if they go home and crank the AC on a big empty house. They would probably have to go burn down a rain forest or something.

**kberyldial** · 11-05-2012, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Jambalaya

Having kids is some manly achievement? Any lowlife halfwit an knock up some broad. congrats

Raising them to be completely unlike you would be considered a manly achievement by me and my broad.

**cdnlngld** · 11-05-2012, 05:02 PM

This month my wife and I are adopting our four fosters. My wife and I have been unable to conceive to this point, but my wife has a strong drive to be a parent..... Going into fostering I'm not sure we were ever necessarily considering adoption, but we fell in love with our foster children and want to give them the best chance at a happy life we can.

**kberyldial** · 11-05-2012, 05:02 PM

I'm starting to not like my kids. I'm watching them eat dinner right and I can't help get this urging feeling that they are ingrates that have done nothing to deserve the food I've provided them. Or the schools Jambalaya has given them. I don't feel manly at all anymore.