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I believe the meaning you attached to my statement is not at all what I was thinking as I typed it.

people whose parents are looking for grandchildren can be under a lot of pressure. keeping a balance between respect for a parent who is badgering you to have kids and asserting your right to choose can be very difficult.

I am willing to bet that out there are lots of kids whose birth came about from an effort to please future grandparents. and more than a few of those kids would have been better off with other parents.

choosing not to be a parent does not make you a dick. people who badger you to explain yourself are the dicks. I merely wrote down some random thoughts speculating as to the underlying thoughts of those who do, and those who do not, have children.

[QUOTE="AnnetteMarie, post: 71581, member: 802"] I believe the meaning you attached to my statement is not at all what I was thinking as I typed it. people whose parents are looking for grandchildren can be under a lot of pressure. keeping a balance between respect for a parent who is badgering you to have kids and asserting your right to choose can be very difficult. I am willing to bet that out there are lots of kids whose birth came about from an effort to please future grandparents. and more than a few of those kids would have been better off with other parents. choosing not to be a parent does not make you a dick. people who badger you to explain yourself are the dicks. I merely wrote down some random thoughts speculating as to the underlying thoughts of those who do, and those who do not, have children. [/QUOTE]

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