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You truly don't like children for some reason. You do know that life continues on this planet because people have children, and raise them safely, but you don't want to be involved yet. Fair enough - don't. How many people actually expect you to take care of their children!??
I sure as HELL wouldn't let you anywhere near my child until you grow up a little more.
Were you more idealistic previously? Earlier in the year, my domestic partner and I had to deal with a miscarriage. We definitely understand your current view of the poor conduct of parents and children, but I hope that you will return to desiring children. Raise them to understand what you see and they will not manifest as much of our animal nature as is common in the world.
Idealism will be Realism when Ignorance is tended to.
[edit on 10/23/2009 by Dasher]
Originally posted by gazerstar
I am greatly offended by this and not just because I have two children of my own. OP, you should care about other people's children because those children are people just like you. Turning our backs on children is turning our backs on humanity and the future of humanity. I'm sorry that you feel the way that you do regarding children, but I'm sure that if you had children of your own and experienced the deep connection, blessing, pride, and realization of the miracle of just how fragile and precious that life is that you would feel differently. At least, I hope that you would.
If you are going to have a problem with people, have a problem with the adult parents. While it is true that there are parents who have no business breeding and passing their maladjustments down to children, there are also children who overcome and break the cycle of such learned behavior. I am one of those children, and I'm very proud of myself for having the strength to overcome such unbearable odds. I comfort myself in thinking that maybe that was the reason for my unfortunate childhood circumstances in the first place. If reincarnation is a reality, maybe I brought myself here in this time to fix the broken chain in my family tree. Of course, I can't know that for sure, but I take comfort in the fact that at least I'm trying to live honorably and passing stability, goodness, and positive values down to my children in the hopes that they turn out to be good people and good parents to their children (my descendants).
On that same token, those parents you judge were probably raised dysfunctionally themselves and are, unfortunately, passing that dysfunction down. Look at it this way, since children bother you so much, have you thought that maybe they're on your mind for a reason? It's entirely possible that your job this go around in your own life cycle is to be a mentor to a child who needs it. Please, for your own sake and the sake of humanity as a whole, help a child who you think needs it. You may be that child's only hope, and that may be your sole purpose for being here in the first place.
[edit on 23-10-2009 by gazerstar]
Originally posted by mopusvindictus
Poet
Your post fills me with Joy because obviously you are a loveless person and by nature you will eliminate that trait from the gene pool by being unable to love and never reproducing.
That being the DEFINITE result of your belief system why even bother to ask questions about it? It's not like it matters when you pass all that you are will vanish forever.
Originally posted by smurfy
reply to post by Dasher
Are there not animals other than humans with beautiful souls, I think there are, and if God does not take this into his account then he does not know what he created.
Originally posted by Lexxica
because they are human. humans should care about the well being of our race, child or not.
i would rather die a lonely death than relay on humanity
i would rather be eaten by a shark or by a croc than to die in the presence of a human being, think about that.
Originally posted by wylekat
reply to post by deathpoet69
i would rather be eaten by a shark or by a croc than to die in the presence of a human being, think about that.
Hear hear. The human race is a joke as it stands now. That one fool I put on ignore is an example of how people are nowadays- stupid, self centered, ignorant....
Oh, and just FYI... I use the bus because I was told by my chiropractor to walk an hour a day, and since there's a bus station an hour's walk from my house, I jump on, ride and take care of other business, ride back to the stop, and walk home. I'm sorry I am not rich and cant afford to drive a few blocks, getting fat and stupid.
I just have had a gutful of some of the people who post on here....