tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762930168389949250.post2657239648949878288..comments2016-11-21T13:29:48.799-05:00Comments on Triple The Dad: Can't we stop the child/child-free hate?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14674338920277176353noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762930168389949250.post-80863992856133335972012-06-13T10:52:18.574-04:002012-06-13T10:52:18.574-04:00I sometimes find myself falling into "talks a...I sometimes find myself falling into "talks about his kids" trap. Having said that, I will excuse it by saying that often, there is literally almost nothing else going on in a parent's life.<br /><br />Before kids, I had plenty of time for neat apps, new TV shows, to read interesting stuff. Now most of my days is work, caring for kids, and some small unwind time.<br /><br />If Clockwork were suddenly to sell 1M books and send you on a worldwide book tour, you wouldn't have much but the tour to talk about, and maybe how you are currently negotiating the movie rights. Its similar in terms of sheer upheavel, at least.<br /><br />I'm sure you'd be a good parent, if only because I'm not sure what being a "good" parent means, and the bar is so low. Outside of the kids not meeting some unfortunate end and having gotten some measure of love, a parent has probably been "good." So to qualify as a "good" parent you have to be at least somewhat competent and warm. As much as parents like to pretend its their doing, genetics take care of 99% of what the children become.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674338920277176353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762930168389949250.post-83305211855989254872012-06-12T21:37:54.827-04:002012-06-12T21:37:54.827-04:00As you know I'm NEVER having kids, and if I ev...As you know I'm NEVER having kids, and if I ever do raise them, it will be helping with your kids or adopting after the age of 4 or 5. I'm happy for parents and all the joy their kids give them (though sometimes parents do tend to talk about their kids and only their kids and their poop and SHUT UP...um, anyways...). I think I'd be a fine parent, but I have no desire to. Not alien parasites (though the thought of a baby growing inside me squicks me out something fierce and I'd make the comparison for THEN). <br /><br />But there is huge pressure to have kids. From aunts and grandmothers especially (for me). Thankfully Mom is cool about it and no one else in my family seems to care :) It's very much "the thing to do" but it's always taken all kinds.<br /><br />So pretty much: I agree with you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03968117352606424164noreply@blogger.com