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Do you ever want kids, /r9k/? I'm probably one of the older guys around here. I've always wanted children, ever since I was a kid myself. I had a great father and I respected the fuck out of him. I looked up to him and I've always thought dads were the coolest thing ever so I wanted to be one when I grew up. I love kids, I love being around them, I love interacting with them, I love teaching them stuff, I love everything. People always say kids are annoying but I've never found that to be true. I love their energy and outlook on life. I used to work with kids a lot during college in daycare and various programs to aid children, it just solidified that one day I wanted to be a father.

Now I'm in my 30's, educated, great career, living a happy life single. I'm happy but along the way I kind of lost track of what I originally wanted. I have a very negative view on marriage. My parents were married at 18 and stayed together until my father died at 75. That rarely happens anymore, things have changed and it's just not the same era anymore. I don't want to get married, I'm happy with being single. At the same I still want to be a father. I've concentrated on my career and having fun all these years. I'm still happy but I feel like I have a hole in my soul.

I want a kid of my own. That's one thing that's never changed but I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I've completely qualified to adopt a child, I don't care if my kid is really mine genetically. I would love him/her just the same. I have the odds against me though. Single people just have it harder is terms of adoption plus being a male doesn't help me at all. I have seen single women adopt before but I've never seen a single man pull it off. Surrogate parenthood is too risky and not legally stable. Plus even though I've always wanted a kid, I have my doubts of my ability. It seems like I'll never be a dad and maybe I should just give up on the dream.
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>implying my sperm will ever fertilize a woman's eggs
>implying the state would ever allow a single man to adopt a child
>implying it wouldn't be 18+ years of hell in any case
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No nono no never.

I hate myself and don't ever want to see a woman having to bear my children. I don't have anything to teach my children and have a bad temper. It would crush me to see my child grow up as pathetic as I am.

Also, I don't like my parents that much.
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I would like to be a dad but considering how the government is built around fucking us over and taking our money, not going to happen.
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Not at all.
I couldn't cope with the pain of childbirth.
I can barely look after myself, let alone a child.
By the age of 10, I didn't live with either of my parents, and I think I would do something similar.

>tfw I wanna be a teacher
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>>2526635
Keep in mind OP that everyone here is probably half your age and hate kids.
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Smart children are nice to raise, I suppose, but that would obviously involve an adoption in my case.
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God, damn, yes. I want kids. I will fucking do anything for kids. I will love my kids and be the biggest fucking bro dad to them.


Even if I have to settle for a homely 6/10 and spend most of my time away from her, I'll fucking do it just so I can bring children into this world. They will be my pride and joy, they'd pretty much give me reason to live.

In fact, personal dreams aside, having kids is probably the biggest thing I want to do in my life.
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I would like to have 2 boys

Fuck having a daughter. FUCK THAT SHIT
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Sounds to me like you would make a great father. But yeah you're in for a struggle. The government is extremely biased towards men when it involves children.
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Same here OP.

I think its just a matter of self-esteem at this point. I mean the world we live in and the state of human relationships right now are abysmal, but one day you'll find yourself in a comfortable position where children will totally be an option.
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OP I'm with you...

I'm currently 26 now and still have a ways to go for personal growth (More so financially then emotionally), but I do want a child. I think I would be a great father myself since my mother raised me as a single parent since my dad died when I was still really young. I love her with all my heart and respect and admire the way she raised me (Kept me out of trouble like drugs, crime, ect).
I didn't actually see my life taking me where it did, since I was planning on marrying my (Now) ex girlfriend of 6 years and possibly starting a family with her...
But now I'm in a different city, going back to school and living a relatively happy single life and as soon as I'm stable, I plan on pursuing my dream of being a dad.
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If I ever want a kid, I would definitely adopt one. Fuck making new babies with not knowing if they will be born retarded etc. And earth is overpopulated enough anyway.
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I have 2 kids OP, and i can confirm that they do have the ability to suck all life from you. However, they do also have the ability to spark new life into you as well. Everyday with them is a new adventure and they are both completely different from each other and need to be raised differently. That is the key, no two children are the same and each needs their own levels of attention, discipline, etc

perhaps you can find a woman who also wants kids but not marriage. you could do like split custody or something
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no, the world is falling apart, the world is shit and i wouldn't want to bring a child into it

it's selfish

sorry op
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Go for the adoption OP. Even if they turn you down it's worth a try.
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I despise children and I despise how women use them as tools to get money.
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Single male trying to adopt? You better be rich as fuck, and/or a celebrity. Otherwise, good luck.

If you're in the U.S., in some states commercial surrogacy is legal. Just make sure your lawyer is good.

Also, just to remind you, some single slag who gets pregnant by accident and who will make a shitty mother can obtain her child effortlessly, while males who would make excellent fathers but who are single will remain childless.
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I want kids too, OP. I'm 21 though so not for at least a few years. I really look forward to teaching them about the world and being honest to them in all aspects of life. I want to be frank with them about sex from an early age so they don't become repressed virgins, and I don't want to push my Atheism on them in any particular way, but I will try to imbue values like rational thinking and altruism.
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That's life. Every undeserving woman gets a baby but every deserving man usually don't.
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Kids love me. When family members or friends get together with me, the kids end up spending as much time as possible with me. I like to entertain, to protect, to teach. Sadly, these are traits that no woman I've met under the age of thirty likes, while my paternal nature is seen as worrying by any volunteer agencies that get scared whenever a single male applies.

Adoption is difficult for similar reasons. My best bet appear to be shaping up to be me waiting around until some used up woman notices that I'm good with kids so she stays with me just to have someone raise them. Oh well, at least they'll only hate me if the mother gets bitter about not having someone else.
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I may be a lot younger (20) that you but I do one day want a family of my own. My Dad wasn't around (most of the time) when I needed him as a child and I the only male influence I got was from TV and video games (I have a pretty big hero complex, I want to be a paramedic).

Marriage however is not something I am willing to do, I like the idea of the big ceremony but the binding legal contract is to big of a risk especially if on a whim everything can be taken from you.

I would love to be a father who is there for his kids but I am far from ready for anything like that; still need to finish my education.

Im fine with either a boy or a girl, if I have a boy I would call him Isaac and a girl I would call her Isabelle just so I can call her Izzy.
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Its okay OP. This country will to shit because everyone is raised by shitty single moms and all the decent men don't even get a chance to be fathers. Then we can laugh at these "independent" women and this biased government.

The kicker is they will still blame men for their problems and the state of things.
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I want to be a father. 2 or 3 boys. No girls.

But, I cannot. I cannot into women or relationships. Cant seduct. So no kids.

At least I'll be rich and alone.
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None of you deserve kids if you aren't willing to commit to a woman.
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>>2527139
It's a harsh truth unfortunately.

I would love to have a child but fucking women man, how do they work.
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I would love a son but I would hate a daughter. I'm not interested in raising a future slut.
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I do not want kids, there's already too many of them.
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>>2527139
Yet women deserve children even they're society's garbage. A man deserves a kid if he can be a good father and give it a good life.
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I don't have any desire for children whatsoever, I've felt this way for all my life. Kids aren't cute.
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>>2527198
She wont turn into a slut if you raise your daughter well. Most young girls raised by single mothers have no father figure and are shown that men are big walking wallets that will just have to lay you to get unlimited access.
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I hope you get a little boy or girl OP. You sound like you would love that kid forever and give it the best life possible. It's a shame that men have such a hard time getting children unless they throw away their life to women.
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Eh, I wouldn't want to be a dad. Having to look after someone for 20 years seems like it'd get frustrating after awhile.
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>that feel when you're a girl and can get a baby whenever you want
you neckbeard jelly?
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>>2527366
>that feel when you're a guy and you can never get a baby growing iside of you
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I'm in the same situation where I would want to adopt. Marriage isn't something I have strong opinions about either way, but I would like to adopt anyway just because there's enough people in the world already that I don't need to create another.

Some tips I've learned from the Internet about adoption:
If you're willing to adopt a non-white child, especially a black male, your chances for being approved go up. White girls have the most demand.
If you're willing to adopt an older child or a child with a disability your chances also increase.
Be willing to take an opportunity when it arises. If a friend's teenage daughter gets pregnant, for example, and they want to give it up for adoption. You might have to do an open adoption, but pre-arranged adoptions like that go much smoother than going through an agency.
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>>2527366
Not really because the moment you get pregnant, you are damaged goods. So even if some slob gets you pregnant, you will never get a educated, wealthy, decent man who doesn't suck to marry you.
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>Not raping a 13 year old and kidnapping the babby
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yeah, i'd like to have kids too. i'm a 28 year old guy. good luck to you, op...
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>>2527403
Wasn't this thread supposed to be about obtaining children without getting married?
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No. Never. I respect your selflessness and willingness to teach and nurture, but that shit ain't for me. I am too self absorbed and cheap to properly raise a child. The expense would be too great to bear, even if I could afford it (which I probably could.) I'm just being honest here. There are so many parents out there who have no business being parents. They may not be bad people, but certain
qualities- such as my cheapness and unwillingness to commit myself to another person- make them terrible mothers and fathers.
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reproduction is immoral.
see antinatalism.
logically and morally superior.
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>>2527467
on second read through, realize op was happy with adoption. sorry.
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I could never adopt, I need that kid to be mine.
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Adoption agencies might as well say "No men allowed" instead of jerking people around,
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>>2527580
Nah, we live in a society where shit is only wrong if you announce it. You can be sexist but only if you hide it well enough.
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Children suck. Why would anyone want to procreate when we're overpopulated as fuck.
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If you guys had full control of the gender of your kid, which gender would you pick and why?
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I wouldn't mind adopting a child but it would have to be with a partner. I had a fucked up childhood and I want make that up by giving some other unfortunate kid a chance of growing up normal.
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>>2528354
Honestly? Female. I have a hard time imagining me being affectionate and loving to a boy in the same way as a girl. It's just not the same. You teach your boys how to be men and you teach your girls how to be women. That's not to say you can never be loving to a boy but the thing as a whole is just different.
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Aww don't give up OP. You'll have your own kid someday. I don't see why you write off marriage though, You can always get a prenup if you're really worried.
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Not particularly. If it happens it happens but it's not something I think about.
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>>2528354
Either would be fine but since I'm a guy a boy would probably be better.
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>>2528411
Sure you can. Who says you can't love and cuddle your son like a girl?
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>>2528463
>implying judges don't throw out pre-nups all the time
>implying you won't have to pay child support
>implying your kid won't be alienated from you.

FTFY
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>>2530559
nigga are you gay or want your boy to be gay?
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>>2528463
>prenup
>always working
pick one
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>>2530666
Being nice to boys wont make them gay, just look at single moms
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Yes, I want kids too. I'm studying now, and planning to have a good house and car befoe even trying it though.

Hey OP. Isn't there something like a sperm bank but for ovocytes? You could inseminize one of those, and rent a utherus. It would be extremely expenssive, but maybe it would be possible.
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>>2530778
>single moms
Not a good example, they're the worst.
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>>2530871
What this fine man down here said is true
>>2530778
My dad is probably the most affectionate man I've ever know. He always hugged me and had no problem with kissing me and shit. And I'm neither gay nor an effeminate male.
He was really strict though.
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I'm thirty-seven weeks pregnant with a boy, due June 10th.

It wasn't planned and at first I had every intention of having an abortion. My mother (apparently all for teenage motherhood*) brought up a good point that changed my mind. I have always wanted a kid, eventually, not now but eventually, and when faced with the decision she looked me dead in the eye and said, "What if you never get another chance?"

She had had a lot of trouble conceiving me with my father after they'd been married for twelve years. She had such a hard time that it seemed like a miracle that I could get pregnant just like that and in some ways I feel like I might have made the decision to continue with the pregnancy for her, but it isn't something I regret. I feel like I've already settled into motherhood and, as a woman, I feel like I'm fulfilling some purpose.

* - don't worry, I'm eighteen now.
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>>2530917
I would love to call you a fucking stupid girl, but if you have supporting parents and you're sure about this, then I can't completely call you on it.

Congratulations on the soon to be kiddo.
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>>2530917
>* - don't worry, I'm eighteen now.

well this thread is going to shit.
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>>2530917
Wow, how fucking stupid are you? You're a woman, one night at a bar and you've got your second chance.
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>>2530917

>18
>unplanned pregnancy

I'm sure you'll be a great mother.
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>>2530917
You know it really pains me to see good guys like OP not get to be fathers even though they're at just the right point in their lives, have good careers, have got their shit together to give kids good lives, have experience with children, have wanted this for their entire lives and who really love children and will be good father.

Then we see you. Some stupid teenage slut who thinks she can be a good mother on a whim.

10/10, I'm mad.
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be the coolest fucking single dad ever.
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>>2530917
I really hope this is a troll post. That child has a bleak future.
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>>2531161
Everyday I lose a little more hope in humanity.
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I'm 24, and I don't want children, the main reason is that I never had and never will have the energy to raise a child, work full-time and maintain a marriage at the same time. I also don't want the responsibility when I can do other things with my life that would be far more satisfying.
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Well this thread has proven to me that men are spineless assholes who can't commit to anything.
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>>2531293

What? The guys who want kids ITT are talking about getting their lives set up first, talking about what they'd have to do to adopt. Meanwhile, the guys who don't want kids are giving reasons why they don't think they'd be good parents. How are any of our points proof that we're assholes who don't want to commit to anything?
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>>2531293
wut, how did you even come to that conclusion?
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>>2526635
Having beautiful halfie children is one of my primary goals. I'd love twins, but I guess that's just up to luck.
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I want children, a life without having a child would be empty and pointless in my mind.
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>>2531293
Because no one here wants to marry a slut that will slut their money and life away?
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Some of my reasons to not have children:

>For a start, I don't even like children.
>I don't care about "failing my ancestors" because my genetic legacy means nothing to me when I'm dead
>I don't fear growing old alone, if I do end up in a nursing home, I probably won't remember what they look like anyway
>No sleepless nights, wiping of human arses or temper tantrums
>More of my money stays with me to do what I want, whenever I can
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I want to get my mom pregnant just to see the resulting demon.
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>>2531522
Are you certain that's the only reason?
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>>2531530
And because I want to pound my mom's sweet tender ass.
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If I can't care for myself emotionally or physically, then I damn well can't take care of a child.
Should I ever reach the day where I feel stable, I'd like a kid, but a wife....I think that will fuck things up
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Why are you faggots afraid of marriage? Stop being edgy teenagers and just do it.
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>>2531634
>straying from the norm
"they much be edgy teenagers!"
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>>2531634
babbysfirsttroll.tga.psd.psp.pcx
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>>2531634

It's like you don't even know what board you're on!
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>>2531703
>>2531768
>>2531792
>edgy 12 year olds thinking theyre too good for marriage
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>>2531864
trollllllllllllll in the dungeon

-9000/10
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>>2531634
Why are you faggots afraid of taking it up the ass? Stop being edgy teenagers and just do it.
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>>2531968
>comparing gayness to a common hetero practice
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Soon the artificial womb will be a thing of reality and guys can have kids whenever they want and never deal with women ever again.
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>>2532425
>implying feminists will ever let that happen
It would pretty much cripple the dating and marriage scene for women beyond repair.
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>>2532587
Feminists don't have any power. Even a ton of women are anti-feminism.
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I'm on the young side of things about to graduate high school. I want to have kids some day after I get settled in the navy, I want to be a father so bad. I'm going to make sure they have both parents in their lives and don't become like the younger kids are now. (Yesterday I saw my little sisters friend(11 years old) on top of a dudes lap making out with him, da fuq is going on?!) I want to make my kids strong and proud like my single mother tried her hardest to do.( Fuck you useless POS dad in jail) I want to make sure they're smart, know moral values, happy, play games and watch anime with their dad. I want them to fix how shitty the world is becoming and be role models of the future.(NOT SHITTY ONES LIKE GANGSTER RAPPERS AND TRASHY WHORES) I want to be that father that makes time for their kids, troll them, be there when they need help and is an epic role model. I'm not rushing but I feel like it will be my goal in the next decade.
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>>2532850
>(Yesterday I saw my little sisters friend(11 years old) on top of a dudes lap making out with him, da fuq is going on?!)
Hot, pics of friend.
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Nope, unless I find a really levelheaded woman to change my mind I will never have kids and if by some miracle that does happen I wouldn't want kids before I'm 45-50.
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Sure but that would require me having sex with a female which will never happen.
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>tfw you want to have a kid but you don't want him/her to inherit your shitty genes
>tfw you can't adopt because you're single male
>tfw you will never acquire a partner because you're a hikkomori
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I hate children. They're fucking annoying. High pitched voices, they fuck with your stuff and break things, they ask stupid questions and always want you to buy them shit. Disgusting creatures. I don't like them, I don't want them, I don't want to be around them. I hate babies even more.
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>>2533229
I know this feel but I don't want to know it.
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>>2526635
I'm happy to see men like you around, OP.

Would adoption really put up a huge fight against you? They can do background checks and everything. I realize it could be an easy system to abuse, but I'd rather a child be raised by a loving parent such as yourself then grow up in the foster system.orphanage.
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>>2533261
Damn son, what is it like being 15?
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>>2533229
I've seen people with shitty genes have super kids. It's possible son, you have your ancestors genes too.
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>>2533336

Well, yes. I fit all the qualifications and my record is perfectly clean so in a perfect world I would be able to adopt a child. Being single really does hold me back a lot. A lot of adoption agencies really put marriage up there for possible candidates. Plus being a man on top of that pretty much puts the nail in the coffin.

It's difficult. Maybe I can get lucky though. I'm not counting on it, it feels like it will never happen for me.
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What if I was a gay white male 1/16th native?
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>>2533929
Doesn't matter, paraplegic, mixed-race lesbians will still beat you.
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>>2533952
Ah well

bloxandsuch
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Find a teenage girl who made a mistake and bribe her.
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>>2533952
That is a shame. Men have it rough with kids.
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>>2530917
May I ask what your relationship with the father is?
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>>2534171
She probably has no father hence why shes a disgrace.
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I would love to be a dad someday but only when im old and successful
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>>2532850
Women are naturally sluts so even if you're the best dad in the world she'll still fuck half the city.
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Well, OP, I happen to be a father of one at just 20 years old. He's living with his mother in Norway specifically because I had the same fears as you.

Now, I can look after babies and kids perfectly well. I've been a baby-sitter for friends all my life, but I am in no way a suitable role model for a child. If I were to raise him directly, it would negatively affect him for the rest of his life.

If you are considering adoption, I think you should look at yourself thoroughly. Imagine a child of 8, with all your personality flaws, combined with low social inhibitions. Would the kid be a decent student, friend and child? If not, reconsider.

It's rough, but if you see yourself as a failure, why bring a child into the world, only to follow in your footsteps?

Good luck, OP. I wish you well and hope you make the right decision for yourself and, more importantly, your child.

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