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Spent a good amount of time this christmas with babies. My baby nephew, Art's brand new nephew, family friends' kids and my own high school friend's kid. Most were adorable and entertaining. My brother's niece by marriage is a horrible child but not surprising coming from a family who I cannot stand (although I adore my sister in law
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Yeah I never was the little girl who coo'd at the babies.
I'm glad your family doesn't place that pressure on you. I think my mother gave in when I talked about how insulting it was when people feel the need to argue it with me, like I haven't thoroughly thought it out. My biggest point was something she couldn't argue that I deeply feel that at the very least children should be wanted. So many kids end up in the foster system from parents who didn't want them (not all).
I told my doctor if I ever changed my mind I would much rather adopt a kid who needs a home than insist on putting my own genes further down the line for some sense of narcissism. Just doesn't make sense to me, pregnancy fascinates me due to my medical curiosity but it is actually really gross and only worth it for the end product, if you wanted the end product. Some women crave it, some don't.
I had a moment after the narcissism comment that I risked insulting the person who I was hoping to do my surgery in case she had children. However I was being prodded for her sake so she could feel like she wasn't going to end up with a regretful angry patient later so, brutal honesty was called for.
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