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[withhumaneyes]

What makes one 'ready' for children?

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[withhumaneyes]

I would not expect it of you, Captain.

[withhumaneyes]

Some would consider you so, but you are really only a few years younger than myself.

...the requests of Leonard and my father.

[aviophobic]

*laughs, just a little* Oh, wow, I have no idea how to go about answering that one...

[withhumaneyes]

It seems it is a difficult subject for everyone.

[aviophobic]

I think it just depends on the person and the situation. But when you're ready, you just...you just know it, I guess. Though in all honesty? I don't think anyone's really ever ready for it. You might think you are up until the point you've actually got a kid, and then your whole world changes. And who's ever really ready for that kind of shift?

[withhumaneyes]

Leonard seems to be. Myself, not even with the idea.

[cadet_amara]

Being pregnant?

[withhumaneyes]

That is not an applicable situation in this case.

[cadet_amara]

Yeah well... how could anyone really be ready for that? I think it's better to just admit to not being ready... the ones who think they are usually end up being the worst. Thinking about adoption sir?

[withhumaneyes]

Surrogacy. It is necessary to help my people repopulate.

[notaccustomto]

You will know when you are ready for children and sometimes you are ready even if you think yourself not.

[don_tcallmetiny]

Nothing. You're never really ready for children, no matter what you think. You become ready with them.

[withhumaneyes]

*...you look familiar* You sound as if you speak from experience, sir.

[don_tcallmetiny]

I do. I have a daughter myself.

[withhumaneyes]

I see.

Still, would you not say there is some point between not being ready at all and being braced, at least, for the change?