I only want kids in so much that I want a continuing lineage of people to constantly make immortality miserable for @Rorshach Kringle
You're right, Rorshach Kringle is a good Dracula.
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GustavFriend of GoatsSomewhere in the OzarksRegistered Userregular
Just the shittiest Belmonts over here
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StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
I've definitely got some legacy hangups, although mine didn't really come from my family
I'm the only person of my generation with my last name (and because it's not a common last name outside of one small town in Italy, that means the only person of my generation in the country), and there's something there I want to pass on
I don't really care about my bloodline, like, good at running, bad at mental health isn't a thing that needs to be preserved
I have a friend whose sister fucking screamed at him when he said he wasn’t going to have kids and man that is so far outside of my frame of reference for a thing to be mad about
My mother shouted at me when I said I wouldn't be a surrogate womb for my sister.
My last name comes from my dad's bio dad who died when he was still an infant so I share it with basically none of my aunts/uncles and extended family, which at least lets me dodge that part of the legacy question.
"Don't you wanna help carry on the family name?"
"We literally have different family names that's already out."
I've definitely got some legacy hangups, although mine didn't really come from my family
I'm the only person of my generation with my last name (and because it's not a common last name outside of one small town in Italy, that means the only person of my generation in the country), and there's something there I want to pass on
I don't really care about my bloodline, like, good at running, bad at mental health isn't a thing that needs to be preserved
Anyway as far as genetic legacies go, when I started t-blockers and they were going through the side effects, when they got to risk of infertility and asked if I was interested in taking any preservative measures beforehand, I didn't even need to think about it. NAH, SHUT THE WHOLE WORKS DOWN!
I've definitely got some legacy hangups, although mine didn't really come from my family
I'm the only person of my generation with my last name (and because it's not a common last name outside of one small town in Italy, that means the only person of my generation in the country), and there's something there I want to pass on
I don't really care about my bloodline, like, good at running, bad at mental health isn't a thing that needs to be preserved
But I dunno, names have power or something
Adoption?
I'm not opposed or anything
But it's crazy expensive so I'd prefer not to
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
When I got married my father-in-law made these big heavy sighs ALL THE TIME about how "now the __________'s will come to an end" because his daughter will change her last name.
like he kept expecting me to be like "oh well then fuck I'll change my last name!" or something.
And it got so bad my wife decided NOT to change her last name, even though she wanted to. I am just staying out of it because it makes no REAL difference to me in terms of quality of life.
But I feel terrible for her because every time she's like "Im gonna just do it, I'm gonna change my last name" she chickens out because he gets all sad about it.
It's very very weird.
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For a while I thought the idea of carrying on a legacy was cool. I know some of our distant family history on my mom's side and we were like, kings and heroes and shit. But, well, by now there's a ton of people descended from kings from a thousand years ago, so that isn't really special. And for another thing, kings suck.
So it's not like I really feel like I'm part of some grand tradition or line, I've just never managed to build an identity for myself, so for a few years I latched onto an old dead one instead. And when you come down to today and you really look at it, I don't actually have any fatherly desire to raise and care for a child. And I CERTAINLY don't want to force some poor kid into a world that's going to perish in flame inside of 50 years. So, it's all kind of a wash.
I haven't really talked about this with my parents at all. My sister has made it pretty clear she isn't interested in kids and there hasn't ever been any huge drama over that, that I'm aware of.
I absolutely want to die in such a way that no trace of a body can be recovered
I want someone out there to suspect there's a chance I'm still alive, for years
My goal is to have enough money to keep three people who look like me on retainer at all times.
In the event of my death:
One will be instructed to get in a cab just as my family leaves the hospital after identifying my remains.
One will show up, in dark hat and glasses, at the funeral, standing in the distance, partially obscured by a tree.
The final will show up at the cemetary on the first anniversary of my death, to leave a single forget-me-not on my grave before disappearing into the fog.
Narbus on
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3cl1ps3I will build a labyrinth to house the cheeseRegistered Userregular
I have a friend whose sister fucking screamed at him when he said he wasn’t going to have kids and man that is so far outside of my frame of reference for a thing to be mad about
My mother shouted at me when I said I wouldn't be a surrogate womb for my sister.
I have a friend whose sister fucking screamed at him when he said he wasn’t going to have kids and man that is so far outside of my frame of reference for a thing to be mad about
My mother shouted at me when I said I wouldn't be a surrogate womb for my sister.
ha ha what the fuck
When my wife and I got married, she told me she didn't want me to tell relatives for a while
I thought it was really weird but kept it secret to everybody but really close friends for about a year before it eventually came out
Without fail
The moment any person over 30 found out, they immediately asked her when she was having a child
Its the fucking WORST, people are absolute TRASH about this to women
I used to be all worried cos I was the oldest and so I had responsibility or something to continue on the family, but then I realised that my Dad wasn't the oldest, and his Dad wasn't the oldest, and his Dad wasn't the oldest, so who cares?
Sucks to be my fourth cousin though, they gotta bear that weight.
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3cl1ps3I will build a labyrinth to house the cheeseRegistered Userregular
I have a friend whose sister fucking screamed at him when he said he wasn’t going to have kids and man that is so far outside of my frame of reference for a thing to be mad about
My mother shouted at me when I said I wouldn't be a surrogate womb for my sister.
ha ha what the fuck
When my wife and I got married, she told me she didn't want me to tell relatives for a while
I thought it was really weird but kept it secret to everybody but really close friends for about a year before it eventually came out
Without fail
The moment any person over 30 found out, they immediately asked her when she was having a child
Its the fucking WORST, people are absolute TRASH about this to women
oh I know that, but a woman shouting at her own child that she won't let another, different child's baby grow inside her is fucking bizarre even in that context
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Garlic Breadi'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm aRegistered User, Disagreeableregular
I've definitely got some legacy hangups, although mine didn't really come from my family
I'm the only person of my generation with my last name (and because it's not a common last name outside of one small town in Italy, that means the only person of my generation in the country), and there's something there I want to pass on
I don't really care about my bloodline, like, good at running, bad at mental health isn't a thing that needs to be preserved
I don’t know why the fuck anyone concerns themselves with another person’s life. The only people whose lives I may take an interest in is my kids’, and I swear I’m not going to harass them in any way, I’ll just be slightly curious/may ask some questions.
I don’t care whether or not my siblings/friends/relatives have kids or get married or change their names or whatever. I can’t fathom caring, like why do people care?!
I have a friend whose sister fucking screamed at him when he said he wasn’t going to have kids and man that is so far outside of my frame of reference for a thing to be mad about
My mother shouted at me when I said I wouldn't be a surrogate womb for my sister.
ha ha what the fuck
When my wife and I got married, she told me she didn't want me to tell relatives for a while
I thought it was really weird but kept it secret to everybody but really close friends for about a year before it eventually came out
Without fail
The moment any person over 30 found out, they immediately asked her when she was having a child
Its the fucking WORST, people are absolute TRASH about this to women
oh I know that, but a woman shouting at her own child that she won't let another, different child's baby grow inside her is fucking bizarre even in that context
In my experience parents have some extremely messed up notions about what to degree they should have influence and control over their childrens' bodies.
I absolutely want to die in such a way that no trace of a body can be recovered
I want someone out there to suspect there's a chance I'm still alive, for years
My goal is to have enough money to keep three people who look like me on retainer at all times.
In the event of my death:
One will be instructed to get in a cab just as my family leaves the hospital after identifying my remains.
One will show up, in dark hat and glasses, at the funeral, standing in the distance, partially obscured by a tree.
The final will show up at the cemetary on the first anniversary of my death, to leave a single forget-me-not on my grave before disappearing into the fog.
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You're right, Rorshach Kringle is a good Dracula.
I'm the only person of my generation with my last name (and because it's not a common last name outside of one small town in Italy, that means the only person of my generation in the country), and there's something there I want to pass on
I don't really care about my bloodline, like, good at running, bad at mental health isn't a thing that needs to be preserved
But I dunno, names have power or something
My mother shouted at me when I said I wouldn't be a surrogate womb for my sister.
I dunno Zack, I hear you founded anti-kids activist group SKID. Y'know, "kids" spelled backwards?
"Don't you wanna help carry on the family name?"
"We literally have different family names that's already out."
Adoption?
THATS DICKS YOU CANT TRICK ME
Not yet, but we're rapidly approaching a post-apocalyptic future!
Zack I can assure you that "KIDS" spelled backwards is not "DICKS". That's not even the right number of letters!
I was like nah I got two, that's enough
It's for the best.
I'm not opposed or anything
But it's crazy expensive so I'd prefer not to
When they asked me if I was sure I just laughed and laughed.
Niko too, but he'd probably insist on riding a dinosaur
like he kept expecting me to be like "oh well then fuck I'll change my last name!" or something.
And it got so bad my wife decided NOT to change her last name, even though she wanted to. I am just staying out of it because it makes no REAL difference to me in terms of quality of life.
But I feel terrible for her because every time she's like "Im gonna just do it, I'm gonna change my last name" she chickens out because he gets all sad about it.
It's very very weird.
I would have been fine if @Janson wanted to keep hers, or wanted me to take hers
but she wanted to change it so I was like okay, cool
Yeah I had the same thing with my wife
I thought her previous last name was better, but she liked mine, so
if anything, your kids would side with me to torment you
i'll turn every last one into the dreaded laramie
So it's not like I really feel like I'm part of some grand tradition or line, I've just never managed to build an identity for myself, so for a few years I latched onto an old dead one instead. And when you come down to today and you really look at it, I don't actually have any fatherly desire to raise and care for a child. And I CERTAINLY don't want to force some poor kid into a world that's going to perish in flame inside of 50 years. So, it's all kind of a wash.
I haven't really talked about this with my parents at all. My sister has made it pretty clear she isn't interested in kids and there hasn't ever been any huge drama over that, that I'm aware of.
I like that show but maaaaan is it hard to watch some of the people be extremely sloppy drunks.
The lip syncing is amazing, though.
Oh yeah that's not super fun
Ah, I see you like to watch drunk people play basketball too.
My goal is to have enough money to keep three people who look like me on retainer at all times.
In the event of my death:
One will be instructed to get in a cab just as my family leaves the hospital after identifying my remains.
One will show up, in dark hat and glasses, at the funeral, standing in the distance, partially obscured by a tree.
The final will show up at the cemetary on the first anniversary of my death, to leave a single forget-me-not on my grave before disappearing into the fog.
ha ha what the fuck
When my wife and I got married, she told me she didn't want me to tell relatives for a while
I thought it was really weird but kept it secret to everybody but really close friends for about a year before it eventually came out
Without fail
The moment any person over 30 found out, they immediately asked her when she was having a child
Its the fucking WORST, people are absolute TRASH about this to women
Sucks to be my fourth cousin though, they gotta bear that weight.
oh I know that, but a woman shouting at her own child that she won't let another, different child's baby grow inside her is fucking bizarre even in that context
Dumpster baby
I don’t care whether or not my siblings/friends/relatives have kids or get married or change their names or whatever. I can’t fathom caring, like why do people care?!
it was rude af, imo
In my experience parents have some extremely messed up notions about what to degree they should have influence and control over their childrens' bodies.
Why couldn't you just have one person for this