Family Planning?

StevieJ

Wookster wrote: »

You must be lucky.

I was an utter b@stard till I was about 16. My sister on the other hand was sweetness and light!

I thought you were older than 16

setmefree2

Wookster wrote: »

You must be lucky.

I was an utter b@stard till I was about 16. My sister on the other hand was sweetness and light!

I have 2 boys - they treat me like a princess! Tbh boys are easy - you just make sure they play loads of football, play electric guitar, have a games console and access to the internet. If they have this lot you never see them unless they are hungry;)

Ummm does that make me sound like a bad mother....:cool:

Dave101t

unconditional love from a partner is surely as good as that from a child? but harder to identify i guess!!

im 26 and recently engaged, and i have what i think is a typical male view of: kids, screaming, smells, no time, no money, no life.

however for the last year ive also been thinking:
a child, my child, a contribution, limitless love, and the fun things you were never told about or appreciated for what they are: 1st words, steps, growing and general life.

ive come to the conclusion that there is never a 'right time' so whenever it happens, it happens. im aiming for age 29-32 tho.

Wookster

setmefree2 wrote: »

I have 2 boys - they treat me like a princess! Tbh boys are easy - you just make sure they play loads of football, play electric guitar, have a games console and access to the internet. If they have this lot you never see them unless they are hungry;)

Ummm does that make me sound like a bad mother....:cool:

hmmm I just so can't imagine having kids. I have barely enough time to do the things I want to do, nevermind if I had kids and honestly London is the last place I'd like to bring up kids.

setmefree2

Wookster wrote: »

hmmm I just so can't imagine having kids. I have barely enough time to do the things I want to do, nevermind if I had kids and honestly London is the last place I'd like to bring up kids.

London can be a great place to bring up kids. Where I live is incredibly child friendly. When the kids were young there was tons to do - play groups, etc and lots of friendly parents. There is also the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, British Museum, Kew, Richmond park, trips on the river, Legoland, etc etc.

Also the other great thing about London for kids is that they don't have to be driven everywhere so they have quite abit of freedom. Now they are older - there's Camden Market, west end, gigs a plenty, etc, etc.

I'm sure some areas of London are not such a great place to brought up. But that's true of Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, etc too.

robin_banks

twirlypinky wrote: »

It's tempting, at the moment I'm paying rent for a small room in a shared flat, I'm working full time and I'm alone.

I could go out and get knocked up, not have to work and be eligible for my own flat... tempting...

Not as simple as you think to get a council flat.

Wookster

setmefree2 wrote: »

London can be a great place to bring up kids. Where I live is incredibly child friendly. When the kids were young there was tons to do - play groups, etc and lots of friendly parents. There is also the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, British Museum, Kew, Richmond park, trips on the river, Legoland, etc etc.

hmmmm

I grew up in a small town in Zimbabwe and I had a fantastic childhood - great outdoor life, no influence of drugs/ alcohol, played lots of sport and had lots of time.

My gripes with London are that as a commuter you will spend on average 2 hours a day commuting. That's time you can't spend with the kids. Also its seriously expensive and unless you're earning an absolute fortune it means making tough choices. London also makes one hard and I'm not sure thats a good thing for kids, at least if you grow up somewhere else and become hard you might have some awareness of it. As a parent, I'd be worried silly about the huge range of influences they would come under in London.

My preference would be somewhere on the continent though, with Holland being top of the list.


Also did you see Jamie's school dinners? Need I say more? haha

ruggedtoast

Mrs toast is due in a couple of months for the 1st time. I anticipate having a couple of little toasters. As well as the joy of family , I will inculcate into them the Confucian importance of supporting ones parents financially in later life.

:money:

Generali

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Mrs toast is due in a couple of months for the 1st time. I anticipate having a couple of little toasters. As well as the joy of family , I will inculcate into them the Confucian importance of supporting ones parents financially in later life.

:money:

Good luck. PM me if you want any advice - Mrs Generali was a nanny for 12 years and she'd be happy to help.

Really2

Generali wrote: »

Good luck. PM me if you want any advice - Mrs Generali was a nanny for 12 years and she'd be happy to help.

As she gone bald? I have been a Daddy for 20 months and I have noticed a rapid demise in hair coverage in that time.:D