Do you have kids?

by **TheNzJessie** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:55 pm

well im 18, i dont ahve any kids and i dont plan to anywhere in the near future, i take my 2 year old cousin out for drives to McDonalds....the park and i get enough weird looks as it is LOL

by **guybo** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:49 am

I have 2 boys (not to be confused with The Kids... my 2 parrotlets) who are 8 and 10. I didn't have birds for the last 11 years or so, but this past Fall I have gotten birds again. I can't imagine having needful babies AND having birds that need attention too. The birds have been a great way to spend time with my boys and share a passion for something with them. It's brought us together and now they love birds as much as I do.

My girlfriend has some fertility issues too. She can't have kids and her bio clock is ticking like a time bomb- pets definitely help to fill that void. It's nice to have pets to take care of, spend time with and love. We have 4 birds and 2 dogs and they help to fill the house and my boys love it here with us because our house is full!

by **captwest** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:46 am

Yes i have kids but they're grown and gone , so my wife and i tell people that we're working on our 2nd crop.....(LOL)

by **entrancedbymyGCC** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:00 pm

I think this thread has been a bad influence on me. I had a very vivid dream last night of adopting a female African Grey (which was a dead ringer for Alex) who had a very small triangle plucked on her chest, but who otherwise seemed quite okay except that she was overly attached to her stuffed animal, a horse, and she would only take her formula if *I* gave it to her. And it was milk formula from a baby bottle. :shock:

by **captwest** » Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:26 pm

You might need to cut out the after dinner toddies.... that's too crazy

by **Grey_Moon** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:56 pm

I'll be 20 in the spring and nope---no buns are in or have come out this oven.

I'm not particularly fond of kids, at least enough to want some of my own---especially at this point in my life. I didn't really even want children untill I met my current partner and then somehow lol he gave me baby rabies and I can't stop gushing over tiny shoes :roll:

My birds (and my fish....and my houseplants) keep me from doing silly things like that and completely derailing my life at this point---because I'd be lying if I said I didn't have one of the most persistent biological clocks (and that thing is *LOUD*) but---again, cute little baby babbles and those 'awww' bonding moments between me, baby and my man---awesome....tantrums, no spontaneity (even though to a certain extent birds keep me tied down, they are more portable), sleep deprivation and the financial strain...NO THANK YOU :lol:

So I'd definetly say for me that my birds are a output for all my mothering desires. Although poopy cages > poopy diapers anyday!

by **entrancedbymyGCC** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:10 pm

Grey_Moon wrote:Although poopy cages > poopy diapers anyday!

Well they are bigger than poopy diapers... but I'm not sure that's quite what you meant!

by **lotus15** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:09 pm

No kids yet, but I probably will have some one day.

by **Grey_Moon** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:44 pm

entrancedbymyGCC wrote:
Grey_Moon wrote:Although poopy cages > poopy diapers anyday!

Well they are bigger than poopy diapers... but I'm not sure that's quite what you meant!

LOL. I didnt even think of it that way.