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08-11-2008, 11:49 PM
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pregnancy
This may just be me being a weird gay man, but - what's pregnancy like? The actual act of pushing the damn, weird red thing out. I'm just confused. Is it anything like getting kicked in the balls? The whole thing just sounds weird. Ever see Aliens? Erk.
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08-11-2008, 11:56 PM
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Pregnancy and childbirth are two different things. That said, if you're asking what childbirth is like, the best way I've heard it described to a man was: Take your foreskin and stretch it over the lid of a garbage can. Voila, the pain of childbirth.
In my opinion, it's completely worth every moment of agony, though.
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08-12-2008, 12:03 AM
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. I sincerely doubt that. I don't really like kids.
You've frightened me, dear.
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08-12-2008, 12:15 AM
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Damien,
I'm a weird straight woman and have no freaking desire to know about pregnancy or childbirth. The laws of physics would dictate that it can't be pleasant.
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08-12-2008, 12:47 AM
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I know, but... something inside of you.... it's just... disgusting.
I might adopt one day.
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08-12-2008, 02:32 AM
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I have a question for you as a gay man who might adopt one day. How do gay parents deal with any bullying that may or may not happen as a result of a child having two daddies?
EDIT: And I am asking seriously, not to mock or discriminate.
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08-12-2008, 02:46 AM
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The same way I dealt with being bullied for being gay. Stay in the library so you don't get beat up. I don't know... I don't think it would be that big of an issue. There's assholes in the world, and you've got to learn to deal with them. Preferably without getting black eyes.
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08-12-2008, 02:47 AM
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Daddy will beat up the mean boy's father.
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08-12-2008, 02:49 AM
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Darling, I don't think you'd be the sperm donor, and in either case, I don't hit, and you weigh all of sixty pounds.
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08-12-2008, 02:50 AM
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Hey, I'll have you know I weigh a good 125.
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08-12-2008, 02:51 AM
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I should have known you'd tromp on in here with your insanity.
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08-12-2008, 03:09 AM
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How do gay parents deal with any bullying that may or may not happen as a result of a child having two daddies?
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Teach the kid to fight.
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08-12-2008, 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Valeca
the best way I've heard it described to a man was: Take your foreskin and stretch it over the lid of a garbage can. Voila, the pain of childbirth.
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Jesus Christ, Val! You've got me cringing here.
Damien - why does it seem disgusting for a woman to have a child inside her? Giving birth is probably the most painful thing on the planet (damn them Stonefish!) but it's also the most rewarding.
I haven't settled down with a woman yet, but when I do, we'll be having kids. What point is there to not having them? You're talking about your own offspring. Someone to carry on your legacy. Okay, that last part sounds cheesy, but it's true. I can't wait to have children. And you can be damned sure I'll be bringing them up the right way - to respect everyone. No kid of mine is going to turn into a hoodlum.
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08-12-2008, 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Damien.
This may just be me being a weird gay man, but - what's pregnancy like? The actual act of pushing the damn, weird red thing out. I'm just confused. Is it anything like getting kicked in the balls? The whole thing just sounds weird. Ever see Aliens? Erk.
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I think you are on a loser here, you have to accept that some things are beyond comprehension, it would be a bit like a gibbon trying to tell a mountain gorilla what it feels like to swing through the tree tops. One thing though, my other half goes up and down like a yo yo according to the time of the month (It is beginning to get less so nowadays mind) and that all stopped when she was pregnant, it was the one time that she really seemed at peace with herself. Just as well because we had just been through six years of IVF treatment that had the total opposite effect and made life hell for both of us.
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08-12-2008, 08:45 AM
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My wife is the queen of all things natural. But when it came to childbirth, she opted for an epidural. Sure makes sense to me.
As for pregnancy, overall, my wife says she likes being pregnant, even though she's indicated that it is very difficult, physically and emotionally. She derives a great deal of satisfaction from it. I don't really get it.
There seems to be a strange, unexpected side benefit for me which I won't get into, but likely some of you women might know what I'm talking about.
EDIT: Regarding pregnancy, I suppose I do get it, to a degree. I can see why it would be satisfying and even exciting. It just seems that the down-sides would outweigh the positives.
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