Posted by pegasus on May 18, 2004, at 17:33:23
In reply to Re: Never going to be a mom :( » pegasus, posted by Dinah on May 18, 2004, at 16:46:49
Oh, thanks Dinah. That makes me feel a little better. I guess it must be true that once you have them, it's not important how you got them. I mean, I can think about how I feel about my pets, and they're not even the same species as me.
There are a lot of great things about adopting, I know. Such as skipping the pain of childbirth, not contributing to overpopulation, giving a needy child a good home, tax breaks, and a lot more.
Unfortunately, there seems to be an unexpected instinct thing that's getting to me. I want my *own* child, even though I think it's better for the world and probably even my own growth if we adopt.
My husband and I had a sweet little conversation about the parts of each other that we'd want our child to inherit: his hair, my eyes, his feet, my smarts, his temperament, my height, his artistic talents, etc. Of course, they'd probably get my hair, his eyes, my feet, his teeth, my temperament, the mental illness in his family, my impatience, etc. We could probably make a pretty unfortunate person with various combinations of our genes. Ha ha!
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