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Originally Posted by Five-hole
And yet I wonder if I'm going to hit 50 and see my friends with their teenager offspring going off to college and wonder if I missed out. I golf with strangers who are a dad/son twosome and think, huh, that seems pretty great too.
Fart! I have no idea.
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Well think of it this way - when you turn 50, you're going to be able to golf with them just as easily, can afford the nice golf clugs, and probably play better since you've had more practice with your free time over the last 20 years
I have people bother me about kids and marriage. Such gems as:
- "so when are you (finally) going to settle down and get on with your life"
- "there's no rush but you are approaching 30 . . . "
- "It's tougher being an older dad because you've started late"
- "the women you're with can't wait forever"
And on and on . . .
I see it this way - I don't want kids so much as I want to mentor / teach younger people good values and to pass on my knowledge. I don't necessarily believe it has to be immediate offspring; I think it just has to be youngsters with potential to do well.
I believe I've done a better service to the world by helping out young people that need it or could benefit from it, rather than have kids and please everyone else around me. But that's just what I believe - everyone is different.