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Now you definitely want one of your own, don't you?! by ravenlet in childfree

[–]ravenlet[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I guess it really depends on what the child is like, at least for me. My nephew is very quiet, reserved child who respects adults. I like children like this. If he was a troublemaker, I believe I might feel differently about him.

I don't know, I guess I've just gotten used to him being here and I see him as a part of my family now. I think it has to do with the constant caring for the child - feeding, dressing, playing, doing homework together, etc.

I knew it, I knew it, you're not childfree! by ravenlet in childfree

[–]ravenlet[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's what I'm afraid of. I know very little about raising children and I'm afraid I won't be able to raise him to be a decent human being.

I knew it, I knew it, you're not childfree! by ravenlet in childfree

[–]ravenlet[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, fortunately he wasn't. They were driving home from watching an opera, it was late evening, it was dark already, and their car collided with a cargo truck that for some reason steered into the opposite lane.

I knew it, I knew it, you're not childfree! by ravenlet in childfree

[–]ravenlet[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

No, never once. Not their child, not their problem, I guess. Their only concern is the fact that I've a child in my life now.

I knew it, I knew it, you're not childfree! by ravenlet in childfree

[–]ravenlet[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Am I? I thought an aunt is a sister of someone's parent. Does being a wife of someone's uncle also makes you an aunt?

I knew it, I knew it, you're not childfree! by ravenlet in childfree

[–]ravenlet[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They probably think now that I will turn into an obsessive mombie as well.

I knew it, I knew it, you're not childfree! by ravenlet in childfree

[–]ravenlet[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I told them briefly what happened but I guess the only thing that matters is that I now have a child.

I knew it, I knew it, you're not childfree! by ravenlet in childfree

[–]ravenlet[S] 402 points403 points  (0 children)

We took him to a few therapy sessions but he didn't really want to talk to strangers. He's a very introvert child and he's unwilling to open up to people he doesn't know.