Comments on: Surprise! She Has A Kid. Now What?

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:43:45 +0000

Yes, it is clear water guy has no kids. When he does, his answer will most definitely change. My husband and I would never survive the loss of our daughter. *spit spit phew phew* She totally changed the game.

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:37:10 +0000

I do NOT have kids but have to agree with Meg and Amber on principle. If I were to have kids, I would hate to think that my husband thinks that the time I spent carrying and giving birth to them is no big deal and we can just do it again. And what if the wife is now too old to have more children? Does he just get to find a new wife who can? Men can do it until any age (I know, I had a father that was many years older than my mother) so I guess its easy for a guy to think like that. Just to play the Devil’s Advocate, I do think that if my husband didn’t even consider saving me first, I would be a little offended. If you think about it objectively, you CAN have more kids and I guess it is kind of romantic to think about saving your partner at all costs. But that doesn’t make it the right choice.

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:44:57 +0000

I absolutely agree with Meg. My kids are the center of my world. Although my husband and I have a phenomenal relationship I would never choose him over my kids. I think our society has bought a little too much into the “partners come first” concept, and it has created a generation of people that do anything in search of the love they never received — and should have — from their parents. It all plays to the same hedonistic tendancies that run rampant in American culture. Choosing to save your wife over your kid in a sinking boat illustrates that you would rather spend time having sex than nurturing the growth of another human being.

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:51:50 +0000

If your wife and kid were drowning and you saved your wife, you would have two dead people on your hands because the mother would throw herself in after her child or die trying to save him/her. Or she’d live her life thinking it should have been her and hating your guts. Bringing a child into this world should be like a contract with the universe that you will take care of that person forever. Considering the divorce rate and the percentage of infidelities in this country, I would say that it’s hit and miss whether the person you marry really turns out to be your life partner…that wife you save could be porking the pool guy for all you know.

By: watergallagher

watergallagher — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:49:38 +0000

“I quickly found myself regretting wasting those memories on some guy I hadn’t even decided I wanted to keep around, instead of the most important boy in my life.” that’s awful! the life mate should be the most important thing in your life, if my wife and kid were drowning on a boat, and I could only save one… well, I can always have more kids, I can never have another love of my life! i guess chicks think kids are harder to come by than dudes, AND love’s not as painful to create!