Reply #120: so your level of misery and your discomfort [View All]

[waylon]

take precedence over the life of a child?

Nope, never been pregnant but my wife has and she and I discussed abortion and made our decisions together.

Why? Even though she would be in a state of misery for some time, we were able to put the child above our own needs. Yes, that means me too. I worked my ass off for 8 months before he was born (and since then), I quit a very good job to stay home with him after he was born, I put off graduate school so we could have him. Had we decided not to have him, Im quite sure I would have been as affected by it as my wife would have.... even though I wouldnt have to suffer some physical pain (sarcasm)

This is one area where I am in a precarious position. The idea that the father should have NO say in what happens to his child, simply because he is a man and doesnt suffer the discomfort (only argument you made) is crap. That type of bs presumes that the father has no emotion ties to the child and is only a checkbook.


I dont agree