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Dixanadu 05-14-2011 11:38 PM

You're talkin' more than a hundred odd kids, then.

CrissCross 05-14-2011 11:41 PM

the problem with having 1 kid is he'll get spoilt and turn into a little prick

(havent you seen harry potter)

Dixanadu 05-14-2011 11:55 PM

S/he'll get a slap if they don't do what they're told.

I plan to raise him/her to be the apex student, envy of all others. Yeahhhh

Nate 05-15-2011 12:08 AM

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Do you use lots of sugary sweets AKA candy?

You don't need sugary treats to hype up a two year old. I'll leave those on the backburner until she's older.

Havoc 05-15-2011 02:05 AM

No children for me. And if by some chance I do ever want children they will be adopted.

Alcar 05-15-2011 02:21 AM

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How can someone who is self-admittedly incapable of long-term romantic attachment going to be able to take care of a child from birth to adulthood?

Because it's not romance.

Alcar...

Nate 05-15-2011 03:03 AM

Long-term emotional connection. Similar enough to be worrying.

STM 05-15-2011 05:14 AM

I'd really like a boy but I'm not fussed, I think it would be named after someone in my family either Patrick, Paul or Clive, I think naming should be down to the man if it's a boy and the woman if it's a little girl.

On notes of names and bullying, I don't think it matters, my name is Aidan RL and that has been abbreviated to AIDS on numerous occasions, certainly in younger school before we knew what it was but in the last year of school it has become a nick name for me, I even got it in big capital letters on my leavers school hoody. My point being if you learn to laugh at it (and I never had any trouble...apparently girls think it's cute which is odd but who am I to complain) then no one else can really make it bad for you.

Crashpunk 05-15-2011 06:52 AM

I don't even have a Girlfriend yet but I would like kids to carry on my mad name in the future.

Mac Sirloin 05-15-2011 02:54 PM

I want kids. Not until I'm at least 30 though. I'm planning on living somewhere rural once I'm a bit older, and would seriously consider naming my kids Roostre, Liquor or Jose-Frijoles.

Daxter King 05-15-2011 03:19 PM

I'd like to have kids later on, late twenties at the earliest. One boy and one girl would be best, three would be the max number. I don't know what I would name them, but I know of a few names they won't be receiving.

enchilado 05-15-2011 05:37 PM

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what happens if you get 2 girls?

Party time!

Rex Tirano 05-15-2011 07:53 PM

I would like to have children at some point in the next 15-20 years but I'm not really rushing into thinking about genders, numbers and whatnot yet. I would like to adopt a child though.

I know alot of "alternative types" who have called their offspring Kal-El and Draven. Oh, what a larf.

- Rexy

enchilado 05-15-2011 07:54 PM

A family who lives near us named their girl Narnia.

JennyGenesis 05-15-2011 10:37 PM

I think Narnia sounds sweet. But I'm sure she has had a few jokes about her.

DarkHoodness 05-15-2011 10:37 PM

Well, at least it's not "Nokia".

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...it would be rather selfish to adopt when you are fully capable of reproducing. These days orphanages aren't overflowing with unwanted children; there are more people wanting to adopt than children up for adoption.

There is a newborn baby shortage - But since I dislike babies (primarily because most children I've known as babies have had colic at some stage - And it's one of the few things I cannot tolerate), I wouldn't chose to adopt one. Instead I would probably chose to adopt an older child (or children if they come with a sibling), provided they aren't too broken by their previous experiences if I'm not being too fussy - And there isn't a shortage of them.

But that won't be for a long time, if I ever decide to do so at all.

Edit: Oh yeah and thyroid cancer runs on my dad's side of the family. It killed both him and his sister, and it would've killed me and my sister too in our 50s if we both hadn't had our thyroids removed. I have to take pills for the rest of my life. I risk passing that on to any offspring I have - and I think that's a valid reason to not have children of my own. Dodgy genetics suck - Be glad that most of you probably don't have this problem.

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Two thoughts about DarkHoodness' post:
  1. You're a guy?! Since when were you a guy?
  2. You suggested that humanity stop reproducing "four a couple of generations"? Am I the only person who read that?

1) What made you think I wasn't, out of curiosity? Not that it matters much, but does the little icon next to my name mean anything? Does my beard intimidate you? :P
2) I wrote "for" - And yes, but I was only being half-serious because it's pretty much impossible, and even if it was it'd probably only delay the inevitable resource shortage anyway. And it'd also create the problem of there being a generation gap with lots of old people and no young people to look after them - A bit like what China is facing now as a result of its one child per family policy. And that'd be no good.

Nate 05-15-2011 11:51 PM

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1) What made you think I wasn't, out of curiosity? Not that it matters much, but does the little icon next to my name mean anything? Does my beard intimidate you? :P

*shrug* Just something about the way you write your posts. I hardly ever look at the icon.

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2) I wrote "for" - And yes, but I was only being half-serious because it's pretty much impossible, and even if it was it'd probably only delay the inevitable resource shortage anyway. And it'd also create the problem of there being a generation gap with lots of old people and no young people to look after them - A bit like what China is facing now as a result of its one child per family policy. And that'd be no good.

Oh, sorry about the 'four'; that was a typo on my part.

But you're still missing the point about why stopping all breeding for several generations (or even just one) would be disastrous.

STM 05-16-2011 03:32 AM

Perhaps population control, like in China?

*insert meanwhile in China joke here*

Dixanadu 05-16-2011 03:52 AM

http://images.cheezburger.com/comple...a1a99cc4e1.jpg

STM 05-16-2011 04:08 AM

Nope, I specifically didn't add that because it doesn't add to the topic you spoon!

Haha, actually if I have a child I'm gonna to give it a name in the hope it gets the piss taken out of it. Godwin, Ethelbert, Rhonda, Rasputin, Edna or Aelfwin! HELL FUCKING YEH!

(I joke by the way.)

Dixanadu 05-16-2011 04:20 AM

The website where I found the picture jokingly stated, Chinese women use hairdryers as abortion devices.

Thus, population control 101. Or 505 in China's case.

Strike Witch 05-16-2011 05:39 AM

I'd name my daughter Bliss.

And I'd name my son Bright.

Wings of Fire 05-16-2011 06:20 AM

Surprisingly I really like the idea of naming my daughters after virtues. Grace, Faith and Hope are really nice names.

Chastity, Prudence and Mercy not so much.

Undecided on Love. I think it's adorable but it invites a lot of bullying.

STM 05-16-2011 06:28 AM

I like Grace, Charlotte and Beth as three girls names, there aren't many others I'm keen on. Ha funnily enough I had a crush on all three of those names at one time or another.

Wings of Fire 05-16-2011 06:36 AM

Grace in particular is a lovely name.

Also Catherine, Caitlyn and Alexandra.

STM 05-16-2011 06:38 AM

Grace Alexandra Wings = <3

(I can only assume your RL name is wings tee hee)

Wings of Fire 05-16-2011 06:46 AM

It's Doubtfire, Joseph Doubtfire.

The best reason I can think of to adopt.

STM 05-16-2011 06:52 AM

Hmm just realised I know a Grace Alexandra X lol.

Also that's a cool name. Joseph!

Wings of Fire 05-16-2011 06:53 AM

It's really not.

Really really not.

STM 05-16-2011 06:55 AM

=(

But, Joseph! JOSEPH! There have been so many cool Joseph's!

Sorry I'll stop now.

Wings of Fire 05-16-2011 06:58 AM

I meant my last name. I don't mind my first name at all.

STM 05-16-2011 06:59 AM

Ah fair enough.

And I'm surprised no one has made a joke about kids and basements yet! You guys suck.

MeechMunchie 05-16-2011 07:01 AM

your mum is robin williams lol

Go search for 'Molluck's Assistant' in WDYLL.

I think I've mentioned before that I'm the last (potentially) reproducing male in my family, which makes me under a very tiny amount of pressure. I wouldn't mind seeing my obscure name going on for a few more generations myself.

I think three kids is a good number. Then if one of them's mean to another they've got someone else to go to. That said, it's not great when two gang up on one, inevitably the youngest. So I suppose one child then a pair of twins would be best. Then the twins could hold their own against their elder sibling.

Namewise, I want to call my son Heinrich. Heinrich is a fantastic name. It's exotic, you can call him 'Henry' in formal situations and 'Rick' in casual ones... I suppose he could get some stick from other kids because of Himmler, but frankly I think most children have moved on from that stage by the time they learn about Nazi politics.

Also Victor. Or possibly Raymond.

For girls, I like seasonal things, because I like seasons. And then they feel like part of the year is just for them. So Summer, Autumn, April, May, June, August are all good. Especially Autumn, April and June.

April makes me think of melting snow on Spring branches. Nice.

Wings of Fire 05-16-2011 07:03 AM

But but August is derived from a male name.

Summer, April and Autumn are nice though.

STM 05-16-2011 07:06 AM

FELIX AUGUSTINE MERIDIAN or y'know

FELIX.AVSTINE.MERIDIAN.

MeechMunchie 05-16-2011 07:20 AM

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But but August is derived from a male name.

Summer, April and Autumn are nice though.

So what? It's still a month. Autumn probably just means 'dead leaves' or something.

And I wouldn't really worry about Latin names. Most of them were designed to be unisex. 'Julius' becomes 'Julia', 'Augustus' becomes 'Augusta', 'Flavius' becomes 'Flavia' etc.

Ridg3 05-16-2011 09:44 AM

I don't want children now and I think I don't want them when I'm older. To be honest, I like children when they're bubbly and happy but whenever they cry, shit themselves and throw wee tantrums make me not want to be a full-time father.

Not too mention that I don't want to look after them whenever their adolescents because I don't have the patience for the bullshit they throw at you; that makes me respect my step/parent all the more.

CrissCross 05-16-2011 11:48 PM

teenager's would be so hard to raise seriously.

JennyGenesis 05-16-2011 11:55 PM

I'm easy. When I'm not in college I'm quietly stashed away in my room on the Xbox or internet and when I'm not doing that I'm at the pub or my boyfriends house. I do all my ironing and cooking so that's less jobs for my parents to do. Buying clothes? I'm very easy. I either buy my own but whenever my mum buys me something, only once has she ever bought me something I don't like.

Who wants to be my parent?

CrissCross 05-16-2011 11:58 PM

if you pay board :)