So here's the story of my life...

nicknick

WTF is it with people who have a kid? All of a sudden everything they enjoy has to go, that is a pathetic attitude. Is the Mrs driving this behaviour/thoughts? For goodness sake men in today's society are not men, they have lost their way and they really got in touch with their female side!!

kenchan

you drive a mx5. you should know. jk

nicknick

Haha, very funny! MX5 and 370 are my two favourite cars, and I am currently tossing it over in my head whether to sell the MX5 that i love and get the 370 which I also love. Can't afford both, damn it!

kenchan

be a man, take the PLUNGE!

nicknick

My concern is that I have literally taken METICULOUS care of my MX5 and if I do take the plunge and become a man again I might regret the loss of the MX, then i would have to sell the z and buy a new mx again. Although I have driven the 370z both manual and auto, i have to say the manual felt more alive, more involving than the auto which to me seemed to hang onto gears once you took your foot off the accelerator after a little spirited acceleration.

kenchan

hummmm... tough choice indeed~!

shadoquad

It's called "adulthood".

Don't worry, most men make it out on the other side and drive a vette.

ImportConvert

Adulthood does not = the desire to add to the over-population of the planet with your own spawn just because you have some deluded idea that someday they will be president/fix everything/make it better.

shadoquad

I didn't insinuate that becoming an adult meant popping out a fresh unit. I meant to insinuate that adults make decisions such as, "I'm having a child, perhaps I should drive transportation that is more practical and suitable to the task of parenthood."

I'm not saying that he has to trade in his sports car or his balls or whatever. I'm just saying that mature individuals often make such decisions when presented with such situations.

Jeffblue

the Z has a car seat attachment tho so its kid friendly.

shadoquad

lol you got me.

ImportConvert

Gotcha. I understand what you mean and agree, now. I thought you were insinuating that once you "reach adulthood" you "must" have a child, or that to "be an adult" you must desire/have a child. I misunderstood.

kenchan

you learn quite a bit from raising a child so that part you're not a complete adult until you can handle a kid 24/7 (does not have to be your own).

it's very sad seeing middle aged folks that are completely clueless on how to talk to a child or handle them. extremely sad watching some of my wife's lady friends in their 40's without kids that have no frikken idea what to do when a baby cries. to me it's like wtf you dont know??!!

shadow2k

History would disagree with you. Most human cultures generally expect the female to nurture the children, not the male. Most species, actually.

Not to mention that if I didn't have a kid, and don't plan on ever having one...why would I care how to deal with one?

ImportConvert

Um...no.

Q. What do you do when a baby cries?
A. Tell its parents to shut it up or leave the movies/wherever.

Q. What is there to feel sorry about with a 40y/o woman with no kids?
A. She can't empathize with you when you whine about your kid waking you up at 0200.

Q. How do you talk to a child/handle them?
A. Why would this matter? You don't talk to them. What, do you drive a van with "Free Candy" spray-painted on the side or something?