I agree w you Silas. I have so many family members that aren't blood, they're my friends and Godparents, that its insane, but they're are the best family I've ever had. I dunno if this applies to others, but I've had horrible experiences with blood relatives, who are supposed to protect you and love you unconditionally and haven't.

I perfectly happy adopting, if I can at least adopt one new born I'll be happy. Plus I can always get a surrogate if I really feel the need, but there's too many children out there just waiting to be adopted. The closest family I've ever had was whilst in foster care, and I while I was in their home I was considered theirs and treated as such. 

As an adopted kid myself, I never understood the need to have a "blood tie" with a child. To me, it's the emotional bond that makes a family, not genes. I regularily forget I'm even adopted unless the topic is somehow brought up, and my family has said the same thing. The people who take blood ties so seriously actually piss me off.
For example, my band teacher had two adopted children before they had a birthed one, and her in-laws visibly favor the birthed one, and have told her that they dislike how she "seduced" their son into adoption, which was clearly not the case. I think that's just wrong on so many levels. You should love your family no matter what.

As for would I want to be pregnant? NO. I probably won't even adopt. I just can't take children. I have no idea what to do with them.

true true, got alot of adopted friends, and always refern there parrents just as parrents without anything.
im not adopted but I didnt knew my brother tecnically where my half brother untill I turned like 14,
we never refern each other as "half"
but my fathers famely always treat me better than him because "im his REAL child" and my brother also refern my dad by the name insteed of dad.
I figured out pretty late, but still feel his my brother, and thats whay I always say.

Quote from: Espenoah on August 05, 2011, 11:04:00 AM
The people who take blood ties so seriously actually piss me off.

Well jeez, I'm sorry I piss you off sooo badly. -_- People who think I'm such a bad person for wanting biological kids and say adoption is such a morally right thing to do piss me off. If you want to adopt, more power to you, but don't judge me for my decisions.

I'd kill myself.
Seriously.

Quote from: Espenoah on August 05, 2011, 11:04:00 AM
As an adopted kid myself, I never understood the need to have a "blood tie" with a child. To me, it's the emotional bond that makes a family, not genes. I regularily forget I'm even adopted unless the topic is somehow brought up, and my family has said the same thing. The people who take blood ties so seriously actually piss me off.
For example, my band teacher had two adopted children before they had a birthed one, and her in-laws visibly favor the birthed one, and have told her that they dislike how she "seduced" their son into adoption, which was clearly not the case. I think that's just wrong on so many levels. You should love your family no matter what.

As for would I want to be pregnant? NO. I probably won't even adopt. I just can't take children. I have no idea what to do with them.

1.- We are animals
2.- The principal purpose of life is have progeny

Absolutely not for me, I'm not going against others making that choice though. If anyone else wants to go through all of that then that is totally your decision.

Absolutely not.

If I wanted kids. I'd adopt or foster.

No way would I become a spectacle like that.

Worse than a spectacle.

Id feel weird and uncomfortable.

I was actually pregnant twice before I realized I was transgender. Back when I was in denial, I knew there was an extremely uncomfortable feeling about being pregnant but I had no clue what it was and thought that it was all in my head. Turns out those feelings of extreme discomfort were the dysphoria. I love my babies and would never change what happened though. They're both super close in age(age 1 and the older one is 3 in September. I also have a seven year old step-child) and I'm not sure if I want any more kids. Not only was the dysphoria bad; I also had a very difficult first pregnancy. I developed gestational diabetes, sciatica and pubic symphisis separation. Dealing with all of those on top of having chronic interstitial cystitis was brutal. And now that I know who I really am, if I were to get pregnant again, the dysphoria might get too much for me to handle.

No, no, no. Just no, it's not for me and I don't even want to have kids. I'm more than happy that all my potential to have offspring has been taken away.

That being said, those who decide to go through with pregnancy (or have done so already) have my utmost respect.

Ha no. Giving birth sounds horrid. I mean I got nauseous when I took my earrings out, pregnancy seems unimaginable. Then again I never thought I would consider getting top surgery either and the idea still freaks me out, so I guess if someone wants something bad enough it will happen no matter what. I never wanted kids though either. I figure I have a kid brother so that'll get out my need for spoiling a kid on holidays.

Seiously though, for those who have kids, I'm impressed and have lots of respect for you.

I have two kids. I actually enjoyed pregnancy until my body decided to try to kill me 30 weeks into my last pregnancy. Being pregnant didn't make me feel like a woman but it was incredible to feel my children growing within me. My birth experiences were also overwhelmingly positive. I also breast fed my children. I am non binary enough that I enjoy being "mom"... I'm just a mom who is a guy or a guy who is a mom.
That said, I would never judge anyone for choosing to or not to parent.

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Absolutely not

I have 3 children that I gave birth to before I realized I was trans.  I wouldn't change that. Now that I know I am trans and am actively taking steps to be the real me, I don't think I would be able to cope with being pregnant at this point.

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Quote from: lil_red on July 11, 2016, 07:25:14 AM
I have 3 children that I gave birth to before I realized I was trans.  I wouldn't change that. Now that I know I am trans and am actively taking steps to be the real me, I don't think I would be able to cope with being pregnant at this point.

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I also don't think I could do it again even if I wasn't afraid of it killing me.

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I have a kid, actually.  I was told I couldn't so it was definitely shocking.  I didn't want to.  It was terrifying.  I should have been happy.  Every other pregnant person I met was thrilled.  It felt so weird.  I was depressed, scared, and felt so weird.  It did help me come to terms with who I am.  It was just so wrong feeling.  I love my child.  I really do.  I went through sterilization afterwards because I never want to do that again.

DiedrichH, must have been a real surprise to you.  Were you already living as a guy?  It would about killed me to have to see a OB dr living as a guy.  I am glad you decided to keep the baby, how old is he/she now.  I am glad you got fixed so no more.

No. Can't wait to be sterile.

No, I don't want to... but if it would happen, abortion or anything similar would hardly be an option... wouldn't even mind having children,  just not with me getting pregnant.

NO!

It would probably triggering my dysphoria too much and I doesn't like children that much. (I mean, fathering them isn't my thing.) I would rather disappear from the existence than being pregnant...honestly...