u/Balvenierules

Of all the lyrics written in the history of rock music is there a line to match the lameness of "are you hot momma, you sure look that way to me" from Foreigner's Hot Blooded?

Seeing that the overwhelming number of posts here are provided by women I thought I would give my point of view. I am just a few months shy of 70 and have never wanted children, even when I was young. I just can't understand why anyone would want to tie themselves down and take on a life long commitment and responsibility. When I got out of high school my parents felt I would have been an excellent teacher. I would rather stick pins in my eyes than spend a day in a room full of children.

I dated a lot and told everyone I dated I never wanted kids. That usually ended any chance of a relationship right there. I met someone who told me she never wanted children and we eventually got married. In a couple years she told me she changed her mind. After a lot of soul searching and tears we divorced. Before we divorced we were under a lot of pressure from my family to have children and it reached the point where I just stopped going to family dinners and gatherings because the harassment was just too much.

About 15 years later I met someone else who swore she did not and could not have children. I thought I had met my match. The bitch lied to me. When I asked her why she didn't tell me she wanted kids she said he knew I wouldn't marry her if she told me. She was right. 2 weeks after our son was born she told me she made a huge mistake and she couldn't believe how needy the baby was. No shit. The relationship was destroyed and I had a very difficult time coming to terms with being a father. I mourned, and still do, the loss of my past life.

If it sounds like I am rambling I apologize, I am just writing as I recall things. Stream of consciousness, I think it is called

As strange as it may sound, when I hear that someone is pregnant I actually feel sorry for them. I would imagine a psychiatrist would have a lot of interest in why I feel that way.

My 2nd wife left us after a couple years. I can honestly say I love my son, and not only would I die for him, I would die without him. That being said, if I could relive my life over again I wouldn't have walked away from his mother the day I met her, I would have ran.

I am a huge fan of the movie. How many here have picked up on the clues that show John Wayne's character had an affair with his sister-in-law?