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That's right, the population yesterday morning increased by one more when my newest daughter was born. She's very healthy, mom is doing great.

BWAHAHAHAHA That's one more conservative Mormon (unless and until she decides otherwise ;) ) in the world.

So I was cuirous about whether many other posters here have kids. No details, as we all know about net safety and such. Just generally, do you have any or plan to?

No, but I plan to.

Also, mazel tov!

Many congratulations :)

I look forward to the day my young burst forth from their victims chests. You cant exactly show photos at parties, but still, brings a tear to your eye, doesnt it?
*sniffle*

congrats

I don't plan to have children, maybe adopt, but probably not.

Congrats NeoB!


I don't have any kids afaik, but i might have some in the future.

Thanks all :)

Actually this is my 4th.

I'm kinda curious because I have a pet theory that people's perspectives and opinions tend to be deeply affected by having children. I'm wondering if anyone else agrees.

I voted "Yes, every afternoon with ketchup", although I take mine every other evening and with tartar sauce. :p

Can I say something unbelieveably pedantic?

I'm kinda curious because I have a pet theory that people's perspectives and opinions tend to be deeply affected by having children. I'm wondering if anyone else agrees.

I have two. Yes your whole perspective does chance!

I'm kinda curious because I have a pet theory that people's perspectives and opinions tend to be deeply affected by having children.
I have two children (20 and 3 months) and I think that it's not me who changed when my first child was born - it was the world. It now has a very important part that did not exist previously.
Congratulations and I wish you that you all be happy. :)

Can I say something unbelieveably pedantic?

Isn't that what forums are for? ;)

Can I say something unbelieveably pedantic?

You probably can. At least you can try...

Thanks all :)

Actually this is my 4th.

I'm kinda curious because I have a pet theory that people's perspectives and opinions tend to be deeply affected by having children. I'm wondering if anyone else agrees.

Hey congrats. Yeah I have two one a teenager and one almost. Ohh and yes of course.

I have two children (20 and 3 months) and I think that it's not me who changed when my first child was born - it was the world. It now has a very important part that did not exist previously.
Congratulations and I wish you that you all be happy. :)

Thank you and likewise.

My first child is 15 years old now and that's been almost my entire adult life. I really can't imagine my world without them.

Isn't that what forums are for? ;)

'K. World Population++ only increases the population of the world after you posted the thread. Since your kid was already born, you want ++World Population.

/pedantric nerdiness

Congratulations. :)

I don't have any children yet, although I'm sure I will one day.

Well, my fiance seems to assume that we will some day, and I don't have the heart to disappoint him, so I guess I'll have some...

Congrats, by the way :)

Congrats!

I don't have kids and I never plan to.

'K. World Population++ only increases the population of the world after you posted the thread. Since your kid was already born, you want ++World Population.

/pedantric nerdiness

You are quite correct.

But I'll have the last laugh. The correct syntaxt would be:

++WorldPopulation;

For Java, JavaScript, J#, C, C++ and C#.

You are quite correct.

But I'll have the last laugh. The correct syntaxt would be:

++WorldPopulation;

For Java, JavaScript, J#, C, C++ and C#.

:mad: j/k
Multi-word variables would be quick the trick.

The correct syntaxt would be:

++WorldPopulation;


Nope, you can pretty much assume World to be an object, so:

++World.Population;

BTW: World.Population++; would do exactly the same (as a single statement, that is...).

/nerdysquared

Nope, you can pretty much assume World to be an object, so:

++World.Population;

Ideally, Population should be then private. ++World.Population would violate encapsulation.

/threadjack

Oh, Christ. I'd be a horrible mom. We don't want me to suffer the misfortune of reproducing. Think of the world!

Though, when I take over the world, I shall rule with a benevolent iron fist, and you shall all be as my children. (Wait ...)

~World.Population();

Ideally, Population should be then private. ++World.Population would violate encapsulation.

/threadjack

Then the correct syntax would be:

World.Population.Add(1);

Oh, Christ. I'd be a horrible mom. We don't want me to suffer the misfortune of reproducing. Think of the world!

Though, when I take over the world, I shall rule with a benevolent iron fist, and you shall all be as my children. (Wait ...)

Well you see, my children will be my generals for precisely that effort. I now have 2 sons and 2 daughters. 3 more and I'll have enough for one General to command the armies on each continent.

You will all kneel before Zod.

3 more and I'll have enough for one General to command the armies on each continent.
"Eat your broccoli, or you'll get the Antarctica!" ;)

I took my time – I was essentially single until after my 35th birthday everything changed. :D I'm 38 now.

"Eat your broccoli, or you'll get the Antarctica!" ;)

I took my time – I was essentially single until after my 35th birthday everything changed. :D I'm 38 now.

My first 3 were from my first marriage. My oldest was born when I was 18 and the 3rd when I was 25. At that point I kinda figured I was done and that I'd be young enough to chase all my grandchildren around the yard and stand a decent chance of catching them, and so on.

But I miss them. They went with mom in the divorce (I didn't fight her. My parents divorced and used me as a pawn and ai ABSOLUTELY refused to put my kids through that.) and so I am not getting to have them grow up around me (I see them every other weekend as they live in another state, but it's not enough.)

So now that I'm 33 I'm starting with a new one and I'm pretty sure she won't be my last. *sigh* and I thought I'd never attend a high school graduation with grey hair...

(the important thing to note is that I still HAVE all my hair :D)

So now that I'm 33 I'm starting with a new one and I'm pretty sure she won't be my last. *sigh* and I thought I'd never attend a high school graduation with grey hair...

(the important thing to note is that I still HAVE all my hair :D)

Congrats - I have a 7 year old but we started late - one of her new teachers thought her granddad had come to pick her up :( I'm only just over 40

Congrats - I have a 7 year old but we started late - one of her new teachers thought her granddad had come to pick her up :( I'm only just over 40

Ouch... That's exactly what I'll be when this one is 7...

My consolation is that I'm the same age now as my mom was when I was born, and she never seemed like an old mom to me.

Ouch... That's exactly what I'll be when this one is 7...

My consolation is that I'm the same age now as my mom was when I was born, and she never seemed like an old mom to me.

Another positive is that we have to stay fit and healthy to keep up with her - i didn't want to be old knackered Dad who can't join in. Getting her a Wii made me realise how old I really am!!

Maybe atheists aren't reproducing because we have no god to tell us to be fruitful and multiply.;)

Maybe atheists aren't reproducing because we have no god to tell us to be fruitful and multiply.;)


What kind of Logic is that!?
So because no one explicitly told you to breath you aren't going to any more?


++WorldPopulation;

For Java, JavaScript, J#, C, C++ and C#.

Syntax error:
Must declare a variable type
Undeclared instance "WorldPopulation"

Correct Syntax:

Class World {
private int Population;

public static void Main() {
World.Population++;
}
}

//in C# and Java

…

@interface World: Object
{
....int population;
}
-(id) init;
-(int) setPopulation: (int) p;
-(int) population;
@end

@implementation World
-(id) init
{
....population = 0;
....return self;
}
-(int) setPopulation: (int) p { return population = p; }
-(int) population { return population; }
@end

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
....World *aWorld = [[World alloc] init];
....[aWorld setPopulation: ++[aWorld population]];
....[aWorld dealloc];
....return 0;
}

//in Objective-C

Congratulations Mr Mormon.

Syntax error:
Must declare a variable type
Undeclared instance "WorldPopulation"

Correct Syntax:

Class World {
private int Population;

public static void Main() {
World.Population++;
}
}

//in C# and Java

That would also throw a compiler error if the class were non-executable and just a library object, as is how I had it in mind. Since you set Population as private. You'd need setters and getters for encapsulation.

Class World{
private int population;

public int Population
{
set
{
population = value;
}
get
{
return population;
}
}
}

in which case you could do

World.Population = World.Population +1;

//C#

or if you're a glutton for punishment and like Java/J##,


Class World{
private int population;

public int getPopulation()
{
return population;
}

public void increasePopulation()
{
population++;

public void increasePopulation(int newbabies)
{
population = population + newbabies;
}
}
}

in which case you could do

World.increasePopulation(1);

or

World.increasePopulation();

//Java


Congratulations Mr Mormon.

Thanks. You know I do what I can to maintain the stereotype of prolific Mormons :D

Congratulations, Daddy-O!

Congratulations!


I have a daughter, and would like to have more kids at some point.

Thanks, guys :)

No kids here yet, unless kitties count in which case I have three fat and lazy but extremely cuddly and lovable ones.

In the time it took for the reply button to go to the reply screen, the world population increased by 57. Yeah, it took nineteen damn seconds. I should check my connection.

That's right, the population yesterday morning increased by one more when my newest daughter was born. She's very healthy, mom is doing great.

BWAHAHAHAHA That's one more conservative Mormon (unless and until she decides otherwise ;) ) in the world.

So I was cuirous about whether many other posters here have kids. No details, as we all know about net safety and such. Just generally, do you have any or plan to?

Congrats Neo B!

I've got 2 boys.

congratulations!

i have a 22 year old son.

I'd love to have some because I've gotten all maternal lately (ever since I found out I turn 20 next year) and have found myself oddly paranoid about what people think when I'm oooh-ering with a certain someone at the iddy diddy baby shoes :(

I might want to sort my own life out and stuff first though...

That's right, the population yesterday morning increased by one more when my newest daughter was born. She's very healthy, mom is doing great.

I don't think you can be "doing great" after forcing something out of there... perhaps you should ask her when she gets the strength back to show you how she really feels :p

congratulations are in order I guess (don't forget to find a local lord as soon as possible so you can marry her off and get half his land!)

Three so far and probably a couple more in the future. One 22, 11, 3

Congrats also....

I'm kinda curious because I have a pet theory that people's perspectives and opinions tend to be deeply affected by having children. I'm wondering if anyone else agrees.
I'll let you know this summer. I have one on the way.

I'm a bit worried about that. I'm generally disinterested in the lives of other people, or even in their welfare. I wonder if I'll care more about my own children.

I hope I do, but I don't really know why I would. My child isn't just someone I don't know, but it's someone non-verbal I don't know. Won't that just be annoying?

I'll find out soon enough.

I'll let you know this summer. I have one on the way.

I'm a bit worried about that. I'm generally disinterested in the lives of other people, or even in their welfare. I wonder if I'll care more about my own children.

I hope I do, but I don't really know why I would. My child isn't just someone I don't know, but it's someone non-verbal I don't know. Won't that just be annoying?

I'll find out soon enough.


Your instinct will kick in right away. Just make sure you bond with the little critter well.

That's right, the population yesterday morning increased by one more when my newest daughter was born. She's very healthy, mom is doing great.

BWAHAHAHAHA That's one more conservative Mormon (unless and until she decides otherwise ;) ) in the world.

So I was cuirous about whether many other posters here have kids. No details, as we all know about net safety and such. Just generally, do you have any or plan to?

Congratulations, of course!
As for kids -- nah, I teach in a huge high school in NYC. I have about 400 kids a year. That's quite enough for me, and my fiance is similarly minded concerning kids. We're content to spoil the crap out of our various nieces and nephew, though.

Now, you see, I want to, but my GF doesn't right now.

So I'm twiddling my thumbs and helping Durex run up a healthy profit in the meantime.

I'd love to have some because I've gotten all maternal lately (ever since I found out I turn 20 next year) and have found myself oddly paranoid about what people think when I'm oooh-ering with a certain someone at the iddy diddy baby shoes :(

I might want to sort my own life out and stuff first though...



I don't think you can be "doing great" after forcing something out of there... perhaps you should ask her when she gets the strength back to show you how she really feels :p

congratulations are in order I guess (don't forget to find a local lord as soon as possible so you can marry her off and get half his land!)

Well, when I say 'doing great' I mean relatively, of course. :p The baby was breach so it was a scheduled C-section. For having endured that, she seems to be handling it like a champ!

Congratulations! :)


I have a 2year old nephew, that's enough for me at the moment.

Well, when I say 'doing great' I mean relatively, of course. :p The baby was breach so it was a scheduled C-section. For having endured that, she seems to be handling it like a champ!

Macbeth had better beware (also run because you are partly responsible for all that misery you just caused:p)

I have a 2year old nephew, that's enough for me at the moment.

remember how your brother/sister was mean to you when you was smaller...

Congratulations.

When I had my kids, my perceptions did, indeed change. And they continued to change at every stage of their growth.

My final perception (to date) is that, if I had it to do over again, I wouldn't. As much as I love my kids, and as successful as they've been (daughter, Public Health Officer in the Air Force: son, engineer at an aero-space firm), the personal cost has been prohibitive - I have no money, my health is shot, my retirement has been blown and I still have no grandchildren. But I do have two people who think that I am incompetent to make my own decisions and need a keeper.

Macbeth had better beware (also run because you are partly responsible for all that misery you just caused:p)


This is why I've been waiting on her hand and foot at the hospital...

Congratulations.

When I had my kids, my perceptions did, indeed change. And they continued to change at every stage of their growth.

My final perception (to date) is that, if I had it to do over again, I wouldn't. As much as I love my kids, and as successful as they've been (daughter, Public Health Officer in the Air Force: son, engineer at an aero-space firm), the personal cost has been prohibitive - I have no money, my health is shot, my retirement has been blown and I still have no grandchildren. But I do have two people who think that I am incompetent to make my own decisions and need a keeper.

Ouch...

just....ouch.

(Thanks by the way :) )

Thankfully, I've got none now, and don't want any until I'm early to mid-30's anyway. I want to be thoroughly selfish, self-indungent and do as I please for a good decade after I finish my education.

until she decides otherwise

I can't wait!

I'll have at least 3-5 and adopt another 2-3 at least.

I want to have two or three kids. Two boys, one girl. Genetically modified to be Superior to all others.

That's right, the population yesterday morning increased by one more when my newest daughter was born. She's very healthy, mom is doing great.

BWAHAHAHAHA That's one more conservative Mormon (unless and until she decides otherwise ;) ) in the world.

So I was cuirous about whether many other posters here have kids. No details, as we all know about net safety and such. Just generally, do you have any or plan to?
Daughters are wonderful. Congratulations. How many children do you have, now?

I've been blessed with three. My advice to anyone else is stop at one.

I want to have two or three kids. Two boys, one girl. Genetically modified to be Superior to all others.

But who would be the superior of the 3?

But who would be the superior of the 3?

They would all be equally superior. It's just like the Soviet Union! Except without the gulags.

although having a gulag in my backyard would be pretty cool

Daughters are wonderful. Congratulations. How many children do you have, now?

I've been blessed with three. My advice to anyone else is stop at one.

This one makes 4. The oldest is 15.

And that's 2 daughters and 2 sons. Nice symmetry.

I can't wait!

Luckily she comes from very good intelligent stock :p