Oh happy day!

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - Canada - Poplar Hill

Today, I announced my third pregnancy to my family. My dad's only reaction was to scoff, "Really? Stop breeding already." FML
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Nordrag 26

This whole FML is highly dependent on your age in my opinion. If you're really young and already at three kids I'd say its a bit much. But shit, what do I know.

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rg350dx 29

I'm sure if she was good at giving comeback she wouldn't be in this situation.

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SwtCherryPie 26

I'm torn how to vote on this. Yeah, your dad sounds like a jerk for saying that but what is his reason? Are you 21 (or a similarly young age) and already on your 3rd child (possibly in just as many years?) Are you dependent on others to help significantly with the 2 children you already have? Are you a shit mom that is raising the first 2 kids to be assholes? Alternately, is the father of your children a shit father that doesn't do anything for you and your family (ie: physically, mentally or emotionally abusive, doesn't help with children, doesn't work/pay child support if applicable?) Is it all children from the same father, or are you having babies with anyone that'll stick their dick inside you? There are a lot of reasons your dad could be telling you to stop. Unless your dad is just an asshole, there is a valid reason he believes you should stop procreating, whether you can see it or not. My guess is you probably deserved to be told that.

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imonkeyface 9

Well at least you're the one raising the child and not him, he can shove a sock in it. Congratulations OP.

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sduval33 5

I have 2 children at 20. I plan on having many more. Age, marriage etc are not really important. Neither is how many fathers. Both my kids have different bio fathers but the same dad. If I choose to get married that will be 3+ did with 3 dads. Shit happens. Just because you have one child and the relationship doesn't work out doesn't mean that you should automatically stop having children forever.

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ironik69 31

Thumb me down all you want community...but maybe your dad should have told you the same thing. Understandably, you are not always going to marry the father of your children. ..but seeing as you have two already, the numbers add up that you were probably about 16 or seventeen when you first got pregnant. Sounds like someone should be a little more discerning about who she has sex with. Oh, and of you don't plan to marry every Tom, Dick, and Harry that you have sex with...might I suggest condoms, the pill, the shot, the morning after pill, the foam, the female condom or any of the numerous other contraceptives on the market.

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ironik69 31

Edit...if, not of.

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AboveAll04 14

its gonna suck when your living paycheck to paycheck and can't provide for your children....but its cool have 15 more children

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Axel5238 29

It is important it can really affect a kid later in life. Particularly if they don't have a good relationship with the father it affects them. I have 2 friends that are single mothers and they struggle. Both of them love their children, but regret having there kids so young and missing out on their life. Unless you are lucky and have a family that'll help take care of them it's bad. Most are not so lucky.

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Damned_Architect 25

Don't see why OP is getting hated on just because of the number of kids she has. Finances aside, I feel that every woman should be able to have as many or few (or no) children as she wants AND not get crap from people about HER decision, provided that she has the means and skills to raise said children (or child) properly.

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mbuck87 19

'Provided she has the means and skills' Exactly

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MandieL 27

The means also should include staying with the child until they are school aged, not going back to work when the kid is 6 months old and having a daycare/nanny raise them, just so you can afford to provide for them. Sorry, this is a really sensitive subject for me.

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ciaraohagan94 5

#68 Sorry what? My mam used to work all the time when I was little and I would go to creche during the day or I would go to my granny's house. When I started school I went to a childminders who lived across the road from us. And I didn't have a deprived childhood. I made friends really easily and was able to go out to play with them on the street and I had a great relationship with my mother. Just because someone works and their child has to be somewhere during the day, doesn't mean that they are a bad parent. Daycare and nanny's are not a bad thing.

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mbuck87 19

Nobody is jumping to conclusions, they are making assumptions based on the evidence provided. If all was going well in OPs life regarding how she is raising her kids, or her partner, or any of the other issues people have brought up, why would her dad say that? Either her dads an arsehole, or she probably should stop breeding

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tigrouficele2012 44

As long as you can financially and emotionally provide for them, it isn't his business, now is it? Unless you're, like, 15 or something...

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slushyslime 7

With the population of the world , you should stop breeding aldready ! Also why dont you just try to focus on giving your current kids a better life instead of adding another to the brood .

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monnanon 13

they could all have a great life. op and her husband could be millionaires and provide everything for the kids. even if they are just a notmal family chances are they are happu or she would not have another. why does everyone assume that people with kids are selfish morons.

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tehdarkness 21

He is right. The population is out of control!

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