When I was around 12, I decided to never have kids. When I met TSO,

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40 years later, she divulged she had also made the same choice at about the same age. Not everyone was destined to breed, and some who ardently wish to cannot and that's a shame. Many more have had kids who never should have. I think TSO and I should join that FB group, and have some fun. Eh, what?

Posted: 09/04/2025 at 06:06 PM ET

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How did the ultimate free-range kids of Gen X and early Gen Y -- Tafkam Hokie Sep 04, 2025 at 05:01 PM ET

Tafkam Hokie • 09/04/25 05:01 PM ET

Probably because those parents remember what they did as kids during that -- 89HOKIE Sep 05, 2025 at 06:13 AM ET

89HOKIE • 09/05/25 06:13 AM ET

Many years ago while at Freshman -- skautdog Sep 04, 2025 at 10:47 PM ET

skautdog • 09/04/25 10:47 PM ET

"My parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio." -- KCHokie2 Sep 04, 2025 at 10:04 PM ET

KCHokie2 • 09/04/25 10:04 PM ET

The world is much more negative/evil than decades ago** -- astrohokie Sep 04, 2025 at 08:20 PM ET

astrohokie • 09/04/25 08:20 PM ET

Is it? -- vthokieq Sep 05, 2025 at 08:13 AM ET

vthokieq • 09/05/25 08:13 AM ET

This. We're just more connected than we were decades ago -- Beerman Sep 05, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET

Beerman • 09/05/25 12:00 PM ET

I think it IS much more negative insofar as the negative information gets -- Late 80s Hokie Sep 05, 2025 at 08:36 AM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 09/05/25 08:36 AM ET

1000% this... As example... -- Burruss Writer Sep 05, 2025 at 10:27 AM ET

Burruss Writer • 09/05/25 10:27 AM ET

Yeah, by any objective measure, living in the US is WAY safer now vs. -- Tafkam Hokie Sep 05, 2025 at 08:56 AM ET

Tafkam Hokie • 09/05/25 08:56 AM ET

I think it's because the world is so different from the one we grew up in.. -- MP4VT2004 Sep 04, 2025 at 07:58 PM ET

MP4VT2004 • 09/04/25 07:58 PM ET

i’ve seen the same happen with free-range chickens. they henpeck kids ** -- squarerootofone Sep 04, 2025 at 06:32 PM ET

squarerootofone • 09/04/25 06:32 PM ET

When I was around 12, I decided to never have kids. When I met TSO, ◄ -- PhotoHokieNC Sep 04, 2025 at 06:06 PM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 09/04/25 06:06 PM ET

Oh boy** -- turkeywinghokie Sep 04, 2025 at 06:17 PM ET

turkeywinghokie • 09/04/25 06:17 PM ET

Parents have become wildly protective and seeing goblins in every corner. -- ColoVT82 Sep 04, 2025 at 05:50 PM ET

ColoVT82 • 09/04/25 05:50 PM ET

(not math)** -- PhotoHokieNC Sep 04, 2025 at 06:07 PM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 09/04/25 06:07 PM ET

^^^whistling awfully close to the graveyard^^^ ** -- Burruss Writer Sep 05, 2025 at 10:32 AM ET

Burruss Writer • 09/05/25 10:32 AM ET