Babies for parts

[RICHARD]

Since there has been an issue of "replacement" children cropping up in another thread, I thought it would be interesting to see what folks here thought about this issue...

Hey, no problem!

Grow em if you need them!

[pomtzu]

Hey, no problem!

Grow em if you need them!

I do hope that you're not serious.............

[Karen]

I think she will have an interesting story to tell, if she chooses to some day, but that's it. I doubt she'll have any long-term negative psychological impacts, unless the family is more dysfunctional than we have heard. Hey, she can say "I was born for a reason" which is the old "why am I here?" question some people spend their whole lives wondering about!

It is something ethically difficult, that each person will have to make their own mind and heart up about. I am glad I have never been in their situation.

[pomtzu]

Hey, she can say "I was born for a reason" which is the old "why am I here?" question some people spend their whole lives wondering about!

It is something ethically difficult, that each person will have to make their own mind and heart up about. I am glad I have never been in their situation.

I guess it's like asking the question - do you see the glass half empty, or half full?

[Karen]

I guess it's like asking the question - do you see the glass half empty, or half full?

Me - half full of course, soon to be emptied and refilled!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

At least she will know she was really wanted, not just an accident.

[lizbud]

Hey, what happened to "everyone is special in their own right" ? I sure
wouldn't want to know I was born to be "spare parts" for another child.

[RICHARD]

I do hope that you're not serious.............

no, I am not.

THe winky eyed guy should have given it away.

I truly believe that no person or animal is replaceable. Yeppers, we are all special in out own right. To think that we can just create or adopt another entity to take the place on another is very selfish.

I equate the 'replacement kid' to an adoptee.

Therein lies the rub. IF a couple adopts more for the child's need, than their own, fine. But to adopt, replace or 'grow' a kid for your own nesting urges may be a little more selfish than altruistic.

[pomtzu]

Therein lies the rub. IF a couple adopts more for the child's need, than their own, fine. But to adopt, replace or 'grow' a kid for your own nesting urges may be a little more selfish than altruistic.

Nesting urges isn't the issue in this thread. Growing to harvest is. Big difference!

[Bonny]

At least the little girl knows what her purpose was in the beginning. A lot of people still don't know what they are even doing here? When I was a youngster growing up & things would get unbearable, I use to say to my mom " I didn't ask to be born!" Maybe someday she will emerge & tell the world what she thinks of it.

[Grace]

Interesting article about this - mentions the gal whose illness prompted pomtzu's topic.

http://www.newsday.com/news/specials...,5667050.story

[phesina]

Any of us could probably wonder: Why am I here? Why did my parents decide to have me?