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róisín_dubh

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34. I'm in my late 40s...

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 06:51 AM

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I have no kids, but I have lots of nieces and nephews and I worry so much for them.

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I would have loved to have had grandchildren. [View all] PoindexterOglethorpe Saturday OP

Ah, my dear PoindexterOglethorpe . . . CaliforniaPeggy Saturday #1

I have four, and worry for them every hour. elleng Saturday #2

I have two daughters leftieNanner Saturday #3

I'm in much the same boat... regnaD kciN Saturday #4

Me too. zuul Saturday #5

sometimes I do the wise thing NJCher Saturday #6

I have to be hopeful for my ten grandchildren. I worry about their future but hoping the next generations chicoescuela Saturday #7

We need your ten grandchildren MadameButterfly Sunday #17

I know how you feel MustLoveBeagles Saturday #8

Yep. I'm not even sure that I wished I would have had them. kerry-is-my-prez Sunday #14

I truly love it that several responses have not been about PoindexterOglethorpe Saturday #9

I have long suspected that soldierant Saturday #10

My friend who is also Irish Catholic is in the same boat. kerry-is-my-prez Sunday #19

I have 2 daughters. Dulcinea Saturday #11

My heart is with you. Hope22 Sunday #12

My Mother's family is also markodochartaigh Sunday #13

Bob Dylan, Masters of War: "You've thrown the worst fear Tanuki Sunday #15

I too would have loved to be a granny proud patriot Sunday #16

I don't worry about my grandkids. I'll think they'll adapt to climate change Kaleva Sunday #18

Thank you. Ilsa Sunday #20

If I was an inter-stellar traveler looking for a planet to be born on, I would skip Earth, even if it was highly nmmi Sunday #21

The party of "family values" and "Christian morals" is creating a future hellscape Martin Eden Sunday #22

No grandkids yet. DiverDave Sunday #23

I feel for you kimbutgar Sunday #24

Thank you to everyone who replied. PoindexterOglethorpe Sunday #25

Us too. We need tech support. surfered Sunday #26

My grandson is my biggest worry with all that is going on nini Sunday #27

I worry every day about my only granddaughter Marigold Sunday #28

It's truly scary nini 21 hrs ago #35

Our father never forgave us for not giving him grandchildren. no_hypocrisy Monday #29

My grandfather had 8 siblings RazorbackExpat Monday #32

That's why I kind of believe that's why he punished us for no grandchildren. no_hypocrisy Monday #33

I have three step-grandchildren chowmama Monday #30

I've got adult kids RazorbackExpat Monday #31

I'm in my late 40s... róisín_dubh Monday #34