My wife wants a baby

[Muffin]

It would not be fair to the child if you were to have one and then kill yourself. It could very well mess up your child. In all seriousness, I hope that you do not change your mind and have a child.

@JohnClay

In the old movie It’s a Wonderful Life a guy considers suicide in order to get money from his life insurance policy. I’ve thought of that idea before but didn’t get approved probably due to my bipolar disorder. (Apparently about 1/3 of those with it commit suicide) Recently I came across a policy that costs $40 per fortnight for $1,000,000 of cover and you only have to wait 13 months before suicide is covered. Today I filled out an online application and disclosed my mental illness and how I’ve contemplated suicide more than once. The site said that I only qualified for $500,000 of cover for $30 per fortnight. And it wouldn’t ever pay for suicide.

A bit later on my wife saw me on the computer and kept saying “what’s wrong?” and I kept on saying “nothing”. She kept on asking and asking. I eventually talked about life insurance and she didn’t think that was bad - until I explained that I was thinking of killing myself to get it. She said that she was suspecting that I was cheating on her with her friend. She’s said that a couple of times.

A bit later she said that she’d rather have a kid that lots of money. And that she doesn’t want me to kill myself and that she’d miss me. I don’t want to have a baby.

I’m going to watch that movie again - perhaps with my wife.

BTW I’m no longer considering killing myself.

[gigi]

@JohnClay

Apparently the pill makes her anxious and she doesn’t want an implant in her arm so we use condoms.

Isn’t that the riskiest form of birth control?

[Tangent]

@gigi

Isn’t that the riskiest form of birth control?

No, that would be the “pull out” method.

[StarvingButStrong]

Or maybe the post-coitus Coca-Cola douche.

[WhyNot]

Withdrawal and condoms have about equal failure rates at pregnancy prevention. Spermicide alone is the worst, I believe. I mean, of the things actually recognized as contraception.

[Ranger_Jeff]

I understand physicians have a name for couples that rely on the “withdrawal” method of birth control. They’re referred to as “parents”.

[grude]

@Ranger_Jeff

I understand physicians have a name for couples that rely on the “withdrawal” method of birth control. They’re referred to as “parents”.

Actually combining the withdrawal method(where both partners are taking it serious) and keeping track of ovulation is just as valid as any other with a comparable failure rate as condoms.(or that might be WM alone)

Personally me and my wife use the WM along with tracking ovulation exclusively, it has not failed us in more than ten years. We have one son who was intentional, my wife could actually pinpoint the act that produced him.

Hell it can a lot of fun, both partners enjoy the creative ways of bringing each other to a finish at the wrong times of month. At least that is my experience.

[RivkahChaya]

Aside from the unpleasance of of coitus interruptus, if you compare the failure rate to condoms used correctly, you get a much higher failure rate for CI. The only reason condoms fail a lot is that a lot of people don’t know how to use them, dammed “abstinence only” sex ed.

[Siam_Sam]

@StarvingButStrong

Or maybe the post-coitus Coca-Cola douche.

I’ve heard of this before but don’t understand how it’s supposed to work. Do you shake the bottle vigorously beforehand?

[kayaker]

@Siam_Sam

I’ve heard of this before but don’t understand how it’s supposed to work. Do you shake the bottle vigorously beforehand?

As long as you have enough Mentos in the vagina prior to CocaCola introduction, you’re set for a spectacular douche fountain.

[6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast]

Siam Sam, you just drink half each with the douche you had unprotected sex with.

[WhyNot]

@RivkahChaya

Aside from the unpleasance of of coitus interruptus, if you compare the failure rate to condoms used correctly, you get a much higher failure rate for CI. The only reason condoms fail a lot is that a lot of people don’t know how to use them, dammed “abstinence only” sex ed.

Sure, as long as you’re prepared to name your kid Perfect Use Chaya. Me, I live in Typical Use Reality and only compare Typical Use to Typical Use.

It’s not an endorsement of withdrawal, it’s a condemnation of condoms for pregnancy prevention. They’re the best thing we’ve got for STI prevention, so yes, please do keep using them. But we’ve got much better methods of preventing pregnancy.

[don_t_ask]

@JohnClay

I’d listen - unless by “listen” you mean obey. BTW this thread has influenced me - I’m definite to my wife about not having a baby now instead of being a bit on the fence.

Wordsworth or Whitman?

[hyden]

@kayaker

As long as you have enough Mentos in the vagina prior to CocaCola introduction, you’re set for a spectacular douche fountain.

This line made me burst out giggling in my cubicle. Now I have about 15 people looking at me wondering what I am on.