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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 26, 2018 8:42:08 GMT
I have never wanted kids. I dislike noise and chaos for one thing and I value my freedom too much too. I was wondering how it affects your hifi hobby to have kids. I’m guessing it rearranges your priorities, challenges your finances for a bit and perhaps alters your choices (exposed tweeters and kiddie fingers?)
What about longer term? Does it keep draining your coffers when they need an education? Are there upsides like seeing your kids gain an interest? Maybe handing down something you treasure or sharing music interests?
I haven’t seen a thread in this anywhere else so I thought it might be a good topic and an opportunity to see things in a different way. This would be a good thread for other forums. I hope they see it and copy it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 17:51:40 GMT
Have absolute zero interest in having children. Just like yourself Andrew I also value my freedom.
Most of my old school mates got married years ago, and now have children. Some are probably nearly 15 years old now!!
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Post by Bigman80 on Jun 28, 2018 14:44:30 GMT
I went through that phase too, with mates having teenage kids and me, still felling young, struggling to relate to it.
I also remember it shocked me when I had worked with a colleague for a few years and we had always got on as equals/peers. We had similar interests and views on many things. Then it came up in conversation that she was young enough to be my daughter. In many ways she seemed like a bit older than me in her views and it made me smile.
Fair play to anyone having kids and it’s something I’ve chosen not to experience so will never really grasp. I do love the fact that I’m free of all that stuff though. I’m a person first. I would never be defined by my job role and I think I would struggle to view myself as a parent too. Maybe the claustrophobia has something to do with it too. Ties and commitments never sit well with me.
I’d still love to hear from anyone who has been through the experience of having a hifi and then having to factor in children, especially if there are upsides or things you wouldn’t normally consider. I remember reading one guys accounts of his child wrecking a few bits including a nice cartridge. He took it all in good grace and I couldn’t relate to it at all. It would be good to understand it more.
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Post by Bigman80 on Jul 15, 2018 11:07:06 GMT
What a great and insightful post, Chris. Loads that I hadn’t really foreseen, not having trod that path.
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