Some people build walls around themselves......not to keep people outBut to see who cares enough to break them downSo thanks lisa for taking a bloody great sledgehammer to mine you certainly made short work of it
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I'd be ok with the carrying and the birth part. But, the bigger challenge is AFTER the birth. There's a lifetime commitment to raising children, which as a father I've enjoyed immensly. Motherhood I think is the most important job on earth!
NO WAY!! absolutely not, forget it... but making them is fun
just north of crook county,in the land of Lincoln(if he could see it now)
If i could then definately yes.
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He said each day's a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
And try to take the path less traveled by
That first step you take is the longest stride
I have given this some thought in the past. Then, a couple of years ago, I went through a 24 hour attack of diverticulosis(sp) and the pain was intense. My wife equated it to giving birth, and she should know. It was survivalbe but leave me out of the delivery room. I have had enough 'children' from four decades in the classroom.
joank
Southern California
Pardon my French but "No Way in H#@L" would I want to give birth. I couldn't handle the pain of a kindey stone, let alone give birth to a child.
I've had a kidney stone and it was no fun, but to put it in perspective, my ex's friend Sue had a kidney stone and Sue has also given birth by vaginal delivery to two children. Sue said she'd go for giving birth any day rather than have another kidney stone. Granted, that's one woman's opinion, but one that impressed my wife, who has had C-sections.
Giving birth, definately not, but making babies, definately yes
Nope, no way, hu uh , wouldn't be prudent, never. Didn't want children in male mode no way would in female. Selfish, yes. Practicing making them is fun. Having them is a whole new watermelon.
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If it was possible then yes I would. My sister has two wonderful children and had nature given me the right body then I would have had children of my own.![]()
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Yes! Definitely. Just to have the miracle of life growing within my own body would be worth all the short term pains of ultimately giving birth.
What I would not enjoy again is having the life-time commitment and being a parent and raising a child.
Amanda
good question, my wife and I have talked about this one our selves on different occasions and she flat told me that if you "me" want another child that I was the one who was gong to carry it, and I said fine..lol she just looked at me and said u would really do it and I said yes, she asked why of course and I said just to see what a woman actually goes through during a pregnancy. I know that it is hard on a woman especially if they are carrying twins. Yes I know that it is a woman's job to carry the baby and give labor to the child, but it would be interesting just to feel what a woman goes through during pregnancy. That's my :2c:
I would definetly do it.If I had a good man in my life it
Would be wonderful.To breat feed and take care of your
kids would be the perfect feminine thing to do
Hi Michelle, (and others who posted with similar sentiments) please don't take my question the wrong way. I am truly trying to understand why you feel the way you do.What are your motives: would you want to raise kids because you love them and want to nurture your own, or do you mostly want this because you feel it is a feminine thing to do? Both dads and moms can raise kids, it is not limited to just one gender. And the breastfeeding is of such short duration compared to the child's lifetime, especially when the mom has to go back to work after her 2 month's leave of absence. My point is you could raise a child. And although you cannot breast feed, you could use bottles and experience nearly the same thing a breast-feeding mother does.
On breast-feeding, there must be a wide misconception among TGs that the feeling is physical. The feeling I had when breastfeeding my sons came from deep within my heart, not my nipples (well, except the first week or so while I was building calluses and later on, the first time they bit me when their teeth began to grow in. Ouch!). The rest of the time, I barely felt it at all, just like most people don't notice they are breathing unless they focus on it. The predominant feeling I remember is one of deep relaxation and joy. Feeding time was my excuse to find a quiet corner of the house away from it all, and enjoy cuddling my baby. I've had many friends who've had to go back to work early, and they couldn't nurse. But they enjoyed the same intensity of love as I did when they fed their babies with a bottle. And dads too, I would guess.
But, I suppose unless something is experienced first hand, it always does seem more mysterious and extraordinary than it really is.
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Reine
I've had kidney stones.. they hurt like hell but I've heard giving birth is right out there.. I wouldn't want to give birth to a child.. I passed a kidney stone, flushed it and don't miss it.. a kid.. that would be a tough flush..
This is what I mean by "every guy can look like a girl from the right angles".. this is one of the first pictures of me dressed up.. very vague look.. almost fem...
absolutely yes without a shadow of doubt, if i had the right equipment, as i havn't i'll have to settle for my kittens!!!!!
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Personely the answer is yes. I want children, but i don't wanna be a father, i have no desire to have to be a male role model. I would love to be a mother, having a child grow inside me the birth part, well i think i could handle it as much as anyone who has never actually had a child can know, male or female, then the nurturing and raising of my child...it's what i have always wanted.
Interesting post. If I don't remember to hold my tummy in I look like I'm about 5 months along anyway. Hmm, maybe I could just do away with the foundation garments and tell everyone I'm expecting.
As far actually having a baby I would be a willing and enthusiastic participant at conception and would love to have a baby if I could demand a C-section and lots of good drugs. I have no desire to pull my lips over my head as I have heard birth described.
All facetiousness aside for a moment, since I'm not TS and am happy being a tgirl I would not really want to bear a child. But I do respect every woman who has ever brought a child into the world and I understand why someone who is TS might long to do so.
Hugs...Joni Mari
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--Joss Whedon, to a reporter who asked, "So why do you create these strong women characters?"
Personally NO. I love to crossdress and would not trade it for anything. I might enjoy breastfeeding, sounds heavenly, but as for childbirth I just don't think so.
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Oh heeeeellllllll YES!!!!!! I want in the worst way to be able to have a baby!
Thing is, I'd likely have to go with artifiacl incimination, as I have no desire to be with a man.
Are you crazy. The main reason most GG's hate idiot's like us is because we love to wear their clothes and enjoy it but don't have to actually pay the price like menopause, hot flashes, insane mood swings, and wanting to kill us half the time. I think being in this position is a blessing as long as we are tolerated by our counter parts who deserve our love and attention for tolerating our behavor. I never wanted to be a woman, I just love to wear thier clothing and have been doing so since I was six.
Hi all -- interesting question and interesting discussion, and a remarkably varied range of responses and opinions -- several of the responses suggest that, at least for the individual authors, the "point" of crossdressing is either to "look" like a woman or "to wear their clothes" -- so my question, in turn, is this: when you are your CD self, or when you are in CD mode," do you feel internally female/feminine? Do you wish to? Do you feel (or prefer to feel) like a guy who happens to be wearing apparel generally considered by society to belong to the female half of society? Do you try to present yourself, by voice and mannerisms, as female/feminine, or do you try to present yourself as gender-bending?
TIA for your thoughts!
Diane
In a heart beat. To be able to feel something grow and move inside me, would be the ultimate experience. Also, to be able to watch my belly expand and strech over time would be cool to experience. The thought of being pregnant, how it will change me and make me grow as person would make it worth it. Think about this. Many a woman has stated, some of the best sex they ever had was when they were pregant.
On another note. Just because you are able to have kids, does not mean you should.
I don't think they hate us, I think they feel that we don't understand what it's like to deal with the clothes, hair, make up, shoes, social vulnerability, pregnancy worries, etc. etc., on a daily basis, because they do have to spend quite a bit more maintenance time on themselves that the average guy does. And, for the most part, they're right. But they don't understand our lives either.
Some causes of crossdressing you've probably never even considered: My TG biography at:http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/...=1#post1490560
There's an addendum at post # 82 on that thread, too. It's about a ten minute read.
Why don't we understand our desire to dress, behave and feel like a girl? Because from childhood, boys are told that the worst possible thing we can be, is a sissy. This feeling is so ingrained into our psyche, that we will suppress any thoughts that connect us to being or wanting to be feminine, even to the point of creating separate personalities to assign those female feelings into.