tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post749228729884601067..comments2024-03-29T07:28:45.936-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Men are also at the mercy of age when it comes to having kids."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72737600723300731112011-07-20T00:48:01.745-05:002011-07-20T00:48:01.745-05:00I can't believe you're a real psychiatrist...<i>I can't believe you're a real psychiatrist. Autism is ...</i><br /><br />thinking things relate to YOU, not to a critique of the study. There is a difference between the words 'may' and 'is.'a psychiatrist who learned from veteranshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347313804041291393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43258853601075153322011-07-07T20:44:33.414-05:002011-07-07T20:44:33.414-05:00Pseudo-science BS. My sperm, at 50, is a Grand Cru...Pseudo-science BS. My sperm, at 50, is a Grand Cru Reserve.Zorrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697007740322417096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9385031555835479542011-06-28T23:29:52.844-05:002011-06-28T23:29:52.844-05:00Teri, he wasn't saying all autism is shyness, ...Teri, he wasn't saying <i>all</i> autism is shyness, he's saying, like ADHD, it can be over-diagnosted, esp. if the parents can afford treatment.Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21110681846208302132011-06-28T22:36:10.196-05:002011-06-28T22:36:10.196-05:00a psychiatrist who learned from veterans said...
...a psychiatrist who learned from veterans said... <br /><br /><i>Autism for instance may be a shyness accompanied by moodiness in practical terms of getting or claiming the diagnosis; so one of the main criteria for a diagnosis is your parents have money.</i><br /><br />I can't believe you're a real psychiatrist. Autism is a hell of a lot more than shyness and moodiness. On the severe end it can mean a vocabulary of 300 words, no capacity for abstract thought (like "fire" and "danger") and an inability to recognize mom and dad, let alone anyone else. An inability to shower or shave without significant assistance. It's not a joke when you have to live with it day in and day out, and wonder what will become of him when you're gone.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963866738372943658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14970312268130172642011-06-28T18:55:20.737-05:002011-06-28T18:55:20.737-05:00Someone should ask President John Tyler's 2 gr...Someone should ask President John Tyler's 2 grandsons. They are doing very well.PaulVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487620952112732071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90481407419457683872011-06-28T17:46:02.998-05:002011-06-28T17:46:02.998-05:00My father once said that he would not take a milli...My father once said that he would not take a million dollars for one of his kids, but he would not give a nickle for another one. BTW, all the older men in my family fathered daughters. That must have been the genetic defect.ken in txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345764031059905578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45090856535957024612011-06-28T17:41:24.491-05:002011-06-28T17:41:24.491-05:00Could be, isn't there something more important...Could be, isn't there something more important to study?<br /><br />For me, it's a moot point, I've been shooting blanks since 1981.Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016139270835685661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38262428097530539612011-06-28T16:57:37.379-05:002011-06-28T16:57:37.379-05:00There's this evolutionary advantage: if you r...There's this evolutionary advantage: if you reach a certain age without cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and baldness your genes have been field tested. The woman is not buying a pig in the poke. I have read somewhere that about 15% of all children are not legitimate. My suspicion is that that number is significantly higher among trophy wives and their issue.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84339687665326585922011-06-28T16:36:59.865-05:002011-06-28T16:36:59.865-05:00Going up my mother's male ancestors from my ni...Going up my mother's male ancestors from my niece, it averages 40 years per generation for 7 generations. My great grandfather was a 7th son of a 7th son. Sick people would pay calls because that was supposed to give him healing powers.<br /><br />I wouldn't say we're getting significantly dumber, but we're relatively poorer and more obscure with each generation since The Wahr.Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17582135169622467012011-06-28T16:25:01.007-05:002011-06-28T16:25:01.007-05:00I think as men get older, there is a slightly smal...I think as men get older, there is a slightly smaller risk of having birth defects from abnormal sperm gametes. But saying this is just like women's "difficulties" once they reach menopause is ludicrous. You are talking no reproductive capacity vs. a decline in male "optimum" quality sperm after 40.<br />My grandfather had his first wife die early (my grandmother), and remarried at 44 to his law firm's secretary. Who was 22 and very fetching. They had two kids, then when he was 63 and she was 40, another surprise! He died at 70 and his 2nd wife also died tragically of breast cancer at 49when young uncle Bob was 9. So we raised young Uncle Bob and sometimes I'd say he wasn't my younger brother but an uncle due to a randy old goat catholic grandpa. <br />(Uncle Bob got an MD and practices in Florida).Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65611493112853150022011-06-28T16:24:12.376-05:002011-06-28T16:24:12.376-05:00My grandfather was 59 when my mother was born. My ...My grandfather was 59 when my mother was born. My grandmother told me that his siblings said she would be a young widow and that he would never live to see his kids grown (he had another daughter born when he was 52 and a son born when he was 60). My mother was 38 when he died. She loved having an older father because he was very easy-going.howzerdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006962611508474821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10312528923185793072011-06-28T16:11:27.511-05:002011-06-28T16:11:27.511-05:00Ben Franklin, born when his dad was 49, 15th of 17...Ben Franklin, born when his dad was 49, 15th of 17 kids. Of course he was apprenticed to brother James when he was 9, so I guess Dad's investment of time was less than half of today's.<br /><br />Still, some mutation!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623422545436294378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40740331833296404152011-06-28T12:40:50.367-05:002011-06-28T12:40:50.367-05:00As far as thread comments go, I liked the comment ...As far as thread comments go, I liked the comment about a man's penis growing his whole life...it gives me hope for the future. Provided no one cuts it off I can always think, at least it will grow a bit longer.Fred4Preshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574159710712259945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23687580668902664942011-06-28T12:18:41.262-05:002011-06-28T12:18:41.262-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Saint Croixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876368500159112781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51821065035799561822011-06-28T12:13:38.821-05:002011-06-28T12:13:38.821-05:00I love all those "maybes" and "may ...I love all those "maybes" and "may nots" and "data is scarce."<br /><br />But let's go ahead and spread the meme anyway.<br /><br />You have a biological clock, you man.Saint Croixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876368500159112781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7371042312778618102011-06-28T12:10:21.240-05:002011-06-28T12:10:21.240-05:00You can always spot a liberal, because their obses...You can always spot a liberal, because their obsession with equality poisons their work, their art, and everything about them.<br /><br />"Men are also at the mercy of age when it comes to having kids."<br /><br />Yeah yeah, we're just alike. We're <i>equal</i>.Saint Croixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876368500159112781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27041596712182440582011-06-28T11:21:26.268-05:002011-06-28T11:21:26.268-05:00You know the Torah makes great emphasis on the fac...You know the Torah makes great emphasis on the fact that Abraham was an old man who had no offspring to inherit his property and it was a blessing that he was able to have children. Somehow a few of the offspring have survived though they are often seen by others to have various defects. You have to distinguish between defects like Down's which make the offspring infertile or at greatly reduced likelihood of further procreation and other issues. It seems like the assertion confounds these issues. Autism for instance may be a shyness accompanied by moodiness in practical terms of getting or claiming the diagnosis; so one of the main criteria for a diagnosis is your parents have money. This may be more likely if, like Abraham, you are married older.a psychiatrist who learned from veteranshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00347313804041291393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37433589422945897672011-06-28T11:05:54.128-05:002011-06-28T11:05:54.128-05:00Nonsense. We old guys can do everything we did at ...Nonsense. We old guys can do everything we did at 20, we just have to rest up several days afterwards. It does seem that God imparts a special focus and energy upon folks between ages 20 and 42 that desires to raise children and really enjoys the challenge. After 42 that grace lifts and the raising more children becomes a struggle.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54181762789328289572011-06-28T10:54:51.577-05:002011-06-28T10:54:51.577-05:00Scott M --
It ain't just the boomers. I had ...Scott M --<br /><br />It ain't just the boomers. I had my grandmother living with me when her eldest son snuck power of attorney papers by her, stripped everything and took her from my home and put her in a facility. One with tile floors and cotton slippers. She slipped a month later.Oligonicellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656818633822942314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82778474140011553762011-06-28T10:54:33.073-05:002011-06-28T10:54:33.073-05:00Who wants a normal kid anyway?
Guilty. I was cou...<i>Who wants a normal kid anyway?</i><br /><br />Guilty. I was counting toes and appendages as each one slid out.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21872548096944083062011-06-28T10:52:53.807-05:002011-06-28T10:52:53.807-05:00Who wants a normal kid anyway?Who wants a normal kid anyway?bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62437850869655121332011-06-28T10:52:27.497-05:002011-06-28T10:52:27.497-05:00"but a lot of that DNA may be abnormal"
..."but a lot of that DNA may be abnormal"<br /><br />Which causes the bulk of that to not be able to swim properly. You're more likely less fertile than a monster machine. That's what stops the abnormal sperm when you're young too.Oligonicellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656818633822942314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47982159825594663632011-06-28T10:51:03.258-05:002011-06-28T10:51:03.258-05:00I cannot think of a pleasure to equal parenthood, ...<i>I cannot think of a pleasure to equal parenthood, with the possible exception of sailing, both expensive hobbies.</i><br /><br />You just have to remember...one hand for you and one for the kid.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13086566849860507452011-06-28T10:50:33.679-05:002011-06-28T10:50:33.679-05:00I have warned her that she may well have me living...<i>I have warned her that she may well have me living in her back bedroom one of these years</i><br /><br />I see our culture going back to this as a norm for both the expense and the lessening of Boomer-selfishness that put all those old people in sanitized retirement centers to begin with. Yes, it's a hot-button. My mother, a Boomer, worked as an activity director in retirement homes for over 20 years and has many, many stories.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29617329088776696922011-06-28T10:47:44.495-05:002011-06-28T10:47:44.495-05:00Right out of the gate, ricpic wins the thread. Pri...Right out of the gate, ricpic wins the thread. Priceless. <br /><br />P.S. I'm in my middle 50s and never had kids. If I were 25 ya maybe but God no, not now. Christ I can't stay up past 10.Ipso Fatsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249694101394080941noreply@blogger.com