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axesladeWasn't going to rant about this, but this song (which I'm now obsessed with, and am barely holding off listening to rest on youtube. Damn you Amber, lol) made me think of it.
On Friday, it was just me and the boss at work. We got talking, mainly about my broken-ness. And in the course of that, she asked if I plan on having children. As most of you know, even when I thought children were a possibility, I always planned on adoption. I told her this, and she said it was probably a good thing given all my problems.
It didn't upset me then, not very much. But when I got home...I got a little pissed.
Most of my issues are not genetic. Hydro: Either caused by or a possible cause of my prematurity. Precocious puberty: Possibly a side effect of the hydro, generally accepted that it's not genetic. The scoliosis *might* be genetic, since there's back problems in the family, but probably not. CP: Possibly due to the trauma of hydro+prematurity. ADHD...that one might be genetic, looking at my family ^_^
But overall, few of my problems are genetics. When you're born three months early, shit happens. However, if I were to reproduce, it's very unlikely I would pass on any of my problems. Common health problems like heart disease and diabetes that run through the family, sure. Possible mental health issues. But, as much as I gripe about how broken I am...it's not my blood that did it. Implying it's all nature...that kind of stuff just upsets me.
Sigh. I don't know.
On Friday, it was just me and the boss at work. We got talking, mainly about my broken-ness. And in the course of that, she asked if I plan on having children. As most of you know, even when I thought children were a possibility, I always planned on adoption. I told her this, and she said it was probably a good thing given all my problems.
It didn't upset me then, not very much. But when I got home...I got a little pissed.
Most of my issues are not genetic. Hydro: Either caused by or a possible cause of my prematurity. Precocious puberty: Possibly a side effect of the hydro, generally accepted that it's not genetic. The scoliosis *might* be genetic, since there's back problems in the family, but probably not. CP: Possibly due to the trauma of hydro+prematurity. ADHD...that one might be genetic, looking at my family ^_^
But overall, few of my problems are genetics. When you're born three months early, shit happens. However, if I were to reproduce, it's very unlikely I would pass on any of my problems. Common health problems like heart disease and diabetes that run through the family, sure. Possible mental health issues. But, as much as I gripe about how broken I am...it's not my blood that did it. Implying it's all nature...that kind of stuff just upsets me.
Sigh. I don't know.
