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Old May 26, 2008, 08:06 AM
Djinn8 Djinn8 is offline
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My girlfriend is asking to have a baby and I'm not sure what to do about it.

I suffer from SPD and I'm aware that it is rare for someone such as my self to have a relationship. I consider myself lucky to have found someone who loves me because of who I am, not despite who I am, and can happily work around my condition.

Anyway, I think I'm going off track...

As I've said she want to have a baby, but I'm worried that I might not be able to cope. I'm unavailable for work - so financially having a child would be very stressful. Also part of the reason our relationship works is because live seperatly and I'm given a lot of time to my own devices. (Time alone gives me he breating space I need to face people again). I am also worried that If I was to have a child, would I feel the same towards it as I do to other people. I'm capable of love, but somehow inside I know that this love has selfish roots.

I was wondering what others opinions were about this? Do you know people with SPD who have children? Perhaps you yourself have SPD and children of your own? what are you're experiences of this?