Ok, I am 13 and I am NOT asking this question for now, I am just wanting to now people's opinoin. I have a mental illnes that I have inherited. Not everyone in my family has it though. About 2/3 of my mom's side does. SO should I ever have kids and risk passing it on to them? I dont eant anyone having to go through all of the things I do. SO is it a goos idea not to?
2006-09-01 13:22:02 · 8 answers · asked by Broken_Inside 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
You won't be able to fully answer that until you get much older. I think that you might want to have kids later on when you get married. Depriving yourself of a family shouldn't be an option and there is no guarantee that your kids will have this disease. You will have to talk it over with the person you fall in love with/marry and you will both have to make an informed decision.
2006-09-01 13:25:02 · answer #1 · answered by Rawrrrr 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a good idea not to have children to pass the disease on to. You could produce a child who would spend their entire life in mental torture not to mention the pain of haveing such a child.
A good example of inherited disease is this.
One particular kind of eye cancer used to happened when two people of a certain "LIke" blood type produced children
It wasn't wide spread because the child rarely lived beyoung 12 years of age and suffered painfully during their entire lives.
Instead of requiring test to ensure those people don't marry or spread the sickness science has treated soem of the victims to the point that they live long enough to produce children of their own. They also can pass the disease on by mating anyone.
Now it is one of the worst diseases we have in the cancer range. and has become numerous among children and young adults often showing up much later in life(late 20s or 30s.
I am sorry but for your sake and your childrens I would adopt in adult. there are far too many children doomed to a life of suffering due to an inherited mental and physical disease.
You are much to young to have this onyour mind. Don't worry and live your life as best as you can and wait until you are ready (in adult hood ) to have children to make that decision>:)
2006-09-01 20:53:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, well, it sounds like there is a good chance of you getting the illness as well ... This question is pretty hard, and, ultimately, it all comes down to you. If you feel like you have an extreme need to have children and to raise a family, I suppose you should, because you shouldn't be unable to have one just because of your illness. I also strongly suggest other options though ... such as adoption, as many children out there in the US and the world are in need of loving families and homes ... That way, you would be able to have a family without transmitting your disease if you have it
2006-09-01 20:30:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all what kind of illiness do you have and is it really an illiness or some b.s. made up by some fool wanting to claim something in his/her dull life as a doctor. I am IED ..I got angery when someone treats me like crap..its really a illiness ..but doesnt the fool who is harrassing me have an illiness too..called closetedhomosexualdaddydidntloveme disorder..come on your 13 ..dont worry about enjoy life before you know it you will be 40 and wondering what the hell happen..
2006-09-01 20:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by Kingofreportedabuse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you had a medical professional tell you the chances of passing on to your kids? Remember that even though your mom has a genetic trait, if your dad doesn't have the same genetic trait and it's not passed on a dominant gene you won't be passing it on to your kids. I know that probably didn't make sense unless you have studied genetics, that's why you really should have a medical professional tell you the probability of you passing to your future kids.
2006-09-01 20:29:12 · answer #5 · answered by live2ride 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This would be a personal choice. Many families have mental/physical illnesses that are inherited, you just have to wait and see. I guess a better question to ask would be:
Would I be any danger to my children, if I decided to have them?
It depends upon the illness...
It depends upon the severity...
It depends on you...
2006-09-01 20:30:44 · answer #6 · answered by Chellebelle78 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you sound like a very smart girl. nobody can make that decision for you and thats something that you and the person you end up with will have to make together. keep in mind that medical science is getting better everyday and maybe by the time your ready to make that choice things will be different for you.
2006-09-01 20:31:52 · answer #7 · answered by rose45 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depnds on how bad it is... if u would feel bad to see ur kid going through that, then dont. theres always the option of adopting. a lot of kids need good parents. but seroiusly.... ur young, u have plenty of time to think aout it.... for example....im being serious, i might have "special" kids, but still... i whant one. not now tough im 17
2006-09-01 20:31:35 · answer #8 · answered by Nytsuki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋