Quarantine

"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012) 03/23/2020 at 11:19 • Filed to: None

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So in 9 months, there will be a boat load of births.

Do we think this will be a mini generation?

Quelenials? I just wanna go on record here with the name coining. 

Urambo Tauro > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 11:26

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Funny how the generation that coined “ok boomer” is going to have  its own baby boom.

The Ghost of Oppo > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 11:28

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Not to steal your username but despite the quarantine, I don’t think the lingering threat of misery and possible death mixed with economic downturn is going to lead to a noticeable bump in birth rates.

jimz > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 11:28

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I highly doubt it. 

smobgirl > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 11:28

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I’ve heard “Coronials” already...

wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 11:29

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Coronials?

Cash Rewards > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 11:32

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I don't know, you think a hospital is going to be an ok place to be 9 months from now? I'm not sure we're through this then

Cash Rewards > smobgirl 03/23/2020 at 11:32

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Followed by their becoming"quaranteenagers", I've read

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 11:33

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I’ve seen some people say “coronials” but I don’t know how I feel about it. Either way, if they come early or if the parents started a bit early, then they’re getting the short end of the stick with a holiday time birthday. 

Tripper > The Ghost of Oppo 03/23/2020 at 11:38

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You’re assuming people have and employ foresight. I disagree with this.

ttyymmnn > The Ghost of Oppo 03/23/2020 at 11:38

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Anxiety doesn’t usually lead to sexy time. 

Nom De Plume > ttyymmnn 03/23/2020 at 11:43

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Nor poor nutrition, burgeoning debt, or actually spending every waking moment with the other person.

Nom De Plume > Cash Rewards 03/23/2020 at 11:44

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Maternity wards are actually the worst hit already.

PartyPooper2012 > ttyymmnn 03/23/2020 at 11:47

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Not everyone is anxious

Gone > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 11:47

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I would say no but could be wrong? We were looking to add another, but now on pause. The unknown economic impact of the virus is huge, let alone the fact my wife would rather do literally anything else than put herself in a position to visit a doc/hospital anytime soon.

Some people won’t care about the economics, some won’t care about the virus. I think more will lean towards caution, but people don’t always act in what I feel  is a rational way.

Wacko > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 11:48

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Coronanials 

PartyPooper2012 > Cash Rewards 03/23/2020 at 11:49

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People have been having babies without hospitals for ages. Have it home in a tub. It’s closer to nature. 

ranwhenparked > ttyymmnn 03/23/2020 at 11:59

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No, and severe economic depression doesn't usually result in people starting new families or expanding existing ones, as long as birth control is still available.

The Ghost of Oppo > Tripper 03/23/2020 at 12:00

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Right, I’m well aware of how stupid people are, but you also have to consider the current birth rate . M illennials were already having fewer children then Gen Xers. We will never see anything close to the baby boomer generation in regards to increases in birth rate.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Urambo Tauro 03/23/2020 at 12:02

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The Boomers were conceived in celebration. This generation gets to be conceived in boredom.

ttyymmnn > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 12:15

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A friend of mine just returned from Panama City, FL. However, he has also begun his own 2 week self quarantine. 

DipodomysDeserti > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 12:35

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Gotta say, if I hadn’t sterilized myself, this even would lead me to having more kids, not less. However, none of the women in my family ever viewed a hospital as a hygienic place to have a baby, so our perspective might be a bit different.

Cash Rewards > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 12:44

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People used to make their own tools from metal, but nearly no one knows how to be a blacksmith now. While people did used to do that all the time, the practical knowledge is long gone. And knowledge or not, neither of my kids were making it out alive without medical intervention.

Also, I want to see your bathtub. Mine is in the house.

Cash Rewards > Nom De Plume 03/23/2020 at 12:46

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An y premature at risk infant is probably sealed in a bubble right now

PartyPooper2012 > Cash Rewards 03/23/2020 at 13:15

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If you wanted to make an axe out of your corolla, there is a youtube video for that.

If you wanted to birth your baby in the field while popping a squat in the middle of your hay gathering, there is a youtube video for that.

Yes, you are right. Not many people are as handy as they used to be, but don’t discount the entire human population yet. Few of us still do know how to work with our hands. 

Brickman > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 13:22

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Boomillennials

The Ghost of Oppo > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 13:25

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What do you think the infant morality rate was before the invention of hospitals?

imadick > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 13:33

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At least now the morons will be killed off. We’ve avoided a future like Idiocracy!!

Tripper > The Ghost of Oppo 03/23/2020 at 13:38

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Totally agree, we’ve got one and I could take or leave a second (and def not right now) . Hard stop after that

Nom De Plume > Cash Rewards 03/23/2020 at 14:02

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There was a conversation on here about parents of newborns being told routine shots and checkups were not going to be happening. That which predates the big event is no less perilous.

smobgirl > PartyPooper2012 03/23/2020 at 14:11

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I just had a terrible idea for a “nailed it!” show...for medical practices.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > imadick 03/23/2020 at 14:14

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The problem is, they won’t die, they’ll just infect the people at risk who will.

Cash Rewards > Nom De Plume 03/23/2020 at 14:18

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I saw that, and it scares me until I thought about it. Vaccine or no, I'm not taking my two month old outside my house/yard right now. So who cares if he/she is vaccinated for pertussis. There's no pertussis in my house. 

PartyPooper2012 > The Ghost of Oppo 03/23/2020 at 14:43

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Well, the fittest survived and unfit did not....so probably same as with Coronavirus roaming the planet.