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Would you take a bullet for your H/FI/SO?
This came up in conversation when I was lurking on the ML proboard. Would you take a bullet for your H/FI/SO? Why or why not?
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Re: Would you take a bullet for your H/FI/SO?
I have told him before that I hope I die first.
[QUOTE]Yes I would. I have told him before that I hope I die first.
Posted by Matty143[/QUOTE]
Yeah me too. Well actually I forbade him to die before me. But same thing, lol.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Would you take a bullet for your H/FI/SO? : Yeah me too. Well actually I forbade him to die before me. But same thing, lol.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]
Unless there's some accident I bet H lives to be like 100. The men on his side of the family live crazy long times. Both his grandpas finally died and they were both well into their 90's. I'm totally going first.
In theory? Yes without thought.
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[QUOTE]I'd like to say yes and to think I would, but I honestly don't know how I'd react if it actually happened. I don't always react the best in general. Actually, honestly, at this point, I don't think I would. If I weren't pregnant, maybe. But as it is, I can't imagine how he would feel if his pregnant wife and his unborn child died to save his life. Now if it were me being shot in the shoulder versus him being shot fatally, I would still do that now.
Posted by djhar[/QUOTE]
I was going to put something in about pretend you don't have a kid or aren't pregnant because I know that affected a lot of people's decisions.
I absolutely would too and now I don't feel crazy. On the ML board, almost everyone said they wouldn't! It just kind of surprised me.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Would you take a bullet for your H/FI/SO? : I was going to put something in about pretend you don't have a kid or aren't pregnant because I know that affected a lot of people's decisions. I absolutely would too and now I don't feel crazy. On the ML board, almost everyone said they wouldn't! It just kind of surprised me.
Posted by NicoleSahara[/QUOTE]
What were their reasons?
I'd take a bullet for my H, my sisters and probably my parents, though they would be pissed.
[QUOTE]I think I am having trouble imagining throwing myself in front of a bullet, secret-service style. There is a whole reaction-time thing that's messing with me. If there could just be a thing where it was a choice? Like "one of you is getting shot, pick which one," I almost certainly would be like "Oh, hey pick me. Shoot me! Also, suck my giant lady penis!"
Posted by arwo[/QUOTE]
haha all of this. I'm far to analytical to ever be able to consider a possibility where this would be an issue. ;) But I'd like to think my instincts would kick in. But he'd probably still be faster and throw himself in front of me (as I was throwing myself in front of him.) ;)
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This may sound harsh, but probably not. And I don't think he'd want me to. I have a son (from a previous relationship) and grandbabies that mean the world to me.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Would you take a bullet for your H/FI/SO? : What were their reasons? I'd take a bullet for my H, my sisters and probably my parents, though they would be pissed.
Posted by acaponi87[/QUOTE]
I don't think most gave a reason (the kid aspect didn't count because they said to take that part out of the equation.) They just said they loved him, but would choose themselves over their H. Here's the link if you're really interested:
<a href="http://pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ml&action=display&thread=21520&page=7" rel="nofollow">http://pandce.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ml&action=display&thread=21520&page=7</a>
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[QUOTE]<strong>I'd like to say yes and to think I would, but I honestly don't know how I'd react if it actually happened. I don't always react the best in general.</strong> Actually, honestly, at this point, I don't think I would. If I weren't pregnant, maybe. But as it is, I can't imagine how he would feel if his pregnant wife and his unborn child died to save his life. Now if it were me being shot in the shoulder versus him being shot fatally, I would still do that now.
Posted by djhar[/QUOTE]
This would be my answer as well. Some people just never know how they will react in a situation like this. Would I want to, heck yes. Would I, who knows. And I hope I never find out.
I will say yes until the end of days but in that exact moment I don't know how I would react. FI would probably move before me and get me out of the way.
I wonder if I'll feel that way after 11 years of marriage like some of them.
A lot of them are like "I wouldn't want my kids to be motherless". I don't have kids yet but frankly I imagine that H will be a better father than I am mother
Plus he makes a lot more money than me. If I died, financially it wouldn't be a big deal for our family.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Would you take a bullet for your H/FI/SO? : Yeah me too. Well actually I forbade him to die before me. But same thing, lol.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]
lol
:)
[QUOTE]No - H and I have actually had this discussion and he said I'd better not take a bullet for him, even if I wanted to. It made me uncomfortable at first, because, of course I want to say I'd take one a bullett for him, but, if he doesn't want me to...what do I say to that?
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]
I would still take a bullet for H. I think most of our H's wouldn't want us to take the bullet for them if they had a say in the matter. This is going to sound cheesy to people who don't believe in God or heaven, but I know where I'd end up if I died. I'm not as sure about H so I wouldn't want to take any chances.
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Does anyone here feel like they would do that?
[QUOTE]I thought it was interesting that someone said they would take one for their mom but not their husband. Does anyone here feel like they would do that?
Posted by brandichamberlain[/QUOTE]
<div>no. But i'm usually in the group that would take a bullet for AATB if she'd aim a bullet at my mother... so not sure I count ;)</div>
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Would you take a bullet for your H/FI/SO? : no. But i'm usually in the group that would take a bullet for AATB if she'd aim a bullet at my mother... so not sure I count ;)
Posted by anna.oskar[/QUOTE]
<3 :)