[He pauses. He had been asking because she obviously seemed to feel the need to bother him about stuff that way, so he'd thought maybe it has something to do with maternal instincts. When she phrases it like that, though, he can't really manage the jab about her having her own kids so she didn't have to keep bugging him.
Instead he just exhales, and moves to go into the bathroom.]
I wouldn't bother. [He crosses his arms over his body.] Parenting doesn't seem like much fun, anyway.
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Instead he just exhales, and moves to go into the bathroom.]
I wouldn't bother. [He crosses his arms over his body.] Parenting doesn't seem like much fun, anyway.
[He pauses in the doorway before continuing.]
Nobody ever sticks around to do it.