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    LadyFabulous: The other day I was telling my sister that I'll probably have a robot child spliced with a robovac. That way it will clean up after itself. more »
    Le Kangourou de Kataroo: I haven't gotten past my imaginary wedding to the very real boyf yet, but I do imagine how he's going to propose and how it will feel to be standing a... more »
    Gnatalby: I fantasize about practically everything, but not a future family, precisely. For some reason the idea of ever being married and having kids seems de... more »
    MakeMeSmile: My powers of imagination flourished as a child when I'd use them to take me away from the stress of living with my family. As a child I used to dream... more »
    mocena: I love that everyone does this! I love to envision things about my future daughter, and my mother does too. She talks all the time about wanting to ... more »
    nerdypsychlady: I do this a lot and I'm just glad I'm not the only one. In my head Nerdypsychman and I have 2 daughters, Andromeda and Linnea Katherine. Lately I've ... more »
    HereComesMyBaby: While I sometimes fantasize about this stuff, I more often than not catch my family members and friends fantasizing about who my future husband will b... more »
    vwbugirl: I don't do this anymore. Instead of it taking me to a place full of hope and warm feelings it takes me to the realization that for some people these t... more »
    thebonapartey: I've always imagine myself with a man like Charles Darwin or Indiana Jones. A man a lot like Robert Redford in Out of Africa. I want an adventurous an... more »
    outrageouschaos: My ex-roommate and I went on vacation together and imagined fake husbands to dissuade undesirable dudes. Mine was a landscape architect named Liam. I... more »
    Leah Marie: Today a gorgeous young pharmacist filled my birth control pill prescription. He asked me how to pronounce my name, and then repeated it. Then I compli... more »
    jezemale: I love that Mindy Kaling pictures a possible future husband as an architect named Alex. I've always imagined my future boyfriend (I don't plan on get... more »
    so5minutesago: I used to dream about this all the time, but the line between fantasy and reality was very firmly drawn. Then, about a year ago, I met a guy at a con... more »
    CheBellaVita: Yup. Definitely have been doing this for a while. Actually, not for a while, since the last guy I had a serious crush on was the first one I'd ever im... more »
    booboolee: I am a baby-namer. I am also one of those who dreams of children and not husbands. Avalon Clementine and James Ronin are going to be a duo of explorer... more »
    IndigoCharm: When I was little I really wanted an artsy, loving mom and father, and 8 siblings and to live in a huge house near a fairy ring. Erm... Now I wish I c... more »
    clever.username: I did used to imagine my future family. (When the ultrasound technician told me it was a girl, I didn't even react. Because of course it was. Duh.) An... more »
    danista: I will be a successful, upbeat and quirky hairdresser, my husband Kelly will be a stay at home dad lookin' hot in an apron, I will come home to him an... more »
    JLady: I do this all the time. Not in a creepy way, but in a wistful way. I very much want to be a mom and wife one day, and I like to think/daydream about w... more »
    rbdfoxes: I have created my whole future family on my Nintendo Wii as "Miis." There's myself, my husband, and our 8 kids, including Jasper, Marianne, Violet. more »
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    Mindy Kaling Explains Her Slight Obsession With Imaginary Families

    In a very sweet and funny essay for the New York Times, Mindy Kaling describes her habit of imagining her future family, admitting that she's created several different versions of her potential future family throughout the years. More »
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    Oprah: Chynna & Bijou Phillips Respond To Mackenzie's Incest Claims

    Chynna Phillips appeared on Oprah today to respond to her half-sister Mackenzie's shocking revelations that she'd had a sexual relationship with their father John Phillips. Chynna says she believes her sister; however, she wouldn't share Oprah's stage with her. More »
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    When Is It Okay To Write About Your Family?

    Julie Myerson wrote what she thought was an illuminating story of her son Jake's drug addiction, but Jake calls the book "obscene." When is a family member's pain fair game for memoir? More »
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    Margaret Cho's Mom Steals The Show On Celebrity Family Feud