just out of curiosity and please feel free to tell me off if this is intrusive. and if it is, I apologize in advance. Please know I mean no malice. have you ever thought of adopting? i am asking because I have. My bloodline will continue since I have a sister who have children and one of them has a child already. I also raised one of her children like my own. But adoption has crossed my mind more than once. I am, in fact, open to it but I don't want to seek it (at least not yet). I thought if the child comes to me, I won't say no but as of now, I won't look for one. has your family (even the distant ones) ever asked you about having a child of you own through any means? Or is that not a big concern in your family or culture or both?

@@AsianEntertainmentandCulture I've thought lots before. Problem is its a lot taking care of myself some days. Due to my battle with mental illness I feel like it would be a selfish endeavor. Also, adoption can cost a lot. I thought about fostering since that can give you an in. But still I have to consider that there are days I need to sleep. So an older child would be ideal. I know there are probably lots of older children who need homes since most people want babies. So yeah I've thought lots about it but am unsure I am a suitable guardian. Contacting an adoption counselor would be my first step to finding out. I'm still fertile but that would be reckless due to my age but I got fixed before haha. Thanks for responding, I always welcome question and its really hard to make me feel intruded upon if not completely impossible. I'm extremely pragmatic and frank with people. 🤪 And nah no one is asking as there is no one left. If there is, they broke off over 100 years ago. Everyone is dead. And its a lot too. My guess is this contributed. I don't feel the need to continue my line but I think about everything my Grandfather put into raising my dad and helping us kiddos and I know he'd be devastated. I'm not really one to miss the past but grandpa meant a lot to me. More than anyone who'se existed within my orbit. Funny, he contributed to and invented the modern popcan. Before the bottom was flat so it needed to be extra heavy. He found out how to leverage the shape to create strength without using so much material. He was certified through the military as an actual genius. My dad too. I think of that too. Geniuses aren't made, they are born. It runs hard in that bloodline as I am too and so would be one or more of my children, I think. That dart has struck true for every generation of the bloodline. So that part kinda gets me too. My sister didn't get the gene (she could prob pass it down but she will no be having children, her husband snuck off and got fixed without her knowledge, LOL). It only fell on me and it has passed through generarions. All these things I consider when I look at being the last one. I'm letting my grandfather down while also squandering an opportunity to pass down an important part of the legacy. Things of the like. Silly right?

Thank you. some people always find ways to get offended. It's getting harder to have substantial conversations. Nice to find people who don't mind discussing "sensitive" topics. Wait, your grandpops contributed to the development of popcan? That is cool! I hope he got all the benefits that came with it including the financial one. I met the grandson of the guy that trademarked paperclip. It's unbelievable what kind of genius goes into inventing "simple" products that solve "simple" problems. Did you keep all the trademark documents and stuff? what happened? anyone who uses the popcan has to pay royalty? I will have to agree with you that the brains of your bloodline is one thing to consider. Heaven knows we need more smart people. I sometimes feel like we need to do it the way Singapore did it. Reward the smart ones for procreating. Crazy but it seemed to have worked for Singapore. What stopped me before from adopting before is my mental illness. But as I went through therapy, I found out that "taking care of people" actually help me keep myself better. It sort of "forces" me focus on something. Of course, I also don't want to adopt someone just because it will help me become better. That's unfair for the kid. The struggle is real! LOL. I haven't closed the door but I feel like I will have to make a decision within the next 5 years. IF i adopt, I want to be healthy enough to keep up with the child growing up. I have also thought about freezing my eggs. Have you?

@@AsianEntertainmentandCulture I thought maybe but my mental illness is a tricky beast. And as for my grandfather he was under the umbrella of the aluminum company and he had a contract that his work was their work. Which I understand, I had to sign a similar contract when I started programming for a company. I'm unsure how it worked way back, if that was common or not. He was tasked with a few others to attempt to solve the problem of having to use the heavy flat bottoms of cans at that time. To save money and resources etc. He was an extremely humble man that felt as though knowlege was the right of all and anything he could contribute he did without name or face expectations. He just wanted to pursue knowledge and dispense it to all who asked. So he took the project on wholeheartedly. 💖 I was curious, have you done a video talking about bts and their contracts they resigned and the affect on an industry that usually sees idols break off after their 7 year and how that actually affects things maybe outside of music. They tend to form new labels, yes? Id be curious to hear if you haven't already done so. :) I find that the details I have are hazy at best and only gathered passively from multiple sources over time. And I'm not sure if that's a type of topic you'd like to break down. There are more sensitive topics such as history with kpop in the military til now and it had likely changed or does the label have any oversight to their safety etc etc. I find I'm really curious about all these types of details how they've affected the industry or even outside. Or even discuss ongoing safety concerns with forcing the boys into busy airports with 100s of fans pushing in on all sides. Because its industry standard? Do all groups do this "parade" and how their safety concerns differ and how likely is the industry as a whole to look closer at what is considered safe and if that will take a major incident to trigger. Ha, all such things. Just thoughts I continue to have that I can't quite parse with the data I do have and all the dubious sources such things can come from. I am relatively new to kpop and there is much that I don't know and that bothers me a bit. Considering its a whole different country with way different custons and ideals. Like what aren't they saying out loud that may be assumed in that culture. I'm always interested in bts and kpop in general and how decisions ripple out to affect the western side or vice versa. Or thoughts like is the country going to continue to prosper as the birthrates continue to decline and how present culture has affected this. Individual vs Unit and did western culture trigger an unavoidable situation? Ok ill quit there haha. I apologize I have a tough time trying explain myself when there are so many curiosities. The paperclip? That's so cool!

@@AsianEntertainmentandCulture all yout thoughts on your legacy and children are very similar to mine. You must be so much younger but as a Gen-X I salute you, lol. Your wisdom and ideas and strong boundaries within the community, I find very valuable.