Why Would Anyone Have Kids?

[PanzerJaeger]

See, im sacrificing for the civic good.

[kiwitt]

I come from a "family" (and I use that word lightly as it was broken three times), by parents who thought more about themselves than us. One parent thought it was good for me, that I got whacked around the head by my stepfather (who she eventually divorced - due to domestic violence), because I made the coffee wrong, (I also got shot at and hit, because he thought it was funny to his friends). Another thought it was a good thing to leave us and go to another country (and have more kids) and abandon us with the other for the rest of our childhood & teenage lives (then subsequently divorced that one and abandoned them as well ... some even went to prison)

I resolved that, I would never have children unless I could provide a stable (own home) and loving a environment. Due to our careers, I found myself and my wife moving from city to city with promotions and redundancies, new employers, etc. When things seemed to eventually settle down, we were too old to consider them.

We now have what we call "Rent-a-Kids", from our brothers and sisters. We spoil them and give them our love and have resolved that should anything happen to us in the future we will give our estate to them in "trust" until they are 21.

Therefore if you decide to have kids, make sure you can provide a stable and loving environment to watch them grow and enjoy them and the rewards you get will far outweigh any costs of money and time spent otherwise they will end up as "cynical" and self-interested as me.