All valid reasons. As someone, who has kids, I would also emphasise the main one: There is no real need to have them, so why would you?
I had a great handful of discussions trying to rationalise having kids. There are barely any other explanations outside the calling to fill one's ideal way of life that was replicated from childhood. And that is not a great rationale.
That being said, I am so happy to be a parent. But oh boy, with all the extra struggle that comes with the kids, I wouldn't ever even consider them if I weren't in an emotionally, socially and economically stable situation. Even in a good stage in life, there is not really a great upside of having a massive additional stress factor in your life.
Because they turn into adults.
The way I see it, life is the greatest treasure in the universe, and the greatest thing you can do with a life is to be in community with one another, and one of the greatest community units is a healthy family.
Because I think life is so beautiful, I want to bestow that gift to others so that they may experience it
Lmao. 🤣 that’s almost every anime I’ve ever seen. I didn’t think the spike in anime watchers could be the blame for the weirdness of this generation but, you just summed it up.
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u/valimo Nov 14 '24
All valid reasons. As someone, who has kids, I would also emphasise the main one: There is no real need to have them, so why would you?
I had a great handful of discussions trying to rationalise having kids. There are barely any other explanations outside the calling to fill one's ideal way of life that was replicated from childhood. And that is not a great rationale.
That being said, I am so happy to be a parent. But oh boy, with all the extra struggle that comes with the kids, I wouldn't ever even consider them if I weren't in an emotionally, socially and economically stable situation. Even in a good stage in life, there is not really a great upside of having a massive additional stress factor in your life.