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Originally Posted by Mike33
Not sure if you really meant what you wrote, but I have actually thought about this before. It's troubling sometimes thinking of bringing offspring into this kind of world. But life is so sweet too and I'm happy to have had the opportunity to be alive (well except on nights when contemplating suicide  ). |
Since the beginning of time, there have been those who say don't bring children into the world...it's no good....since the depression, since the wars....
When I was a therapist, many couples would come in for counseling and their question was whether or not to have children and when...
Take two sheets of paper and write down why you want children on one and why they are a pain in the ass on the other (financial, emotional drains, time constrictions, etc.)
Most often, the results went something like this:
The 'no way in hell' page had a list a mile wrong, with all of the reasons to never procreate.
The 'yes' list usually had one or two sentences. One of them, most often, was 'Because we want a baby'.
If you decide you want children, the 'when' doesn't matter. Go forth and have a baby. You'll manage, no matter what age you are.