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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am Gen X and never wanted children. Personal choice. Judge away. But I am now REALLY happy with this decision when I see what is happening with this planet. All of your "ancestral homes" are going to burn to the ground someday soon given this climate. And guess what? Young people don't don't want your old houses, your old shit, and your brown furniture. I am sorry. They just don't! They don't want your books, either (which is sad to me).

THE POINT, OP - IS TO LIVE YOUR LIFE HOWEVER YOU SEE FIT! [/quote]

Did you know Ben Franklin has 2,000 living descendants? You will have zero. [/quote]

Ben Franklin also participated in drafting the Declaration of Independence, invented many things, was an important diplomat and author, and was a member of both the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention. He could have zero descendants and have an astounding legacy.

What have you done worthwhile? Anything?

If your only claim to a worthwhile life is reproduction, you're pathetic.   Dogs do that much. Do better. [/quote]

how many childless people have Benjamin franklin's level of accomplishment? I would say that 99% of people have approximately zero legacy. their work was not important, it was not timeless, it did not change the world. So what if you always met your deadline or became a partner?

I agree that life is more than parenting, carpe diem and all that. But for a vast majority of people, having and raising children is the most significant accomplishment they are ever going to have.[/quote]

Is all parenting an accomplishment, or just good parenting?[/quote]

it's both. it's an experience, and also, a result. it's the best and most important legacy a vast majority of people will have. if you are an einstein or a picasso, ok, you don't need kids. otherwise, it's really your best shot of doing something important in your life.[/quote]

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