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[quote=Anonymous]"Fence sitter" who had a kid here. I'm glad I have a child, particularly glad I have *my* particular wonderful child. But I do think the world would be a happier place if fewer people had kids, if parents were conservative (cautious) about how many kids they have vs. what they can handle, and if the default choice was not having kids.

Much of life's tragedy and trauma comes from unwanted children, poverty or bad parenting. Kids deserve to be wanted, loved, cherished and well-cared-for. Most of the parents I know would (imo) be happier with fewer children than they have, though of course that is not meant to denigrate the innocent, beautiful lives they brought into the world. Just to say that their stress level would be lower with fewer children, at least within modern expectations of parenting.

And in a less gloomy sense, life with kids is fulfilling in different ways and full of love, but life without kids ROCKS in ways you just can't replicate with young kids in the house (without spending $$). I love being a mom but I also look forward to the empty-nest days when I can hike and have a quiet, peaceful day with my husband with no one needing anything from us.[/quote]

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