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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PPs who are asking about the OP being childless, do you honestly think your children are going to care for you in old age? It's not the 1950s anymore, and kids grow up to have their own lives to lead. The OP is all the more in a better position to plan for her future because she doesn't have kids to (a) suck the life out of her and (b) financially drain her like what even adult kids do to their aging parents (e.g. the thread about the loser drug addict brother who freaked out a sister who was getting childcare help from their parents). So seriously, unless you're living in some society which embraces multigenerational living, don't delude yourself. [/quote]

Have you dealt with aging parents, pp?  We're not elephants who go off into the woods to die when it's our time.  When we get older, we often need help, both minor and major, and usually children help their parents.   That's what I did, and that's what most people I know do.  [/quote]

True, but the problem with parents such as yourself is that they think their problems can be mitigated by having kids but there's no guarantee of anything. What if your kids die before you? Why would you want to burden your kids? They didn't ask to be born. 
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