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[quote=Anonymous]Because it appears that the person who doesn't want kids assumes life if just about their own wants and needs being met all the time,  so they might be very narcissistic or hedonistic, and possibly also very immature tied up with all or some of the above.
 There's another set of people who view themselves as a part of a whole, the connection between generations, between groups of people, and willing to care for the next generation, and willing to love a baby / child knowing they are contributing to the next generation. They also want to be in a family unit. They want to be a part of a family. One could say that they understand connections and have a need to love. 
Or - maybe a person who cannot give,  cannot love, and does not want a family is doing everyone a favor by not having one, in which case they  are doing the right thing by not having one. Conversely, the person who wants a family for their own edification, or to fulfull their desires of appearance,  status, or other reasoning probably isn't being magnanimous by having one. [/quote]

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