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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] [b]I think they’re missing what is THE point of human existence, evolutionarily speaking, which is to reproduce. There were a lot of things about humankind , society, and the world in general that I didn’t fully grasp on an emotional level until I had my own kids. [/b]That being said, I didn’t know what I was missing in terms of that richness (both good and bad) before I had kids so I doubt that child free individuals feel that they’re missing anything from their lives. Which is good because feeling that way is no way to live.

I do think it’s ridiculous when child free people roll their eyes at anything related to children, call children “crotch goblins” and whatnot. Like, having kids is literally what nature wants us to do, and those kids are going to grow up to be your doctors and your world leaders. Making a stink because a child happens to exist at an outdoor brewery or an open house makes you sound immature, like you can’t fathom why anyone would have kids. Despite it being the sole driver for our species existence and therefore a very natural and normal phenomenon, [b]without which you arguably can’t even experience the full point of life and humanity.[/b]

I also think it’s ridiculous when people with kids say they can’t understand why others wouldn’t have them. Hello- money, travel, career? There are plenty of reasons why people don’t want kids. And for people who want children but it never happened, I do feel very sad for them and hope that they find other ways to fulfill that desire.[/quote]

Oh wow, as a parent I don't feel this at all. I never felt like I needed to reproduce [/quote]

Um +1. PP has some bizarre tunnel vision.[/quote]

Cockroaches also have an innate need to reproduce. So in my mind, people who talk like PP are basically no better than cockroaches. And I have kids. [/quote]

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