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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I support anyone's choice not to have kids, for any reason, but the bolded is just something bad parents say to feel less guilty about how poorly they parented their kids. I know people who point at their kids and say "gosh we did everything right and no one could have predicted they would turn out so poorly," and, uh, they did not do everything right and many people could have predicted what might happen with their kids.

Which is actually why I firmly support anyone's choice not to have kids. Having kids is hard! I love it, but it would not be worth the sacrifice if I didn't. You have to be ready to make your kids your life's work, not just something you did to fit in or because people told you it was time or you worried you might regret it if you didn't.[/quote]

Thank you, PP. Late 40's DINK (by choice) here. Parenting is HARD. DH and I knew would have been those poor parents, so no kids for us. The financial security and ability to sleep to 10 am is a bonus and was not at all our motivation for becoming DINKS. I have a mix of DINK friends and parent friends and many of the DINKs (myself included) wholeheartedly cheer on and support our parent friends - we love their kids! But I am constantly astounded in these interactions by how little societal support there is for parents in this country.

I think PP hit it on the head that there should be fewer boundaries to immigration and that would go a long way to benefiting everyone. [/quote]

+1 to these two posters.[/quote]

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