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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my generation was told we shouldn't have children because overpopulation is bad for the planet.

Population in the U.S. has grown exponentially, but it's not due to people having kids. It's mass immigration bringing in people. We had small families compared to earlier generations.

The same message is still getting pushed, but the talking points have changed a little bit. Kids are a pain. Kids get in the way of your career. Kids ruin your life. What kind of world will the children inherit.

Kids enhance your life so much. Yes, there's a lot of sacrifice involved. But anyone who has children can say the love is more than worth the trade-offs.

I have warned my DC that one day they will come to regret the decision not to have children, and it will be too late. I don't know anyone from my generation, who didn't come to deeply regret their decision not to have children. They realize the mistake is permanent, and it breaks their heart. They become bitter. Also, in old age they become vulnerable to all sorts of exploitation.

You can go online and read stores about elderly people who got swindled out of their life savings and have ended up homeless.[/quote]

I tell my kids the same thing. I'm de-emphasizing hard driving prestige careers for my kids. What ever can pay the bills is good enough. Family should come first. Average people seem happier to me anyway.[/quote]

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