[mcenedo]

Meaning no disrespect to anyone, but how "rich" are you if you have no children? What is our purpose on Earth? To die with a fat bank acount? My children are my reason for working my ass off - to provide for them (not for me).

[madison10]

Meaning no disrespect to anyone, but how "rich" are you if you have no children? What is our purpose on Earth? To die with a fat bank acount? My children are my reason for working my ass off - to provide for them (not for me).

There is the possibility that there was no choice about having children. The kids don't always come. The couple may have not intended to choose money over children, but that is how it worked out. Without kids they needed SOMETHING to strive for...

[RightWhale]

Meaning no disrespect to anyone, but how "rich" are you if you have no children?

Of course each person decides his own worth and value, and some assign value to others. For some it is bringing something of value to the community. What that thing of value might be could be children, but perpetuating the species might not be of value to everyone. For someone else the thing of value could be putting local land records in some kind of perceptible order.

[Hildy]

I don't HAVE CHILDREN, but I consider my life rich and rewarding. I have friends and family who love me, I volunteer and give to charity. I also get to enjoy my money more...you have children, and I get to do things because I don't. I don't understand why people with kids always have to judge people who don't.