Unfortunately there a lot of parents that don't like children. Why they have them is beyond me.
We homeschooled our (now adult) daughter. I can honestly say, that except (maybee) for the time of the day when I have my before dinner beer, I prefer the company of children over that of adults.
We were in activities such as Girl Scouts (wife was a troop leader) and YMCA Indian Princesses. Spending the weekend camping with a bunch of kids. What compares with that?
I genuinely feel sorry for those that have children and don't spend as much time as possible with them. They miss so much. And there is so much to learn.
If I was younger (they do require stamina) and we could afford for my wife to not work, I'd love to have a couple of little ones around again. She went back to work when the kid left home & we're playing catch up saving for retirement.
Because if she didn't have children, she would hear how selfish she was for not having children, how childless couples aren't real adults, how having children will instantly change her heart, etc. Instead, she had done her adult "duty", and her two sons will grow up scarred for life.
Some people are not cut out to be parents, period. When they are pressured to become parents, this is what happens.
Trophy children for parents who can afford to have the nanny be the real parent. How sad for the children. I have nothing but disdain for the incubators.