I’m not scorning people for hoping for surviving kindred. I’m scorning those that say creating surviving kindred is their primary reason for having kids. There’s a big difference between “I hope my kids will be there for me towards the end” and “I’m having kids to take care of me towards the end”.
Sorry for repeating your message...I type slow.
“I’m scorning those that say creating surviving kindred is their primary reason for having kids.”
Alot of people have kids for a variety of reasons.
Some people for the simple reason they drank too much fruity wine at a reception and their husband was looking damned good (ok..we already HAD kids at that point and were not opposed to having more :) )
I always thought the more important ingredient was the (usual) bond that takes place afterwards.
Are the children loved? Are the parents properly caring for them?
Because - even if the initial reason was not all that noble - that doesn’t stop the situation from developing into something good.
I find that peoples’ worldview change so much after they actually experience it, that they sometimes laugh at the person they were before.
I know I do.