Some folks can’t have children and don’t want to go through the adoption nightmare.
Some folks don’t have children because they’re afraid they’ll hurt them (via their own bad childhood.)
Some folks don’t have children because they have difficulty taking care of themselves, much less someone else.
Some folks don’t have children simply because they don’t want children.
The last bastion of individuality should respect this.
Some folks don’t have children because they’re afraid they’ll hurt them (via their own bad childhood.)
Some folks don’t have children because they have difficulty taking care of themselves, much less someone else.
Some folks don’t have children simply because they don’t want children.
All I can say is AMEN to all of that!!
I will add that several of those items apply to me (bad childhood, hard time taking care of self, lack of strong desire for kids).
In addition, I found out that a couple of relatives have certain psychological/physiological problems such as schizophrenia (which, I think, is at least partly hereditary)... and after I learned that, I felt extremely RELIEVED that I had refrained from reproducing.
Because I don't think I could have dealt with a kid with that kind of a severe problem.
The last bastion of individuality should respect this.
Even if this isn't the last bastion of individuality (and I doubt that it is), having kids is an individual choice, not a social duty... and that choice should be respected here.
The last bastion of individuality should respect this.
Well said and very worthy of a repeat.