Guilty here too! Father of 4.
The dirty secret is that having one or lots of children can be a JOY, a blast, an adventure, a boon for others when you raise them right as best you can.
Yes, it's hard work, but so is riding in a Greenpeace boat trying to stop whaling...who's to judge? (sarcasm)
If you have children, you might have something to fight for...oh, can't have that. Any thinking about the future might cause sheeple to question their handlers.
I have none-—Can I sell my ‘child credits’???
My daddy told me to have as many kids as I could. Maybe someday, one of them will take care of me when I’m old.