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Originally Posted by Josip  I think it is not.
It is best to ask people who have both: kids and internet business (or some other business, or some other career, or whatever they like most), what is bigger value for them: kids or business?
I am sure that 90% of them will tell you that kids are the most important "item" in their life and business looks so unimportant when compare to your child, even if you own Microsoft.
E.g. ask Steve Pavlina, he has both: kids and internet business, and he knows what is more important to him, kids or stevepavlina.com and dexterity.com together? 
Life is short, you are in danger to spend it to less important thing and ignore more important.
Anyway, WHO SAYS YOU CANNOT START AN INTERNET BUSINESS AND HAVE A CHILD? Take both! 
I am living example that you can.  |
I think you might have missed my point. I was in no way trying to compare the joy of having kids to the joy of having a business. What I was saying was that we need to take care of ourselves first before taking care of others. I don't think it's right to have your kids be the only thing you live for. Your life has to be good on its own, I think.
If you are one of those that has both, then that's good for you. I was talking about the ones with no goals in life, who live through their children. I think I can be a much better parent if my life had meaning before my kid was born. That makes me a much better person and I can teach my kid how to make something of him or herself. I would like for him to have some goals other than have kids himself.
My only point is that if we are bored with our lives, we need to be able to solve that problem with something other than kids. I'm not saying we shouldn't have kids. I'm saying kids should be an addition to an already fulfilling life.