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Originally Posted by DayInTheLife  If somebody feels a lack of purpose in their life, it is IMHO wrong to have a child in the hopes of creating that purpose. Children born for this reason often become receptacles for endless affection and gifts so that the parent can feel like they matter. I have seen it happen many times, even in my own extended family. The child is loved, of course, but the parents soon may find they do not suddenly feel fulfilled in the way that they hoped.
Almost all of us feel a need to procreate; it is hardwired into us biologically like no other trait. I'm trying to say that we seldom question that impulse, and perhaps we should, for the sake of our society, which has become overpopulated and dysfunctional. |
I think this is one of the biggest problems of society today. Children are so hyped up, like your life could never possibly be complete without one... or more! Poor Junior can't grow up without a sibling right? That would be abuse!
In fact, I believe that many people (especially women) don't even have a biological clock that suddenly starts ticking. They are being brainwashed into fooling themselves they have one. There are people who really desire a child, but I think there are even more that tricked themselves into believing they want to be a parent, because "that's just what people do".