Progeny and Baby Lainons

Does anyone here have kids? I’ve been debating with myself whether I desire having children and should ever settle down with a woman to do so. What do you think?

Yeah we got a 1 year old. What are your concerns? My biggest issues were money and free time for myself. Turns out kids really aren't cheap but unless you're really poor or something it's manageable. As for free time it's not so bad at all as babies go to bed super early and you still have the whole evening for you. Depends a lot on the baby (some cry/wake up a lot) but it worked out well with ours, so turns out it's not much of a problem. Aside from that It's pretty fun and rewarding. Some days will be stressful but it'll get better over time. If you want one I'd say go for it.You'll make lots of interesting experiences and grow as a person.

Having kids has made me a better person. As a single person only concerned with myself, I did not have to have any thought for the future. I could spend all my money on clothes and weed and eat peanut butter sandwiches and drink beer all day. Now there are other people depending on me. I think about them when I make each decision about my life. I eat better. Exercise. Try to model good behavior. Educated myself, got a good job. I know that some people judge other folks who have kids to be selfish, but it's exactly the opposite for me. It's made me more selfless. When I die, they'll still be here. They need my help in developing into functional, curious, compassionate, and emotionally stable adults. I think it's the best thing in the world, to be honest.

>>9734 Why would people with kids be selfish? Where are you from?

>>9735 I think this is somewhat popular among certain circles in western countries nowadays, more people means more pollution and you can make something as simple as having children look like an act of terror to the environment. I think it's just another way of shifting responsibility away from the "big guys" and blame the common people for practicing their basic rights. I wouldn't care too much about the idiots who fall for this.

>>9736 There's also the argument that unless you can be sure that your kid is gonna be at least somewhat smart (good genes on at least one side) and are dedicated to do everything it takes to turn him/her into a useful member of society, you're ripping society off by giving it another idiot. It has to deal with once you cannot anymore.

There is always the problem with bringing another individual into the world wthout consideration of that individual's consent. You have taken what would have been otherwise fine carbon, hydrgen, oxygen, nitrogen and other atoms and stuck them together in such a way to create a thinking mind and a feeling being, then thrust that being into a world more often hostile than not, and expect it to grow up into something resembling your idea of a "good human". fuarrrk if you want. Breed if you want. But dont expect the results to be any different from anything else you have done in your life, unless you change and grow first.

if you got your own soykaf together, fit healthy, your cool and it feels like you should go for it.

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