Of kids I've always thought "maybe one day". I can see how it'd be a tough, but extremely rewarding and meaningful endeavor. But reading this article made me think for the first time "actually, I think I don't want kids." So many "mental CPU cycles" spent learning about pregnancy, babies, why they cry, how to care for them. It just doesn't appeal to me at all - I think it'd resent it taking me away from spending time…
Your opinion may shift naturally. I’ve started noticing as I get older that, despite my career, social life, finances etc being better than some close friends with kids - they are much happier. Even the people who’ve struggled financially because of it. The joy of a child, the constant challenge of raising it, and the constant change as it grows, seem to provide much more happiness than I can get from doing the “new…
- Keep trying until they have a male (I have a friend with 5 girls so far). - Trying to "strengthen" a troubled relationship. - Planning to use them as a pension. - Vicariously living the things they couldn't achieve themselves. - and a long, long etc.
Even if almost anyone can reproduce, raising kids is not for everyone.