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67 sats \ 3 replies \ @alt 5 Jan \ on: Why have kids? ideasfromtheedge
I struggle to see what the point of life is if you don't have children (I include here adopting and fostering children, as well as having biological offspring).
For a handful of people, they achieve something in life that could be said to leave a lasting legacy for society (for example someone like Isaac Newton, who's work is still profoundly useful today). For most people though, their general contribution to society will be minor at best.
Once you have children though, you impart something meaningful that could last generations: new human beings who can live, love, and contribute to society. You pass on not only your genes but your life philosophy, your attitudes, your ethics, and your children can learn, think, and adapt these gifts before hopefully passing them on to their own children.
Disclaimer: I don't have children, but my fiancée and I are planning to start trying this year.
Good luck! One of the things I wish I'd known earlier in life is - I should have had more kids, and much sooner!
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This is the sentiment I'm seeing so often now.
People my own age (mid twenties) are not wanting children now, and not wanting as many. They want one, maybe two, and it's always "in a few years".
However when I speak to people older than me, in their forties and fifties, they all say they wished they had started having children sooner and that they wished they could have had more.
Luckily my fiancée is on the same page as me, we want kids and plenty of them!
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I love it. I wish you all the best, and tons of kids!
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