Imagine how much money you'd save by avoiding parenthood.

Children cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to raise. Think about how many more vacations you could take, nice clothes you could buy, better home you could purchase...

simply by not having kids. I'm starting to think they're not really worth it. Anyone agree?


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yes, a lot of people in developed countries do, sadly. It's the people in developing countries who don't seem to catch on.

 

That's a good point. But even with economic reasons aside, what the hell is the point in having kids anyway? Cool, add some stress to your lives, put more pressure on your relationship, etc etc. I'm probably nevr having kids ever.

 

So life is all about material things and accumulating as much material things as possible? This is typical of the ME society we live in.

People who "get it" don't care about impressing people with fancy clothes and nice homes. Weak-minded followers do.

 

To spend years educating and loving and caring so you can one day present a bright, well-rounded individual to the world and say "go forth child, I have done what I can. Now, do everything you can to leave a beauty mark on the face of humanity!"

not lame.

 

Because people get something out of having children that obviously you cannot understand.

 

exactly.

 

Yes, us lower beings just don't get it. You're far more superior.

 

Yeah, there are a lot of reasons not to have them. I did a thread about just one of them.

http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/showthread.php?t=359792&f=39

The financial part of it is a big deal. Without the expense of kids, even an ordinary income level can lead to total financial security, if you manage your money well.

 

I'm glad a lot of people around here don't have kids. By the sounds of it, the poor thing'd be stuck without parents because they're too busy off having a 'life' they think is good.
I personally don't care that I don't own expensive things. Because when I wake up in the morning and see that smiling little face my daughter has, it makes material things not seem to matter so much.

 

I own expensive things, I have a beautiful house, decent car, money in the bank, take vacations, AND have 2 gorgeous little boys...best of both worlds if you ask me Sadie

 

I wanna have a mommy like you.

 

That just means you're a hooker. No one with kids could EVER have anything like that.

 

Well now, that's just sick.
I cannot have deviant sexual fantasies about my own son.

 

You should blame your parents for making the decision to have you then. (or having no abortion if you came to this world by mistake) Think of all the cars and houses they could have bought without having you.

 

i really wanna experience parenthood... i dont care if i dont go on holidays and have nice cars.. i wanna have somebody that means the woorrld to me, someone more important than anything!!.. to bring a child into the world is much more beautiful than a nice car or jewelery etc.

 

The 'A' word isn't allowed in RT. It saves a lot of pointlessness and such.
Thanks.

 

In that case, I want to have you as a sister.
We could lift incest to the next level.

 

wOOt. Yay for sibling love. Now, bend over, birdy. :toetap05:

 

your logic is somewhat flawed. Overpopulation is largely stemming from developing, or "third-world" countries, not from countries where a large percentage of the population is well-educated.

check out this list:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html

Notice the countries at the top of the list at over SEVEN children per woman are the poorest countries in the world, and poverty means (and stems from) lack of education.

US is just about right on target with 2.05 children per woman, while many European countries are WELL under 2.

So by not having children you are really doing the dwindling educated numbers a disservice.