Discussion Why do people have children?

[bl33ding_heart]

So young.Where are you from?

I'm from the uk.

 

[lawlietsph]

in my country some people do it for the money (the more kids they have, the more credit they get from the government for building or buying a house). these are the same parents who i see yelling at the children in the store like maniacs

but other than this, mostly just reckless sex, natural instincts, selfishness, simply being dumb

i find it awful to be honest. i don't want to judge them, but i still do.
the worst thing that has happened to me was being born and i think a HUGE part of the population feels the same way. nobody wants to fucking live anymore

 

[Droso]

I would love to see SaSu members who actually are parents answer this question. All of the responses here are good and accurate for the most part, but I feel personal reasoning allows for better understanding. However, there is such a strong anti-natalist presence on this forum that most parents don't speak up on these threads.

 

[NonEssential]

If I remember correctly, my brother and his girlfriend had a child because they thought she couldn't get pregnant due to an accident she had when she was younger. I guess everyone has their own reasons.

 

[chrysalisuponme]

a sense of fulfillment and purpose

 

[psp3000]

"Who will take care of me when I am old?"

is the most common one I've heard

besides people just having a kid because it's some expected milestone or achievement to meet and then they forget that 30 seconds to 1 hour of "bliss" could lead to 18 years of commitment

 

[NonEssential]

"Who will take care of me when I am old?"

Sorry parents, I can barely take care of myself lol.