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In reply to the discussion: In another thread, one about extremes of weather, I noticed [View all]captain queeg
(11,780 posts)We were older and my wife got the itch for a kid. As it turned out we discovered that wasnt going to happen so started looking into adoption. We ended up adopting an infant from Vietnam. I felt like it covered a lot ground, we could experience the joys of raising a child and not be adding to the world population. There are millions of children already here without parents. I dont know how they turn out, humans are adaptable so most will survive and probably many who are adopted dont do any better but I think my son has done better in a family setting so I think in a way Ill leave the world a little better off when Im gone.
There have been a lot of sacrifices and I dont really regret them. I certainly understand and approve of people who have chosen not to have children. For those who want children but are concerned about the impact consider adoption. The one thing about people having children that annoys me and I hope I dont offend anyone here, Ive seen couples continue to reproduce till they get a son. It seems like an ego feeding leftover from bygone days. But thats just my opinion and Id better add that the same thing applies to wanting a daughter. I think that was the case with one of my brothers but in the end, with the advances in birth control it is a personal decision. Id encourage people to realize its a personal decision that can effect the entire world.
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