tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709525799603919623.post928793452208271012..comments2013-10-06T09:20:15.111-07:00Comments on LHOOQtius ov Blog: Supply And DemandLHOOQtius ov Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09704995101731304556noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709525799603919623.post-16085216506077414272008-08-16T21:17:00.000-07:002008-08-16T21:17:00.000-07:00I envy your ability to sound so...what's the phras...I envy your ability to sound so...what's the phrase... PC? No, not quite. Opinionated without being an asshole? Yeah. That's probably closer. I make it a point to have conversations about stuff like this only with close family members because I'm not quite so nice about it. Not that I believe in genocide or any of that yucky stuff, either, but breeders drive me crazy.<BR/><BR/>As a parent of a single child, I have to admit that having offspring is one of the most awesome things EVER. :) My son is more important to me than anything and I love him more than anything or anyone else in the world. Would I have another? Hell, no. This is for many reasons. First and foremost is that my family enjoys a certain level of financial and material comfort that we REALLY enjoy. Sticking a new human in there would just throw that out the window.<BR/><BR/>Second, with the economy the way that it is, bringing another child into the world would do him or her a serious disservice. When I was growing up, I was lucky that my parents were able to survive very comfortably on a single income. My mom was a housewife and full-time mom, who had the time to actually PARENT me. Today, few families can afford to survive on one income, let alone survive comfortably. So the parents aren't home, the kids are babysat by electronics, and they end up missing so many core values that our generation and the generations before us take almost for granted.<BR/><BR/>A woman I game with online has a daughter. Her husband is a construction worker and makes decent money, so they can live on a single income. However, they have almost no savings and the only entertainment she can really afford is her $15/month game account. They really only have enough to make ends meet. But now they're trying to have another child. She goes on and on about how she wants another one, but then two seconds later will complain about barely being able to pay their bills. I understand how she feels about having another child. There are times that I would like another one, too, but reality and sensibility quickly bring me back to my senses.<BR/><BR/>Then I have another friend who is pregnant with her 5th child. She and her husband can afford it, but I still feel that they are breeders. I do not understand why they feel the need to increase the population by THAT many. There are already too many people, too few jobs, and the distribution of wealth is too screwed up. Having lots and lots of kids will simply make it worse. When I worked at a military hospital, I remember seeing all these families with some guy, a pregnant wife, and 3 kids trailing behind. And all I could think of was, "Ugh. Just STOP." I know I'm rude, but I can't help it. Drives me NUTS.hatsumihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810576506703971605noreply@blogger.com