Unscientific survey for an article I'm writing: Kids - why?

Matt13C said:
I never said they should "give it a try" I simply said, don't be so quick to jump to no if you are unsure.I was talking about people on the fence, not those already saying no.

I would argue that something is lost, the experience. I will always encourage someone to try something, or to at least weigh all the options instead of just saying no. No is easy, yes is hard but often times leads to something much greater.

Have you been 100% certain of every decision you have ever made in life? Have you never done something that may not turn out right, but you did it anyway? Obviously having a child is not like jumping out of a plane. It is a life long commitment vs a 5 min adventure with the slight possibility of death. The premise is the same though. If you are weighing your options, don't just jump to no out of fear of the possibilities. You could possibly be missing out on the greatest adventure of your life.

Like you said, if you don't have them you won't know what you are missing. Just like if you don't jump. Me personally, I'd rather jump.
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Yeah, I can see that (for those who are on the fence). I'd probably be just as quick to encourage people to weigh all the options before saying yes, too.
 
SeatClutcher said:
Yeah, I can see that (for those who are on the fence). I'd probably be just as quick to encourage people to weigh all the options before saying yes, too.
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Absolutely. It is not a decision to be entered into lightly.

It is one of those things though, when viewed from the outside without kids of your own you think...man that must suck. When you are on the inside, there is really no place you'd rather be. Experiences I never thought I'd care about or even thought about wanting to have, I now cherish.

Also, just to comment on your response to USMCmech, it is a huge misconception that kids are a hindrance. Almost anything you can do without a child you can do with.
 
Matt13C said:
Absolutely. It is not a decision to be entered into lightly.

It is one of those things though, when viewed from the outside without kids of your own you think...man that must suck. When you are on the inside, there is really no place you'd rather be. Experiences I never thought I'd care about or even thought about wanting to have, I now cherish.

Also, just to comment on your response to USMCmech, it is a huge misconception that kids are a hindrance. Almost anything you can do without a child you can do with.
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Yeah, but it's not as easy. :)
 
You need to have children if you're going to have grandchildren, and that is when the real fun starts. There is an old saying:

"If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I'd have had them first."
 
Thanks for all of your responses to this. I didn't quote any of them, but they did get me thinking about how to shape the article, so I appreciate it.
 
Here.

(My newspaper allows only subscribers to read the full piece at the official website, so I obtained permission from my editor to re-post articles I want to share on my own website.)
 
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