why do people have children? goddamn!

aite ima get a lil ranty hea':

-so they can keep up with the joneses. you're not anyone unless you've got the perfect spouse and children.

-for selfish reasons: the novelty of a mini-me, continuing bloodlines, a safety net when you're a geriatric

-to bestow the world with the next einstein or newton (though the odds of that are low)

is anyone else sick of hearing people patting themselves on their backs for having children? as if it's some kind of contribution to society? it's very annoying to hear people complain about how hard parenthood is. if they can't handle it, they should not have had em in the first place! personally, i don't care at all if anonymous #123 shits out another human being.

obviously this isnt directed to any 4chaners since having children would require some kind of copulation. so here's a more relevant topic: do you feel obliged to do whatever your parents say because they gave you the gift of life?

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It's a cultural thing. Most people were raised in a family and stay in contact with their family. If one family member decides to live the family life the rest tend to follow. If someone decides to do the marriage thing the next cultural thing to do is to have children.

There are also emotional impulses like the maternal instinct, producing someone who looks like a combo between yourself and the person you love, the cuteness of children and loads of other factors.