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Re:Mothers who regret having children are speaking out by Red_Tarsius on Friday January 12, 2018 @10:06AM (#16133367)
Mainstream media nudges the unfit to choose a child-free life by their own volition. It's a lifelong marshmallow test: do you want to have fun now, or do you want to have a legacy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experimen...
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Re:Mothers who regret having children are speaking out by greenshackle3 on Friday January 12, 2018 @11:38AM (#16134142)
Sounds like you want (or already have) children to fulfill your own self-interested goals ('to leave a legacy'). That's a recipe for disappointment.

If you have children you do it for them, not for yourself.

And there are better, more predictable ways to leave a legacy. Having a kid is a shot in the dark; sure maybe they'll cure cancer, but maybe they'll be the next hitler, or more likely, they'll be an average joe with no lasting impact on humanity.

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Re:Mothers who regret having children are speaking out by gerbilly on Friday January 12, 2018 @10:29AM (#16133588)
I love my parents but I am not their legacy.
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Re:Mothers who regret having children are speaking out by matt_wulfeck on Friday January 12, 2018 @01:20PM (#16134995)
By definition you are their legacy.
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