Why have kids?

Why have a child? Well there is a lot of work that needs to be done around the house.

Nokkie said:
Another point I would also like to make is, that no one on this earth is actually ready to have kids even if they think they are. This is just a though of the day.
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I don't know what you mean by not ready.
 
Garyvdh said:
Because of the love, joy and friendship they bring to your life.

It's one of those things that you can never answer until you have actually experienced it.

Having these little tykes around brings such a sense of joy to your life that you can never imagine what life was like without them.

We had always only planned to have two kids (at least I had), but when the third was born I could never imagine what life would have been like without him.

He's a cute little guy, funny as all get out, says the damndest things, and to see his mannerisms and features that remind us of his parents and grand parents is a miraculous thing.

To see them grow up and learn and accomplish things is a great pleasure. To teach them what you know is a great privilege.
To know that they will always be there for you through think and thin gives me hope.

to imagine what old age would have been like, just the wife and me... with no heritage to look back on... and no kids around in our old loneliness is just too depressing to think about.
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+1000

Could not have said it better - eldest two 11 and 8 - youngest now just over a year old - cannot imagine life without them - sure, there would be a lot more disposable income but the joy that they bring to our lives (parents, grandparent, cousins) cannot be measured.

As Gary said above, it's one of those things you can't understand or relate to until you experience it yourself
 
satanboy said:
I have asked all my friends this question and have never received a decent/logical reply.

Why have kids? What is the purpose of it? Why do you want to have them?

Don't give me this typical BS answer, "To continue the family name." unless your name is fecking Einstein or Copernicus.
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To try and give the human species a fighting chance. Watch Idiocracy for some perspective.
 
noxibox said:
Why have a child? Well there is a lot of work that needs to be done around the house.


I don't know what you mean by not ready.
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I think he means not ready for kids. It comes back to the original thing. Trying to tell someone what its like to have children is like trying to describe sunshine to someone who has never experienced it.

"Its warm"
"you mean like a heater"
"yes, kinda but its more than that"
"more than warm?"
"well, it can be really hot sometimes"
"like a fire."
"yes, but nice"
"a fire is nice"
"yes, but nicer than a fire"
"so you sit around it?"
"no, its like a million miles away"
"yea? and its nicer than sitting around a fire?"
"ok, no, look forget the fire. Its yellow and it makes you feel good"
"ok, so its nice to look at"
"no, you cant look at it"
"WTF how can you not look at it? "
"its too bright, you'll hurt your eyes"
"HTF do you not look at something? "
"you just don't"
"but you know its yellow?"
"ok, look, forget yellow. It makes you feel good. It makes things grow"
"It is not better than my heater! FKOFF"
goes to sit by heater
 
SB are you depressed? Are you sad that your parents conceived you?
Do you want the human race to die out?
 
my life felt incomplete until my son was born. you don`t know what you missing until you have the experience. but not all men are fathers. so if you feel it`s not for you....then leave it alone, because it`s a lifetime commitment. you recieve unconditional love.
 
Madman88 said:
I think he means not ready for kids. It comes back to the original thing. Trying to tell someone what its like to have children is like trying to describe sunshine to someone who has never experienced it.
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What I mean is what does he mean by not ready for children? Not ready as in not having prior knowledge of every possible event and behaviour? Well then that really applies to a pretty large spectrum of things in life.
 
Dr. Sheldon Cooper : "That's what reproductive organs are for. You have them, you should at least use them once for the purpose they were made."
Or, that's what I think he would say. :)
 
Scientific Answer: People have kids to continue to human race, it is part of our reproduction system and is only natural.

Psychological answer: I choose to have kids when I was in my late twenties, travelled the world, made good progress in my job and then decided to settle down and have a family. It brings you joy, and it gives you the opportunity to give back to the world by being involved in their lives and through it the community. Kids having fun outside in the playground or even lanning at my home made it all fun and it reminds me of the days when I was younger, it gives you that whole bond that puts a reason in your life :)


It also gave me computer education in the process.
 
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