To Have or To Not Have Kids

[Ponyup]

Originally Posted by pope1982

Pony, I just wanted to offer my support in saying, I know exactly what you are going through. We go through the same thing daily!

Good luck in your decision making, what will be will be Try not to drive yourself too nuts during your free spirited time if having children is in your future. Take it easy.

Thanks pope. I'm not saying I don't want a child because I've always wanted children. But I have to think about what kind of life this child will have in the current society. Society has changed so much since I was a child (I am 28). In fact it has changed so much since I graduated from college 6 years ago. I just can't help, but remember the issues I went through & how they have been compounded in the last 10 years by the downslide of our society. I can't know what world we will be living in in 10 years 20 years, but if the current state is of any indication it will be bad. How can I bring something I love more than anything into a world that could be miserable & full of fear & pain. I've searched & asked for a better reason to procreate than the fact I really want to or society expects me too. This one choice will affect the life completely of another human being. It's an extremely hard decision in the current state of affairs.
I am young & i have 5-7 years to make this decision. It's just hard. I know I would love a child & give the best life I possibly could, but would that be enough. A lot of the people in my parents generation wanted to have children to give them a better life than they had. I'm not sure a better life exists anymore.