My room gets pretty much invaded on a daily basis by my little sister, who is turning 4 this year in August. No privacy at all, except when she is sleeping. And my parents tell me "Stop staying up so late!" What choice do I have if it's when I get the only peace and quiet. I'm never having children. Unless I'm retired, condom stays on. Children are obnoxious, and annoying, no matter how much you love them. They require a lot of time and commitment. Eventually you get so exhausted, that you get mean, and when you get mean you feel guilty, and even worse.
"Aww she's so cute." Yea fuck off, you don't have to live with her on a day to day basis. You get to come over once in a while and experience the good part of children, have your aww's and leave.
How are parents in today's world suppose to take care of their kids? I don't get it. They're so fucking expensive. The dad has to go to work. He comes home and he's exhausted. To support the family, the mom probably needs to do some work too, not to mention cooking and cleaning... how will you send your kid to college? How will you even send your kid to pre-school if its like 1800 per month? Where do you get the time to teach and play with your kid if both parents need to make money? Kindergarden starts at around 5, thats 5 years you have to fill in before you get some time off.
My sister has seen movies like Shrek, Monsters Inc, probably 20 times each. Imagine if my parents didn't have me to provide "relief."
If I ever get married, I'm not even going to contemplate the idea of kids unless I'm rolling in dough and planning an early retirement. If you're thinking about having kids before you hit 40, you're a fool in my book. Having children should be the second meaning of slavery.
Edited by Alex, 18 February 2008 - 09:35 PM.