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An article on Parenting and Happiness:
http://nymag.com/news/features/67024/
RealEstateIsBetterThanStocks
2013 Jan 3, 11:21am
instead of "investing" $250K in a child, put that money in a mutual fund, and use the interest to pay someone to come to your house once/twice a week to talk to you when you are older. you would get more bang for your buck. he/she may even clean the house for you.
that and "investing" in a marriage is like buying a stock whose company has a 50% chance of going bankrupted.
My investment in my daughter has paid dividends.
Maybe you are investing your sperm/egg with the wrong investment vehicle.
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Kids cost a fortune to raise. Besides, they make you less adaptable to changes. They also increase your risk exposure in the unlikely event of a divorce. Kids are harmful to the environment because overpopulation creates all kinds of ills.
Is there even any tangible upside in having children?
* If you care about genetics, we are all 99.9% identical anyway.
* If you want followers, starting a religion is more practical.
* If you want a small and cute companion, get a pet.
* If you want to keep your surname alive, write a fucking novel. (Or better yet, start an immortal corporation.)
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