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> Except that having a child is an optional activity that you choose to do I get what you are saying, but this is not a universal truth. Life gets complicated.
by beart 7y ago
> Except that having a child is an optional activity that you choose to do
I get what you are saying, but this is not a universal truth. Life gets complicated.
- jolmg 7y agoFor the vast majority, life doesn't get that complicated. I think even 5% of the population being forced into parenthood is too much of an exaggeration.
- kelnos 7y agoThe last time I was reading on this topic, around 10% of kids are actually unwanted -- that is, one or both parents did not want to ever have kids, or did not want to have more kids. Most kids are planned to some degree. For the remainder that aren't, the couple does want to have kids at some point, but they didn't plan to have kids at that particular time. Regardless, children are optional, full stop. There are certainly reasons why people who don't plan to have kids end up having them anyway, but that doesn't change the fact that it's an optional activity.