Going through my dad's fight with cancer and death recently significantly changed my view on the value of having kids. I shudder to think what it would have be

Going through my dad's fight with cancer and death recently significantly changed my view on the value of having kids. I shudder to think what it would have been like for him and my mom had my brother and I not been around. Yeah there's care facilities for people who don't have anybody, but there's no replacement for family for when you stop being able to take care of yourself.