Deciding to have children when you are lost and miserable on the off chance that it will solve your problems sounds like a terrible idea. With this reasoning,

Deciding to have children when you are lost and miserable on the off chance that it will solve your problems sounds like a terrible idea. With this reasoning, you might as well just get as big a mortgage as you can get instead. It will also give you a "meaning in life" - freeing yourself from the debt burden - and keep you busy for the next 30 years. At least you won't be gambling with a newly created life.