>it's actually quite amusing how many parents say it gets better when the children leave the nest. then why have children!? There are lot of places in the worl

>it's actually quite amusing how many parents say it gets better when the children leave the nest. then why have children!? There are lot of places in the world where there is no expectation that the children will leave the nest. The whole "I can't wait till my kids are 18 so I can kick them out and get my life back" is only a phenomenon in some cultures.