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Good clarification prompt, thank you. I meant the former definition but they are intertwined for me so it makes sense that it came out ambiguously. To elabora
by xyzelement 4y ago
Good clarification prompt, thank you.
I meant the former definition but they are intertwined for me so it makes sense that it came out ambiguously.
To elaborate:
As I grow up, I see in myself and others a deeper life satisfaction from being parents/grandparents at "the appropriate age." This was not obvious to me when I was 20-30.
So I don't mean for "appropriate" to suggest you owe it to anybody to reproduce, but I do believe that it's a path most likely to yield the most satisfaction for a typical person.
(As an analogy, I can say the "appropriate" weight for a 6 ft tall man like me is 170-180LBs. That doesn't mean that I am obligated to lose 20LBs, just that my life would be better if I did)
- yencabulator 4y agoYeah you still sound judgy, and assuming a typical person must agree with you.
- xyzelement 4y agoI think I am OK with that. In my book it's fine to have an opinion of what can be good for others, as long as I am clear that it's ultimately their life, their choice, and I don't have all the context anyway. So I try to be honest about the patterns I see and opinions that I have (ie, "what would I do if that were me?") while being super open to being wrong.