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Why do people usually have children? Spare me the evolutionary explanations. I want to know from the perspective of individuals. Most people I know barely see

• toomuchtodo 3y ago
  ~40%-50% of pregnancies, in the US and internationally, are unintended each year. A significant component of the story are simply accidents. https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/unintended-pregnancy-united-states https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/unintended-pregnancy-u... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4449999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4449999/ https://www.unfpa.org/press/nearly-half-all-pregnancies-are-unintended-global-crisis-says-new-unfpa-report https://www.unfpa.org/press/nearly-half-all-pregnancies-are-...
• latentcall 3y ago
  >Most people I know barely see their parents Anecdotal, but I see my wife’s parents several times a year (500 miles away) and video call with them daily, sometimes multiple times a day. I still talk to my parents, but not as much. I think the reason for this is that I feel like her parents have more in common with me and are friendlier and open to different things. Not to mention showing an interest in minutiae of life. I still love my parents of course, but they also don’t put the same amount of effort that the wife’s do. My Dad was pretty mean when I was growing up, and isn’t anymore but I know he regrets being the way he was. Coincidentally, my wife and I are expecting our first child spring next year. For us, it’s hard to answer “why”. I guess it’s a feeling of wanting that deep unique love, for having a deeper purpose.