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I’m sure, but that’s true of one of us requiring extensive medical care, too. Living is risky.

• silverquiet 3y ago
  I'm quite aware of the risk; I have a rare childhood disorder that will likely require ever more medical care as I age. Trying to keep my own ass covered by medical insurance is enough challenge for me.
  • ericd 3y ago
    Sorry you’ve had to go through that. But rare childhood disorders are rare, right? Most kids are healthy, so most parents don’t have to cover that. Many people seem to think that having kids means an end to their having fun, my point is that that’s not a given. It’s not to say that everyone is in a good position to have kids.
    • silverquiet 3y ago
      Mine is indeed quite rare; I'd put money on you never having heard of it because the average doctor barely has. The thing is I know tons of people with some rare condition or other; collectively it seems rare conditions are common. I've personally seen some truly heinous conditions affect children; far worse than what I went through. Certainly there are no givens, to borrow another's HN comment - kids are like a reverse lottery ticket. > It’s not to say that everyone is in a good position to have kids. Yes, I'd say that it's up to each individual to determine that, and it seems that more and more are deciding that they are not.