There is no dichotomy between rational decision making and having kids, or any other thing that you might want to do for yourself or others. Thinking decisions

There is no dichotomy between rational decision making and having kids, or any other thing that you might want to do for yourself or others. Thinking decisions through and being honest with yourself is a GOOD thing, particularly in the case where it will affect the rest of your life and the welfare of one or more children. Rationality is a value. Nobody has claimed to be an amazing savant. People do have different priorities and not everyone is the same as you. If I like salt and you do not like salt, then each of us can be rational while doing a completely different thing. If you mean to show that reason has limits and that it has terrible consequences then unfortunately you must use reason to show that, and I cannot see that you have done that.