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> Women can be more than just baby factories That's a weirder take. Women who do a good job caring for the next generation are more valuable than most of the
by speakfreely 2y ago
> Women can be more than just baby factories
That's a weirder take. Women who do a good job caring for the next generation are more valuable than most of the other impacts you're likely to make in a business career. Most people overestimate the impact of their work and underestimate the impact of their family and personal relationships. It's one of the most common deathbed regrets.
- cthalupa 2y ago"Spending more time with friends and family" is not the same thing as "having kids" I know I will regret not spending as much time with close friends as I could have - I already do. Some of them I no longer have the chance to do so. I regret not traveling more when I was younger - and I traveled A LOT! Still do. But there are some things I'll never get to experience. I'm sure I'll regret some aspects of focusing on my career. Career and work are almost certainly not the most important aspect of your life. But that doesn't mean that you have to have kids, either, or that you'd regret not having them. I find it weird to suggest that the most meaningful form of interpersonal relationship has to be that of parent and child instead of whatever an individual finds to be the most meaningful.
- speakfreely 2y agoThere's certainly exceptions, but I would say for the majority of people, their relationships with their parents are amongst the closest and most important in their lives. It's one of the few relationships that survives the different phases of life. I don't have children so I can't recommend that for you, but I still think having children is a beautiful thing that should be encouraged.