> The choice to become a parent, or to not become a parent, is one of those choices in life that requires a leap of faith. No, it requires sticking one's gonad

> The choice to become a parent, or to not become a parent, is one of those choices in life that requires a leap of faith. No, it requires sticking one's gonads inside another's gonads and agitating briefly, during a not-rare selection window. We don't come from a long line of voluntary parents. I had zero of them, directly. I still agree that being a parent is an amazing, life-transforming event that has gigantic potential upsides. But it also has gigantic potential downsides, including financial ruin, lifelong misery, and/or sudden death (for at least one of the parents). All I'm saying is: most of our ancestors didn't choose anything when they rubbed cloacae.