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smirkymonkey

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4. I do as well, I just wish people would think about it more before bringing children into the world.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #3)

Sat May 7, 2022, 02:12 PM

May 2022

A lot of people just reproduce without giving it a second thought as to what kind of parents they would be, how committed they are to parenthood and what kind of life the child would have growing up in their specific circumstances, especially these days.

Too many people have children for selfish reasons and the child is the one who suffers.

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