Re: Do you want to have children?
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The inability to see that parenthood is a choice with pros and cons and that some people might view the cons as greater than the pros is indicative of irrational behaviour similar to that found in religious fanatics and cults.
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Of course they are irrational. The reason they put up with all the work and duties that come along with children is because they really really love them, and love is usually not a rational feeling. The same reason causes them to try and convince you that their children are a greater good for them than the "freedom" they would enjoy without them.
Thereīs no reason for you to think most of them are "talking themselves" into that feeling, though. Itīs pretty clear that it is in the nature of parenthood to be in love with ones children.
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