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<blockquote data-quote="newusername" data-source="post: 4795360" data-attributes="member: 562064">Well first, I have to wonder how one qualifies for being &quot;ready for a child.&quot;&nbsp; Second, I have to wonder why age plays any factor in this.&nbsp; Given that we are genetically programmed to reproduce well before the age of 17, I have to wonder why such an arbitrary line in the sand was drawn.I know people who have become infinitely better people just for having a child.&nbsp; Personally, I hate kids; I think we need to stop reproducing and start making things work.&nbsp; With that said, I can&#039;t even count the number of people I&#039;ve known who were bar stars without a responsible bone in their body who became intelligent and contributing members of society JUST because they had a child to take care of.&nbsp; If that is what it takes to make some people better, I&#039;m not adverse to it, especially if they raise their children well.If you&#039;re as bad as my parents, then you definitely shouldn&#039;t bother.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="newusername, post: 4795360, member: 562064"] Well first, I have to wonder how one qualifies for being "ready for a child." Second, I have to wonder why age plays any factor in this. Given that we are genetically programmed to reproduce well before the age of 17, I have to wonder why such an arbitrary line in the sand was drawn. I know people who have become infinitely better people just for having a child. Personally, I hate kids; I think we need to stop reproducing and start making things work. With that said, I can't even count the number of people I've known who were bar stars without a responsible bone in their body who became intelligent and contributing members of society JUST because they had a child to take care of. If that is what it takes to make some people better, I'm not adverse to it, especially if they raise their children well. If you're as bad as my parents, then you definitely shouldn't bother. [/QUOTE]

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