Good call. If you are the child of toxic parents, there is at least a fair chance that you will pay it forward to your own children, even if you don't intend to do so. Being a parent is the toughest job there is, and if you screw it up, there are no do-overs. Children are not extensions of you - they unique individuals with their own wants, needs, hopes, dreams, desires and personalities - and those may be VERY different from yours. They can also be exhausting, frustrating, willful, and yes - extremely expensive. It takes a very special person to be a good parent, and most of us simply do not have what it takes. Congratulations on figuring that out for yourself at an early age. Unfortunately, most do not until it is too late and they discover that they weren't up to the challenge after all.
I don't think children are worth the effort
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Good call. If you are the child of toxic parents, there is at least a fair chance that you will pay it forward to your own children, even if you don't intend to do so. Being a parent is the toughest job there is, and if you screw it up, there are no do-overs. Children are not extensions of you - they unique individuals with their own wants, needs, hopes, dreams, desires and personalities - and those may be VERY different from yours. They can also be exhausting, frustrating, willful, and yes - extremely expensive. It takes a very special person to be a good parent, and most of us simply do not have what it takes. Congratulations on figuring that out for yourself at an early age. Unfortunately, most do not until it is too late and they discover that they weren't up to the challenge after all.