I'm bored. Let's have a baby.

A recent confrontation with the ass-talker has left me raging about people who seem to want to have kids just because it's the thing to do. They have kids because they believe that doing so will bring them a sense of fulfillment in their lives, and maybe, for some people, it really does, but I still think it's a terrible reason to breed.

Recently, generalizations about gender have really been irritating me. According to some of these generalizations, all women are dying to become mothers and all men are reluctant to become fathers. I am a woman, I am 26 years old, and I do not feel that my purpose here is to bring another human being into existence. If I did feel that way, I would simply reproduce, and then my offspring would reproduce, and their offspring would reproduce, and so on. What exactly would be the point of all of this reproduction? Is our society underpopulated? Certainly not. Some call it an evolutionary leftover, like craving sugar and fat. Others believe there is something sacred about carrying on the family name.

Maybe I just don't want kids because I'm selfish. I want to live my life for myself, but at least I can admit it. I think it's more selfish to bring a whole new person into the world because you think it will complete you. I'm not saying nobody should have kids, but there are a lot of people that probably shouldn't. If your goal is to nurture and protect your child and help them develop into a well-adjusted human being, then be my guest, go to it, but if you think having kids will satisfy the emptiness in your life, then no child deserves you as a parent.