Reply #45: You see, you've bought into the "child bring joy and are wondrous"

[Rabrrrrrr]

part of our culture/society. The poster has already told you that the children did not bring joy into the life of his/her mother, but yet you insist that, no, the poster must have been one of the seven things that brought her joy.

Children are not a joy to everyone who has them; they can become a burden, especially when finances are dim. It would be nice if our society could get over the idea that children are little bundles of joy, the absence of which is the only thing keeping one from perfect bliss and harmony. Sometimes they are, sometimes they aren't, and I, for one, would like to see society start owning up to that truth.

And yes, it is a crapshoot - it's a crapshoot you can help sway, but it's still a crapshoot - as to whether your children will care about or help you in old age.