Reply #136: This is rich coming from a guy who makes a sweeping generalization based on the people he knows.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

"I don't know anyone who says they regret their kids so it can't happen that much."

Are there not enough tales of abused and neglected kids in the news for you? And remember, those are just the most extreme cases. There are many, many, more mundane situations where the children aren't overtly abused but their parents communicate to them that they weren't wanted in many more subtle ways. I personally can't think of anything more brutal to a child's psyche than knowing that they are not wanted. But since you're hung up on the phrase "a lot" - what number is acceptable to you? 10%? 5%? 1%? Even if we're talking about one percent of children born in the world today, that is a number in the millions. What number constitutes not "a lot" to you?