[quote=squat250]davelj, i wouldve considered children luxury goods prior to having them.
Now that i have them, it’s clear to me they are absolutely necessary. It was unseeable to me that i wasn’t who I really am without them.
So, no, not a luxury.
I’d rather have them and have a complete crap lifestyle.
They often ask me, pa, how much would you sell one of us for?
When i explain that i honestly would not take a million, or even to their shocka nd chagrin, ONE BILLION DOLLARS, they cannot understand it. Hell, they might even sell me for a billion dollars.
Do other kids ask their parents weird questions like that?
how much would you take for me? Assume I’ll be well taken care of, pa, so you don’t have to worry about it. but you never get to see me again. How much?
Dude, I would not sell you.
Sure you would. think of all the money, Pa! Think of it! Wealthy beyond your dreams!
The money would mean nothing, little dude.[/quote]
Once they’re out of the womb children certainly look more like necessities… it’s interesting, however, that a majority of the world’s parents (mostly in developing countries) would gladly part with one of their children for an amount that we here in the industrialized world would find insulting. Where you stand depends upon where you sit.
How do you feel about folks having children that they clearly cannot support? Does it bother you that your tax dollars go toward supporting something that only came about as a result of a poor choice by another human being?
My point is that children should be *viewed* as a luxury good prior to their arrival. As long as I don’t have to support them, then fine. And as long as the folks that have them don’t bitch and moan about how difficult their life is because they have them, then fine. But when I hear folks talk about how expensive it is to live, and they have children, I just think, “you made your bed… time to lie in it.”
