I'm late to this thread, but since Cardguy pointed it out, my thoughts are:
Positives of kids:
- experience of having a kid of your own
- they may look after you when you're old (if you're lucky)
Negatives:
- cost a lot of money
- take a lot of your time and effort which could be used for travel, gaming women, dining out, hitting the casino, etc.
- after 15 years of effort, may not turn out as you hoped
- may turn against you when you get divorced (I am being realistic here - if you marry, you have to expect divorce)
- I've noticed that my friends who have kids usually look five years older within a few months of the kid's birth
- friends have all dropped out of contact within six months of their kids being born
My solution: I'll mentor someone else's kid (take them under my wing) once it looks like they have some potential in life. Another option would be to find a young third-world wife to look after me when I get to around 75-80. I also plan to hire carers in my old age so that I can still get around when I'm in a wheelchair.
Positives of kids:
- experience of having a kid of your own
- they may look after you when you're old (if you're lucky)
Negatives:
- cost a lot of money
- take a lot of your time and effort which could be used for travel, gaming women, dining out, hitting the casino, etc.
- after 15 years of effort, may not turn out as you hoped
- may turn against you when you get divorced (I am being realistic here - if you marry, you have to expect divorce)
- I've noticed that my friends who have kids usually look five years older within a few months of the kid's birth
- friends have all dropped out of contact within six months of their kids being born
My solution: I'll mentor someone else's kid (take them under my wing) once it looks like they have some potential in life. Another option would be to find a young third-world wife to look after me when I get to around 75-80. I also plan to hire carers in my old age so that I can still get around when I'm in a wheelchair.