Kids for Happiness? Perhaps not.

Here’s an interesting write up taken from a number of sources that seems to strongly suggest that perhaps parents are not happier than the childless, though personally I prefer the term child-free.

Anyway, I don’t have much to add to this one. I just thought I’d share.

Culture | True or False: Having Kids Makes You Happy

Thanks to Jan for a great find.

Reproductive Choice

First and foremost, I would like to let everyone know what seems obvious, but may not be. Reproduction is a choice. Just because you grew up assuming you’d get married, move out to the burbs, and pop out a litter of street urchins doesn’t mean that you actually have to do it. If that is right for you, fine.

But, please, at least think about it first.