Kids rant

See, the circle of life goes like this - get born (with no choice in the matter) - live a mediocre, impoverished life, get shit off your spouse or partner for not living up to their expectations, spend all the money you never actually get to see on a few bricks that outlive you and if you are lucky* have a few kids who will love you for 10 years, hate you for 5-6 years, try to make it up to you for 25-35 years, drag themselves about and repeat the cycle for another few years and then die themselves. Rinse and repeat. You know, I have been told things like "you would be a good dad", "you have much to give" etc etc, but honestly, I don't have any more or less than the average person. And we are all just average, by the way... some are just more determined than others. We simply have kids for one of two reasons... we don't want to die, or by mistake. What very selfish reasons, I think. Bring a kid into the world who has no say in it so they can repeat the same thing over again. If I were to do anything, I would adopt a kid who was conceived, born and discarded and had no choice in the matter. Why introduce a new kid? But to be honest, I would literally be dragging myself around for the sake. No money, no life etc etc, like I said before. Some say "I want to have whinge-bags because I want to do some good in the world, replace the bad people, keep my blood-line going". It's a genetic illusion. Well, that is my opinion anyway. Like I say, I'm one man, I'm not going to change the world. And it won't be through conception. See let's say a product is 100% quality but made from imperfect materials. Then you dilute it and blend it. It's not 100% any more, it's inferior. You can only go so far. If you happen to be a parent who had a child by mistake, you will fall into 1 of 2 distinct catagories: you will love and nurture the child and try your best to see they surpass you, which is dignified by any standards. The other is more ominous: you were ignorant and always will be. Your child becomes another thorn in the butt of society through your neglect. Ends up inflicting the same torment on others and never realises it. Unfortunately, this one is a rising trend.

Incidentally, to the single mothers I know personally, I salute you all. I don't think I know even one who is a bad parent :)