| PROS |
CONS |
| Someone will take care of you when you’re old. | They still might not take care of you when you’re old. |
| You’ll be placed in the societal category of “normal.” | You’ll devote most of your love to your nuclear family, instead of spreading it throughout your community. |
| People won’t pity you except for nice reasons like “You must be so tired.” | It usually detracts from marital satisfaction. |
| You could try to give them a happy childhood. | You have to send them off to college, where they might get drunk, have sex, and recklessly drive. |
| Your husband is a really kind man and his genes deserve to live on. | The crying. |
| Will you have time to write your book? | |
| It’s scary because they might get hurt or die. | |
| You’ll stop having other things to talk about. | |
| You won’t have as much ability to travel the world. | |
| There’s no guarantee the kid will be a nice person. | |
| You like to control things, and this will prevent much of that. | |
| You’ll never have to wonder, “What if…?” | If you regret having them, you’re not allowed to say. |
| It would make Christmases and birthdays pretty fun. | The world is already overpopulated and somebody has to make the wise but hard decision to go against the grain. |
| Ultimately it teaches you to be selfless. | It’s, ultimately, selfish. |
