Originally Posted by Yosei
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My sister is a shining example. She's birthed 10 babies. Doesn't have custody of a single child now. When my nephew Will was born, he was born addicted to crack ... Custody was handed over to my parents ... They already had custody of 4 of their grandkids, and a 5th was too much to handle.
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I think my family life is why I feel this way.
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Ten? TEN?!
Nobody (including your parents!) should judge you for wanting your own kids. I do not know what life circumstances led your sister to this path, but your decision not to have kids but to adopt instead sounds a bit like condemning yourself for her faults.
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Originally Posted by Hessah
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Congratz on being a dad!
Childbirth is not the scary part, it's the sleep deprevation that follows that's the torture...
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I'll just leave this here.