Also, lying, dishonesty, lack of integrity, greed, wars, &c., are nothing new and I see no evidence that they have increased in society — nor that bad breeding would be their cause. The ancient Romans and ancient Greeks before them moaned and groaned about “kids today”. In fact, I’d wager that things are somewhat more peaceful today (at least in most of the world). After all, when’s the last time you worried about the next city over trying to invade?

Furthermore, I’m a big fan of quality over quantity. If you have the time to properly parent a dozen children, then who am I to stop you? However, I don’t think most people are in that sort of position. I know in my current circumstances I would hardly have the energy to parent one child to my satisfaction — not that I feel the need to do that much.

Also, I think that there are plenty of other ways to improve the world other than having kids. One can be a teacher or leader without having kids. Sure, sometimes you can do both, but not everyone is up to being a “supermom” (or dad).

What is it they say – variety is the spice of life?

As to the car thing, I’m not there yet. When I get to the point of working full-time from home, I’ll likely dump one car. I only use mine to commute for the most part anyway, and my family could make due with one at that point. Here’s to the future

You’re very welcome. And thank you for taking one more car off the road! I’m not in a good position to give up our car, but I really do appreciate when those who have more of a choice do. Just one more example, I guess, how people can make different choices but still appreciate others’ choices. After all, we don’t all have the same wants, needs, or resources. Despite that, why do some people insist that there is just one answer for everyone?