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Nice launchpad for the kid
The Dreaded Rhubarb wrote:
"They want to have children and realize that their lives are never going to get better. They're never going to have a decent job"
I feel sorry for these kids, though, just as I would feel sorry for a kid that was born unwanted because of some restrictive abortion law. I think wanting a child is a necessary, but not sufficient, part of the equation.
While you certainly can't stop a woman from having her baby, that doesn't mean that she isn't being reckless and ultimately selfish by having a child she can't provide for.
I think my views are shaped by the fact that my own childhood was impacted by some questionable decisions made by my own very young parents who spit before I was talking.