A shift in American family values is fueling estrangement
I will try not to complain about my parents, but one of the big side-effects is that I do not want kids and have had a vasectomy to prevent that.  Not the only reason, but a relevant one.<p>I think more people should choose not to have kids and our societies&#x2F;governments should stop pushing so hard to have more due to traditional values or so economies can grow.  It is time for us to focus on quality and not quantity.  I think we are approaching 8 billion people in this world: not only is this not sustainable, but we could be better raising our children by having fewer.<p>Why does this relate to this topic?  Because of the concept that many feel they were raised poorly.  The people that should not be having kids usually do.  One of the reasons I do not want kids is because I do not think I will do a good job.  Instead, I think I can better support my friends that want to raise kids.  If I feel I&#x27;m finally prepared to take on the responsibility, then I like to think I would force myself to adopt.  Regardless, I think we could iteratively improve parenting by encouraging (never forcing) those that are mentally prepared to do so.<p>I think educated, younger generations are already having fewer kids, but guess I wanted to shine light on the good side of this.