I&#x27;m a foster parent.  I definitely know people who regret having kids.<p>Furthermore, just on the basis of the number of single mothers I know, I would posit that at least one man you know has kids, regretted it, left the mother and just hasn&#x27;t volunteered that information to you.<p>[edit] Also, my wife was adopted when her parents were in their 40s, so it&#x27;s probably not too late to raise a kid.