(October 15, 2012 at 11:28 am)Annik Wrote: Hovik and I often lament that there is not way we could afford to raise a child right now... But we still want to. He really wants kids. It makes me sad because people tend to give him funny looks (as if he is a creep) for waving/playing with cute little kids.
It's really not about money (well, not completely anyway). I've known really great parents who could never afford anything other than thrift store clothes and toys, who lived in a shoebox apartment where everyone shared a room, etc, but those kids are great because the got/get all the love and attention they need and deserve. On the flip side, I've also known very wealthy parents who just never spent time with their kids. Those kids had/have problems.