ya'll pretending they stay 3 forever. they grow up, you know?

#8 well, according to the dictionary, the definition of a "family" is:

1. a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.
2. all the descendants of a common ancestor.

so it seems children are indeed required.

I have two kids. They have been the best aspect of my life. Being self-centered isn’t a good trait to have with kids so these people probably made the right choice to not have kids. To me it would be an utterly boring life not having kids.

Think of everyone in your life and then name one that has children that ever said "I wish I never had children". Even the ones that originally said they never wanted children will tell you they wouldn't change it for the world.

And when you're alone at 90 dying in a hospital bed with nobody around you, how much fun will that be?

so much cope and cognitive dissonance