Katherine, I hear what you are saying, and I somewhat agree, but like missJ said also, sometimes the good qualities that we pass on outweigh the bad! I may or may not ever have a child, Im not sure if I want one! To tell ya the truth Im comfortable with my life as it is, come and go as I please, do what I want, take vacations, spend my money as I want, etc... Kids are great too for those that want them! I love my friends kids! Noone in my family has kids, we ALL come from divorced parents and I think we all have 'issues' stemming from that, committment issues, fear of divorce and having kids to raise on our own, etc... I do have a friend who feels that her gene pool is not quality enough to have her own children. I respect that! Also its much easier said than done, I mean you DID have kids, and who is to say that you know for CERTAIN that you would not have had any had you known what you know now. You can SAY it, but you don't know bc it didnt work that way!