Hello, forgive me, I am just a voyeur to the discussion. Osmar, I think =
you are mistaken. There is something more satisfying than being a =
parent. It is being an uncle. That has always been my deep biological =
urge. To spend quality time with my nephew, to give him my best 5 or 6 =
hours a week, always feeling excited to see him and him returning that =
feeling. Relieving my brother and his wife from child-rearing duties now =
and then strengthened our relationship too. Now my nephew is 27, and I =
treat him as my only son, and since his father died ten years ago, he =
regards me as his dad. He will inherit all of what I have. It is not =
necessary that we replicate ourselves. We can share other people's =
children and give them as much as we want to. We can even adopt one of =
the millions of children who have no parents. Why give birth to more? =
The planet will thank us. Tim Murray, BC Canada
