[silicon2401]

Have you ever imagined that someone who's infertile or lacks reproductive organs could be capable of equalling your worth as a human being? Or do you assume that in the absence of children, human beings are only capable of a life of hedonism and self-indulgence? Your comment is a great example of the unabashed stigmatization and intolerance towards people who don't have kids by many of those who do, who at the same time elevate themselves into something like saints just because they raised kids

[the_third_wave]

Put that straw man in the garden, it might scare off some birds. If the poster was infertile s/he'd have posed a different question - leaving it to the rest of the world to insinuate what motivation lies behind a question and to treat any other interpretation as "insensitive" or "stigmatisation" or what-have-you-not is just a way of putting up tripwires for people to stumble over. This happens all too often and should not be encouraged.

Honesty goes the furthest, whether in asking or in answering questions.

[nunez]

You focused so much on the strawman (infertility) that you forgot to answer the very real question right behind it (stigmatization of people who voluntarily choose to be child-free).

[the_third_wave]

The question which was not related to the one brought up here and only was used to initiate some blame-gaming? No, since it bears no relevance to the actual question I see no need to answer it. I'll stick to the subject at hand which was what are the benefits to having children.

[silicon2401]

I'm not convinced by your claims. The OP submitted a genuine question and it's obvious from the comments in this thread that people would rather react emotionally and bash somebody who has a non-conventional worldview than engage in a discussion.