Posted by Bill L on January 13, 2003, at 10:18:28
In reply to Re: Why have kids and pass on a genetic prob? « McPac, posted by NikkiT2 on January 13, 2003, at 7:02:13
This is a very interesting thread. My mother had severe depression and OCD and killed herself. That was 35 years a go. The antidepressants back then were not very good. I feel very confident that today's drugs could have made a big positive difference in her life. My father did not have depression. They had 4 kids and I think that I'm the only one of the 4 who has depression. Both of my teen aged children have anxiety and depression to a small degree. They are both on a low dose of antidepressants and both are very happy and healthy with no real apparent side effects.
I have thought lately that maybe I should not have had kids. But it's not a clear cut thing. Also, one's spouse might very badly want to have kids. So if you either don't want kids or you want to adopt instead of having your own, it's important to discuss it with your boy friend or girl friend before getting engaged.
But since my kids are reasonably happy and doing pretty well, I don't regret having them.
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