You, my fren, summed it up beautifully here, using common sense, logic and reason. Just bc we CAN procreate doesn't mean we should. So many factors to consider. Welfare recipients shouldn't procreate for the sheer gratification. Neither should discerning citizens skeptical of the future of our world. Just bc you can doesn't mean you should.

Before our child was born, my wife and I thought the same. We weren't being selfish, but rather selfless (at least in our eyes). Do we really want to raise a child in this F'd up clown world we're seeing today??

As said child has grown, we've seen the greatness and purity in the child, made long-lasting friendships with other parents, and experienced a world we couldn't have imagined otherwise. Parenting, teaching common sense values, above anything including the ABCs is most important.

So don't rush to do it simply bc you can. But understand that every being brought into this world has dealt w/ hardships. How we teach them to deal w/ those hardships is most important.

Again, best to you fren and use your own judgement. We were born with free will, no matter how hard others may try to strip it from us