Reasons on why people have babies? +rep

[osiyo]

-Abandonment issues (I'll do so much better than my parents)
-Having someone to love
-to make the family they have always wanted
-to have someone to take care of them when they are old

-for money (Surrogates can earn $6,000+ dollars to birth someone else's baby)
- to match their friends/family's babies' ages
-to keep their partner tied to them for 18 years

-their partner wants one and they don't mind

[IndigoSunset]

- Keep a relationship together
- To please an elderly relative (if their parents want grandkids before they die for example)
- As a physical expression of love
- To gain leverage in a potential future divorce
- To build a legacy (for example, to continue the family name)
- To claim child support from the state
- To get an advantage in claiming support from the state more generally
- To put up for adoption for an infertile or same-sex couple
- As an accidental pregnancy (eg. failure of contraception)
- As the result of rape
- Due to moral concerns about abortion
- To have someone to love and care for
- For tax-efficiency purposes (only for the mega rich)
- Jealousy of others with kids
- To increase the population (for example in Germany where birth rate is dropping)
- As a scheme of revenge
- For political reasons (this is more of a historical reason, such as the Roman Empire)
- Natural urge to produce offspring

[simmie]

-Abandonment issues (I'll do so much better than my parents)
-Having someone to love
-to make the family they have always wanted
-to have someone to take care of them when they are old

-for money (Surrogates can earn $6,000+ dollars to birth someone else's baby)
- to match their friends/family's babies' ages
-to keep their partner tied to them for 18 years

-their partner wants one and they don't mind

In Canada (or at least, Ontario) you're not allowed to pay the surrogate for other than medical fees. :o
unless people pay them illegally?

thanks for the tips all (Even the dumb ones, I laughed so hard at that '16 and pregnant one. )

[Allegra]

-they're trying to fill a void in their lives and are going about it the wrong way
-they might be at an age where they feel societal pressure to do so
-to provide a sibling for an existing child

[Poem]

Before we start, I am looking for mature awnser. This is for my parenting class, and i'd like to keep this serious and mature, as I am getting a grade for this, thank you.


I am looking for about 15 reasons on why people have babies, and I only have about 3!
-Procreation
-Wanting to start a family
-Pressure from parents




They can be positive/negative reasons on why people have kids, as long as again, they are worded in a mature way, and something I can say to my teacher without her getting all mad. I'm willing to +rep for reasons, and +fullrep for a more detailed awnser. (I hope this is not considered cheating omg ;_; )

I haven't read through the two pages so I don't know if these have been mentioned. But here are my seven:

1. Society's pressure. Happy families with kids are everywhere in the media.
2. "A purpose for life ideology." After a couple is settled down, they might look for a new purpose and find it in child-rearing.
3. As an "investment" (but without the negative connotation). Once they are old, they want somebody to look after them and be proud of
4. As marriage glue to further their relationship.
5. Either parent wants another version of them or their partner.
6. For accidental reasons, one way or another (you can expand on this if you need more points)
7. Pressure from friends/other relatives