So some of the breeders are upset that others use that term to describe those who... well... who breed. They want to be seen as nurturing mothers, creative parents, anything but just another animal that spawns a being that will itself go on to eat, shit, and breed, thereby guaranteeing a world overrun with humanity to the detriment of all the other animals that inhabit our little planet.
I once had a breeder tell me that I was selfish for not wanting to have children. Selfish?! What's more selfish than believing that what the world needs is a mini-me? Another iteration of your own super specialness? Amazing! And you somehow think that your own little bundle of redemption is not going to grow up to be just another ingrate teenaged mall rat? Where does anyone get off in thinking that what my city--any city--needs is another human being contributing to an environment that's already out of control with pollution?
That's what children are: another form of pollution. An infancy of diapers; a river of high fructose corn syrup; a mountain of feces; a carbon footprint the size of the Titanic. Thanks but no thanks, Mr. and Ms. Breeder. Time to get over your own bad self and just say no to breeding. On behalf of Mother Earth I thank you.
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Kerry Lauerman
Joan Walsh
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It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as quickly as you can
and don't have any kids yourself.
Isn't that how it goes?
But I can understand your sentiments. I wished I had the world to myself also.
Unfortunately, the breeding part is simply a biological reality. The world is grossly overpopulated; meanwhile we continue to artificially stimulate that growth with aid to the third world, including the intervention of third world wars. There are no natural checks anymore to minimize third world growth. I wouldn’t worry too much about “mall rats”, the reality is that western nations are dying, culturally and genetically while the third world grows exponentially. Eventually you will have a displacement of all western nations by third world immigration that has no barriers at all to growth through “breeding”.
Yes, eventually the malls and the mall rats will be gone, replaced by bazaars and other forms of shanty village market places. There will be wars over the scraps, and yes elitists will still run the show as the planet is stripped and poisoned of any life sustaining ability.
On the other hand, if you wish to enjoy life with all that is biologically available to you, there is no crime in experiencing the joy of your own children while you can. No one else will ever actually love you like they will.