One of the more common reactions people have to those of us who live kidfree is, “who will take care of you when you’re old?”

Many people have kids at least partially for this reason. Nobody wants to die alone, right? I think the idea behind this is, as a parent, you sacrifice so much to raise your children, that said children are forever indebted to you and therefore obligated to care of you when you can no longer care for yourself or don’t want to care for yourself.

In this episode, I explore four reasons why I abhor the idea of parents having children for this reason, including:

1. It’s selfish
2. It’s presumptuous
3. It’s a cop-out
4. It’s unfair