The Costs And Rewards Of Raising Children Today

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[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

THAT'S GOOD NEWS!
THAT'S GOOD NEWS!

(said twice for twins) :-)

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

The actual quote is: The LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Money itself is simply a tool.

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Some people are damaged beyond repair from their own childhoods. Some are emotionally unsuited for children for other reasons and incapable of either providing the kind of love a child needs or accepting the kind of love a child offers. I never question the decision of these people to remain childless.

Your point is well-taken....bye-and-bye, are you married with children? My wife and I have been married for over 1-1/2 years and have not been (yet) able to have children.....so....that's where I'm coming from on this subject...

[patton]

Huh? Christopher cost in excess of $100,000 dollars before he was three months old. Heck, he took a helicopter ride that was $16k.

He is now 10, and only more expensive.

Estimate seems low to me.

[Iron Eagle]

well -- it may not be all that ridiculous, really. Of course, most of the numbers are averages and percentages. And, if one thinks of the 8,900 per-child only as cash transactions specific to a child, it is less likely. But, built into that cost are cloths, groceries, diapers, health care, a portion of housing costs, vacations, tuition/registration, automobiles, phones, TV's entertainment. Heck -- the cost of my health care for a family plan is 400 more per-month than it would be if I had no kids -- that's 4,800 dollars right there.

[durasell]

Apologies, I don't answer personal questions online...

I only wrote that because I've seen enough kids brought into a world where they had to deal with damaged parents. The whole sweetness and light bit of butterfly kisses and giggles is fine, but there are hard realities when it comes to kids. And not nearly enough people consider those realities.

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Apologies, I don't answer personal questions online...

There is a "Private Reply" button, if you'd like to go that route....

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Apologies, I don't answer personal questions online...

There is a "Private Reply" button, if you'd like to go that route....

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Dang, I think I hear an echo in here....

[patton]

Besides which, the correct engineering answer is, "Well, this side of the glass is obviously the wrong size."

[Lizavetta]

There a million ways to cut costs from thrift stores to cheap vacations to no tuitions to no cell phones to no cable, etc. etc.

Of course that 160K figure can easily be met if one wants to. I was only saying that it is not in any way, shape or form necessary or inevitable to spend that much. You can look around you and see plainly that plenty of people are not spending that and ARE raising kids on much less.

[Conservatrix]

I hate to be corrective, but the Scipture says that the LOVE of money is the root of all evil, not money itself...


Which backs up your point.

[PaRebel]

It is typical of the government to reduce somethng as fundamental as a child to dollars and cents! It simply cannot be done. To see how feckless the government accountants are, I would like to see the breakdown of the sum.

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

I hate to be corrective, but the Scipture says that the LOVE of money is the root of all evil, not money itself...

Which backs up your point.

(See posts #38 and #42.)