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Originally Posted by als463
Regarding children: I'm still not 100% sure I want children--especially if I don't adopt (because I am an advocate for adoption for personal reasons) but, I'd be lying if I didn't sometimes think, "Wow. What if I have no children and as I become elderly, I don't have kids to pass on traditions or take care of my husband and me?" It scares me.
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Two things to keep in mind:
1. Your children are not obligated to care about and uphold your traditions.
2. Your children are not obligated to care for you in your old age.
Why parents can still end up lonely. Also, contrary to assumptions, the average abandoned elderly person and person in nursing homes has children.
China has had to beg children.