Could it be that the instincts that have driven you to procreate make having children enjoyable enough to justify being “knee-deep” in poop in your mind,
Yes, of course.
and you are portraying it as self-sacrifice just to look virtuous?
Meh. I could have made a much more convincing post to make myself look virtuous. Perhaps I should have. But I do want to encourage the reader to see childrearing as virtuous.
Actually, your argument seems suspiciously own-gene serving.
Well, I’m done having children—I’m hoping to induce other people to have children. Other people with genes somewhat similar to my own, you might say, and I won’t protest.
When I wrote this post I realized that it had the potential flaw of appearing like I was primarily interested in bragging or complaining about my own decisions/situation. Your comment reveals to me that this flaw was more serious than I had thought. A better strategy might have been to write about friends of mine who have children and compare their lives with that of acquaintances without children. That way I could have gotten in the poop stuff without the annoying holier-than-thou effect. Thank you. [Edit: I removed the personal part for now.]
Yes, of course.
Meh. I could have made a much more convincing post to make myself look virtuous. Perhaps I should have. But I do want to encourage the reader to see childrearing as virtuous.
Well, I’m done having children—I’m hoping to induce other people to have children. Other people with genes somewhat similar to my own, you might say, and I won’t protest.
When I wrote this post I realized that it had the potential flaw of appearing like I was primarily interested in bragging or complaining about my own decisions/situation. Your comment reveals to me that this flaw was more serious than I had thought. A better strategy might have been to write about friends of mine who have children and compare their lives with that of acquaintances without children. That way I could have gotten in the poop stuff without the annoying holier-than-thou effect. Thank you. [Edit: I removed the personal part for now.]