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		zargon on Dec 28, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What Is It Like To Be an Adult and Not Have Kids? Having kids doesn't protect one from loneliness in old age. Adult children are independent and choose their own social circles.

Evbn on Dec 29, 2012 [–]

Daniel was real hinting at the evo bio genetic imperative, and how facing end of life not having kids makes you admit the death of your genetic line. I suspect that elders with nieces and nephews would feel something in between the other two cases.

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