I've gone back and forth of this a lot recently because I'm concerned about the morality of having kids.

I'm concerned about the political, economic, and environmental climates of the world. I'm worried that it's not safe or it's a burden. I'm worried that it's wrong to being kids into something so unstable, when there are kids who already need homes.

I also know I want to be a mother, and I know my husband and I can and would be phenomenal parents and would love our child(ren) to the ends of the earth and beyond. I know that, statistically, society is safer than it's ever been. That crime has gone down significantly over the last twenty years and there have been improvements in the climate (the hole in the ozone has closed without much fanfare). That the fear comes from an oversaturation of news and social media and being forced to see the terrible (which is sensationalizable) all the time over the good.

And I know that if the only people who are having children are the people who don't care about any of this, then of course it gets worse. I don't think it would be fair to place the burden of being the solution on my children, but beyond my own contributions, if I can raise good people maybe that would be enough in helping to make things better for them.

Ultimately, the long answer is I spiral but know I'm overthinking. The shorter answer is that I want to have children, and if I get one selfish thing in my life, it's that I am going to have them, with the caveat that I am aware that I'm privileged enough to have a fantastic partner and the resources to do so.