Last night I was sitting on Adrian's back porch playing with his puppy, Rufus. Rufus is a giant one-and-a-half year old dog who slobbers and has attacked a dog. Meanwhile, Adrian's neighbors returned: mother, daughter, and father. Father came over to talk to Adrian about new baby, while baby could be heard crying inside, and having to go to court to receive his sentencing.

It got me to thinking.
If every time someone wanted to have a kid they adopted a dog instead, the animal shelters would be empty. If every time they wanted to have a child, they adopted one and instead, orphanages wouldn't be as full. Children without parents would have parents and that absence would be filled.

Instead, I am probably paying for these people to raise their children to be like them, and my children will pay, so on and so forth. Does this make me selfish? perhaps. Pessimistic? probably.