No Kids for Me, Thanks
John Warner, the author of the novel “The Funny Man,” who self-deprecatingly wrote in an email, “I’m not convinced my genes are anything to wish on anyone.”
.. His assertion is backed up by some studies showing that childless adultsvolunteer more for their community. In addition, their interest in leaving behind a better world has nothing to do with their own genetic line but with humanity itself.
.. “The fact is, everybody is selfish,” Ms. Daum said. “It’s like saying, ‘You breathe.’ Parents and non-parents need to think of themselves as partners.