I hope none of you kidless people take offense, but I think a lot of you are in lala land. Having kids opens your eyes a bit wider to what is going on in this world. While I respect anyones decis...

i don't think it's the kidless part that there are more DF-ings...it's the singleness part.

My point is, it makes people stronger to have children. Selfishness goes out the door. That is, if Jehovah is put first.

There's plenty of single, selfless pioneers and elders who don't want kids to be able to do more in Jehovah's service. Some want to have kids and choose not to. You're saying people without kids ...

Ok and you are talking about an exceptional few. Sorry, but a lot of people's reasons for not having kids have nothing to do with service to Jehovah.

why do you need a reason at all? it's not like we are required to have children and have to come up with a good reason not to. Please.

you don't have to have a reason at all. I just think people with kids are more in tune with reality.

That's a ridiculous thing to say. People with kids are more in tuned to what life is with kids - everyone's lives and priorities are different. Just because someone's priorities involve their pet...

If you ever have kids you will then understand. Since I am in a minority here on this site, I expect to hear people think otherwise.

Ok. As long as you admit you're wrong.

What am I wrong about? I see a lot of young single people and married couples that really don't know what true adversity is. Yeah, they go to work, they get to their meetings, go out in service, ...

so you're saying that having kids is a good strategy for JW's to make them "stronger in the truth." if a kid is going to make your life harder and miserable why have them?

Basically I'm telling the people who laugh at the notion of having kids, that kids build even more strength in a person than what they already had. I can certainly understand people shying away fr...