" what stuff " ....what do you think ? What about quality time spent with your kids ? I drove halfway up the Eastern seaboard with my oldest and my father to go wander around the white mountains for a week last summer , was a pretty swell time with 3 generations . Took my 5 year old along with a buddy and his 5 year old to spend the day swimming in mountain stream that looked like it was out of a movie set last weekend . What's the value amount you propose to place on those things ?
Other than that what are you getting at ? Things I'll be doing at 50 or 60 ? Like what , drinking with my friends once a week ? Do it . Buying investment properties ? Already on it. Taking vacations ? Do that . You tell me , what exactly I'm missing out on that would supposedly be an equitable trade for my children . You can't , because there isn't anything. I'd throw myself into traffic in a half second for my kids , I doubt you have anything you value as much.
You don't see the value , great man ! You can also take your presumption that your experience is some sort of universal truism elsewhere .
" Derp, I paid cash for a used dirt bike AND ate at Ruth Chris last week......eat your heart out parents Derp "
I think that's probably a pretty accurate cost / reward assessment of the typical person making your argument, here anyhow. In other words , Kids or not isnt the deciding factor in the mark they are gonna make.
My kids don't " keep me " from doing anything , other than not being able to jerk off in the living room if I want to or getting out of Costco for less than 300 bucks.
