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So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of what it means to be human? I'm not sure. That's my answer: I'm not sure.

Anne Lamott
Children, Lying, Mean
Anne Lamott (1994). “Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year”, Fawcett
So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of what it means to be human? I'm not sure. That's my answer: I'm not sure.