40 Reasons to Have Kids

I found this list online, its by Danielle Crittenden: 40 Reasons to Have Kids:

One: They give you an excuse to eat ice cream for nine months, guiltlessly.

2 For all their ingratitude and cost, they are a constant source of cheap entertainment.

3 Don't fool yourself: That area was going to sag anyway.

4 They honestly let you know when an outfit makes you look fat.

5 How else would you stay in touch with the world of reality television?

6 You'll never again have to accept an invitation you don't want: They "get sick" suddenly and without warning. 7 You look silly going to a Pixar movie by yourself.

8 Compared to plastic surgery, they are a less expensive and more natural way to stay young.

9 One of them might actually turn out OK and take care of you in your old age.

10 Over the long term, they are less smelly and do less damage to the furniture than cats.

11 They sleep with the dog(s).

12 You'll never want for costume jewellery.

13 The flowers they pick you might not be fancy but they are the most sincere and beautiful you'll ever receive.

14 Leftover Kraft Dinner.

15 You get to board airplanes first.

16 You get faster service in restaurants --or else.

17 They are useful for fetching things from upstairs.

18 They allow you to feel like the smartest person in the world, at least until they reach grade 6.

19 They can fix your computer issues and show you how to work your cellphone and other electronic devices.

20 They will never, ever "friend" you on Facebook.

21 They know of every useful time and space-saving device ever advertised on television.

22 Once a year you get lumpy pancakes and watery coffee brought to you in bed.

23 You are never without hand sanitizer or a handy wipe.

24 You are not allowed to stay fixed in your ways -- or even get fixed in your ways.

25 They make swift work of phone solicitors.

26 Sometimes they will shovel the drive.

27 You'll never know what self-sacrifice is until you take a long car trip with kids.

28 You become an expert on which chains of gas stations provide cleaner bathrooms.

29 You find it easy to say no.

30 You will never fall for homeopathic remedies again.

31 It's hilarious to watch them annoy people without kids.

32 There are no greater teachers of humility.

33 They make you stronger than you ever believed you could be.

34 You get to read all your favourite childhood stories again. And again.

35 They will wash and detail your car for $5.

36 Cuddling.

37 Baby Gap and OMG, "those adorable shoes!"

38 They can always find spare change to pay the pizza man.

39 If we don't have them, cockroaches will inherit the Earth.

40 And finally: because there are too many aging, self-righteous, selfish and kid-phobic Baby Boomers in the world -- especially in France.