Had I had the slightest idea as a teenager about how much harder it was going to be to make friends as an adult...

@Annalea The worst part is I really haven't found anybody in person who's willing to put the same kind of effort into a friendship that I am. That's why all my closest friends live insanely long distances away and we use the internet to stay connected.

@Poppies I have reservations about bringing children into a world full of this much cruelty, violence, shallowness and stupidity. I don't think that will ever change.

For that reason, I cannot see myself ever becoming a dad. Ever.

I can respect that viewpoint. I am worried to death about global warming and what is going to happen to my children and their children. Well, obviously everyone dies in the end whether or not the earth is warming, but I’d like to think my descendants have good times to look forward to.

@Poppies The world may have been a more ideal place to raise children 20 and 30 years ago.

It's not like that anymore. That's the way I see it.

@SW-User Never heard someone describe it in quite those terms, but I guess you could say that.