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Hm. As someone who has been sufferring from both OCD and depresson since the age of 20, I can see where she's coming from, even if I'm sure most of it is satire/humour. I too opt not to have any children in my lifetime, mainly because I don't want to risk having children with the same problems. Sure it's not certain they will inherit the defects, but the risk is higher. What's more, a parent with those problems would have more trouble raising kids, genetics or no genetics. That's a personal choice though. I don't know if mentally ill people should be actually discouraged from having children; it's a hard subject. But to be honest, I would at least expect from people with such problems to at least think twice before having a family.
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