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People should have more children in the West. Especially Europe is demographically killing itself by decades of low birth rates.
And who is to sacrifice years of their lives to raise those kids?
Sitcoms sold people a bleak view of parenthood.
"sacrifice years of their lives to raise those kids" is an accurate description, and sitcoms had nothing to do with it.
I found it's something that enriches you and provides a strong sense of purpose and so from my viewpoint it's nowhere near an accurate description.