There has never been a time that it was morally acceptable to bring a child into a world plagued by uncertainty? The fact that we can even ask that question tells me that humans have evolved socially to some extent. Having children despite plagues, poverty, war, starvation, pestilence, and unlimited sources of trauma was largely an instinctual reaction in a world without birth control and a knowledge of how the world works. With knowledge comes responsibility, however. That’s why ignorance has often been described as bliss. Life isn’t easy but in modern times we’ve grown to expect more from life than our ancestors series.

Changing the topic. I bought land in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan a few years ago hoping to leave it to my granddaughter. Some day, she may find that living above the 45th parallel is a tad safer.