Why do people have children?

Answer 1

AnswerEasy, to pass of their genes and carry on their legecy. And if they want a boy it is mostlikely to carry on the family name after the parents die. AnswerThere's various good and bad reasons (not including accidental pregnancies).

Some people have kids because they truly want to give a child love and raise it in the best way possible.

Any number of people have kids because they think that's what you do when you grow up or get married. A spouse, family or friends may have pressured them into having children.

Some have a child in a misguided effort to hold onto a failing relationship, or even worse, have a child in the belief that they will have a source of attention from the child.

Answer 2

Sometimes people just want to start a family.