I've always loved you. But no woman in her right mind would ever marry you and have your babies because NOBODY COULD STAND TO RAISE THEM. You will have the most hellish children. So have them in a colony where there'll be somplace for them to go when they run away from home about fifteen times before they're ten.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker warns someone not to have children with him because he would be a terrible parent.
- In plain terms
- Don't marry me because I'd make terrible children and they would suffer.
- What can you take from it?
- Know your limitations before having kids.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you ready for children?
- What would you pass on?
Another view
Parents can improve despite flaws.
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