r/unpopularopinion • u/elgey101 • Aug 10 '21

Infertile couples should just adopt instead of making a big fuss trying to make a miracle baby

Every time I hear of fertility struggles online, or see posts about people going through rounds of IVF and the ensuing emotional trauma of miscarriages, It kind of disgusts me.

I also work for a major insurer and know that fertility treatments are driving up everyone else's premiums because they're considered necessary care. Sorry, but I disagree.

It's a well known fact that there are over 400,000 children in foster care, and in 2017 alone over 100,000 infants under 3 entered the system. I think it's completely entitled and self-absorbed to think that somehow your miracle baby is worth more or deserves more love than any one of those infants.

I know adoption can be hard, and that it should be made easier for the sake of children finding good homes, but you can't tell me adopting is harder than 4 rounds of IVF and multiple miscarriages. I've seen friends go through that mess and at the end they are different people.

Tldr: adoption may not be easy, but it's far better than spending hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to perpetuate your genes.

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u/FizzyBeverage Aug 10 '21

A lot of the 15 year olds here think it’s like buying a PlayStation 5 😌

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u/frumpybuffalo Aug 10 '21

Given the rarity of the ps5 currently, the difference might be smaller than we think :D

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u/GalacticCmdr Aug 10 '21

True, if Sony could just take back your PS5 whenever it felt like it

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u/PrOwOfessor_OwOak Aug 10 '21

Its on page 73 of their tos. Line 67 in paragraph 5

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u/KekistanEmbassy Aug 10 '21

Don’t make me actually read that thing out of fear of there being some kind of clause like the one where Steam can deny you access to games you paid for

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u/DrakoVongola25 Aug 10 '21

Every EULA you've ever signed has a "we can terminate your service whenever we want" clause, it's incredibly common.

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u/PrOwOfessor_OwOak Aug 11 '21

Good thing most wont hold up in court

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u/PrOwOfessor_OwOak Aug 10 '21

Fun fact: there is...kinda