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The state legislature has met to discuss a bill proposing that all people who want to become parents need to obtain a license first. Although many people my age would disagree with this law, I think that the law should have been implemented a long time ago. There are multiple reasons on why I believe future parents need to acquire a license such as the following: money, time, and personalities. It is not difficult to create a child, but raising one is a different situation. Many people don't consider the true cost of child. A study was conducted in 2013, and it showed that they average cost to raise a child from birth to the age of eighteen was $245,340. The average American's income over 18 years is $934,902. This means that 26% of 18 years worth of income would be spent on just the expenses of the child. From the moment that you have your child, the expenses commence. Just within the few days of your child's life, you are already paying bills for your hospital stay, diapers, clothing, extra water, more electricity, and possibly formula. Another expense that most people do not consider is time. The mother takes maternity leave from work to tend to the needs of the newborn. This is 12 weeks that the mother (and …show more content…

Some people aren't the same behind closed doors. I know of many parents who are extremely weak and let the child do whatever they want just so the child doesn't hate them. One child that I watch before school has an attidue like no other when he doesn't get what he wants. He can scream louder than a howler monkey. He eats cupcakes and Swiss Rolls everyday for breakfast because his parents don't want to hear him cry in the morning. Another bad trait that I have seen in parents is their lack of acceptance. They want the child to have the life they want them to have. This means the child can't be their own person and create their own destiny as they

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