Oh it was just a flippant remark. The papers over here are currently filled with the "1 child/family policy" and the right-to-lifers.

I'm on the fence on the issue. I personally don't think the only purpose in life is to reproduce, but I also have children of my own so I have no idea what it would feel like not to have them. Of course my sister has none and is perfectly happy with her nieces.