Many of my friends in the environmental community have children, and sometimes I’ll ask them where they muster the optimism, since, to me, having a child is the ultimate statement of hope and faith in the future.
I’ve only been able to scramble up enough faith in the future so far to baby a posse of dogs, and I know I’m not alone. That’s why I’m fascinated to hear from those who do work in the sciences as to what gives them the kind of hope to bring another person into the world.
I value their answers, as they know all too well the facts of our environmental situation. I can’t imagine them entering lightly into parenthood with this knowledge.

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