babiesI never expected to double over with laughter over
something out of the "Journal of Epidemiology and Community
Health," but, damn, this is funny: According to a recent study,
couples who have children live longer, healthier -- and this is
the kicker -- more sane lives than couples who remain childless.
AHAHAHAHA!!! Oh, come on. If you're not cracking up right now,
you don't have kids. Because every parent knows that the stress
of raising children takes years off your life instead of adding
more. More grey hairs, perhaps, but more years? AHAHAHAHA!!
Okay, maybe I'm being a touch over-cynical here. The numbers are
pretty crazy, after all: According to researchers, childless men
were twice as likely to die a premature death than fathers;
childless women were up to four times more likely to die young
than mothers! Yikes!  I guess this is good news for parents --
but maybe not such good news that you should go tossing your
birth control pills if you don't have kids yet. The childless
couples who participate