It's a gigantic risk and responsibility, and I'm in awe of anyone who does it with a full understanding and appreciation of that. Of course it has compensating enormous benefits as well, and the odds (these days in the western world anyway) are pretty low that you will have to suffer that loss. But, I can definitely understand why someone would be terrified of taking the chance.

Adding to the challenge, you can't completely shelter them or they won't grow up fully realized adults. To do it right, you have to purposefully allow things that increase the risk. That would be a very tough line to walk.

And, you made me post again. We'll both probably get condemned for taking this thread OT. Though I think it's all sort of of a piece.