Not bad - German advertisment about children and family

You drive us crazy,
You scream all night
You wet the bed
You start teething
and then you get the chicken pox.
First, you hate nursery school,
then school,
then, at the age of 15, us.

Yes, you drive us crazy -
with happiness.

Having you doesn't cost a thing.
Then things start getting expensive.

You need time and space.
You cost us the new shoes,
the bigger TV,
and the beach holiday.
You are no luxury -
you are priceless.

There are many good reasons not to have children,
And the best reason for it:you!

You can't speak,
but you explain the whole world to us.

You can't walk,
but you help us move forwards.

You learn so much every day,
And teach us all the more.

You show us that there was never a wrong time to have you.
Only a right one.

You have a mother and father -
but need the whole country for a happy childhood.
You are not alone: you are our most important charge.

You turn two people into a family,
the tiniest flat into an adventure playground,
and pasta with tomato sauce into a banquet fit for a king.

We need more people like you,
Because without you the present isn't fun any more.
And the future is already gone.