The two points only consider the child loving and needing the parent, but the love you'll feel as a parent for a child is like no other love you'll feel in life. Not that it's "better" than love for a soulmate, relative, or friend, but it's different and in a class of its own.

This also seems to miss is the journey. Raising children is a challenging, varied, rollercoaster experience. It's nearly impossible to go through it without growing tremendously as a person. In most cases, kids will help you become a better version of yourself.