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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found that the US birth rate fell by 4% from 2019 to 2020, the sharpest single-year decline in almost 50 years, and the lowest number of births since 1979. With more and more people passing on the prospect of having children, childfree people are still seen with a fair share of stigma by society.
With so much pressure to experience parenthood and the joys and challenges that come with it, people who consciously choose not to do so have to find ways to build resilience and inner strength to stand up for themselves.
One such way is not taking things too seriously to begin with. Just like this Facebook page titled “Childfree Humor” which is created “for people who don't care much for kids and want to have a laugh about it.”
The page is home to almost 94k followers and it even has a humorous Etsy shop with bold and sarcastic childfreedom-related shirts. Scroll down below through a selection of “Childfree Humor” posts that range from painfully hilarious to all too relatable.
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Joran Quinten 3 years ago
Yes, I agree with the sentiment, but my urologist was pretty clear in that while technically reversible, sometimes the tubes simply grow closed and stay that way. That being said it's absolutely ridiculous that the right to abortion is even being discussed.
The IRS 3 years ago
You have to jump through dozens of hoops to get a 30 year mortgage. Prove you can pay long term, be responsible, put down a sizeable deposit. Kids cost as much as houses up to adult age, but society doesn't even blink if you have 2 or 3.
Jip van Neerven 3 years ago
And to combine the two ingredients of your remark.. The mortgage brokers never seem to care if you even have children(plans) 😅 which is a financial risk?
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Cyrus Allard 3 years ago
Y'all... are kinda missing the point (the point being that we shouldn't control anyones bodies). The post is facetious.
Allister Trudel 3 years ago
Lol you're the one missing the point, the post is making the exact point that we shouldn't control anyone's bodies. It puts in our face how ridiculous it'd be to control men's bodies so that people may see how ridiculous it is that we want to control women's.
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Jerry Mathers 3 years ago
I'm am for this. I would to hear the how activist Supreme Court we have comes up with a justification as to why it's unconstitutional.
josh singer 3 years ago
So you want groups of people profiled and punished BEFORE they actually commit an unwanted act.... yeah nothing could possibly go wrong.....
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madbakes 3 years ago
Wow a lot of commenters had the actual point of this "proposal" fly right over their heads; the point being that when we place responsibility and consequences on men for pregnancy, the idea of controlling a man's body is outrageous. What is being done to women is outrageous. Anyone who reduces and simplifies the needs for abortion doesn't seem to be able to understand complexities.
josh singer 3 years ago
Cough* childsupportfor20years * cough. Atleast women have abortion, try explaining to a judge you don't want to pay support for a child you didn't want. Best of luck!
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Analyn Lahr 3 years ago
Someone should at least try making this law, see how far it gets. Because I think it's a brilliant idea.
Phyzzi 3 years ago
It's fun to think about but two wrongs don't make a right. Maybe a law that required health insurance to pay for vasectomies and another provision to make it so that insurance companies had to pay for three years of health insurance for minors at no cost to them after coverage ends due to death or unemployment of parents or guardians (a nice way of punishing insurance for insuring families) while requiring families to be insured at the same rate as individuals. Watch insurance companies become the biggest advocates of family planning and birth control overnight.
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The Shark 3 years ago
One of my fondest moments in life was meeting my P.O.S. father for the first time at age 35, asking and hearing him say he was pro-life, then getting up close in his face and telling him with absolute honesty, "Well guess what, I WISH I WAS ABORTED." I meant it with every fiber of my being and still do. His face was priceless. Thanks 23&me. 😂
Caylee Rausch 3 years ago
Yep! Love this idea! Why should all the responsibility be on the woman!?!? Oh, because a large portion of the states that have passed the anti abortion law have men in power! I want to know if these men would go adopt these kids that are now going to go into foster car and adoption agencies?!?! No?!?! Then don't force women to have these kids! Yeah, I said it! Sorry not sorry!
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Disgruntled Pelican 3 years ago
We also live in a country where you can go to war at 18 but not have a beer until you're 21. Logic is definitely not our strong point.
The IRS 3 years ago
I have been saying for years that we just allow people to have kids without doing any sort of check to see if they should. Religious types seem very interested in everyone having babies, but not so interested in helping people pay for them, or help them if they grow up in a household that doesn't want them. Also - we have quite enough people as it is, we need to pump the brakes a lot worldwide.
Michael Carlson 3 years ago
Ohhhh No Birth rates are falling! SO! WE NEED LESS PEOPLE!
Load More Replies... Greta Denmark 3 years ago
Logic doesn't come into it. What irks me most is that some people seem to believe that if abortions are made illegal there will be no more abortions. In reality there will be about the same number of abortions, but girls/women will die or get sterile from infections.
ravina nimje 3 years ago
The government runs on the ability to make a wishes come true for narrow-minded people and not logic.
Donna Partain 3 years ago
THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WE NEED A COMPLETE GOVERNMENT OVERHAUL!
Beenie Cat 3 years ago
Isn't the government controlling everything the reason why the US rebelled against the British all those centuries ago
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HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
As logical as sending nude pictures of men and women into space hoping that aliens will see them, and recognize humans when they finally make it to earth. Sadly, I am not kidding, and it is a multi-culture venture. Won't help take care of children, but hoping for an invasion of aliens.
Weeblet 3 years ago
I'm going to get so many downvotes, but this really isn't "Child free humor". This is a serious like discussion about abortion. It's great to discuss serious topics, but it doesn't fit the title of the list. I personally think that the discussion and serious parts should have their own list, or a list that fits better. Abortion is not humorous. It's a serious topic that needs a good place for it's seriousness.
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Dori Weishaar 3 years ago
It seems pro choicers want absiloite control over a fetus and NOTHING to do with it once born. Who is going to care for an unwanted child ?
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Crystal Thomas 3 years ago
Clear Blue has a commercial for that. It's awesome
Load More Replies... The Other Guest 3 years ago
Surprisingly, I recently saw a commercial where two of the three women in it *were* celebrating negative results. It was refreshing to see it.
Deborah B 3 years ago
Show lots of different women/couples, then celebration/relief/disapointment. Voice over "Whatever answer you want, when you want to know, you want Preggie-Test."
Taylor Grisiaffi 3 years ago
There is a Clear Blue commercial with a college student, a businesswoman, and a married couple. So two of them want a negative and one of them was a positive. The business woman is disappointed when it shows pregnant, married couple is excited that it's pregnant, and the college student is excited when it's negative and the voice over is "whatever answer you want you can find out up to 2 weeks earlier with Clear Blue Digital the only pregnancy test that uses words instead of symbols"
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Isaac Harvey 3 years ago
And their spouses too! Not every husband wants a son/daughter, either. I(18M) have childhood brain cancer and epilepsy, and I don’t know if I’d be able to afford my MRIs, 2 anti-seizure medicines(levetiracetam and lamotrigine), and raising a kid all at once- much less while dealing with all the side effects of my prescription. (If you’re wondering, yes, I live in the (non-)United States.)
Courtney 3 years ago
The thing is, someone trying to get pregnant often buys several tests every single month. Someone who doesn't want to get pregnant hopefully only uses them occasionally. Their core market is infertile people who very much want a child and fail month after month. That's who is buying tests on an ongoing basis.
Cara G 3 years ago
Yes! I just said something similar to this. I think this idea would be insensitive to those who are struggling to get pregnant, which as you said, is most likely the primary market for OTC pregnancy tests.
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Nikki Belmonte 3 years ago
We can't even keep baby formula in stock in the US, but hey, have more unwanted children .
Bored Panda reached out to the creator behind the Childfree Humor Facebook page who said that she comes from a conservative, Asian family where girls were trained to be good wives and mothers. “Getting married as soon as possible and having children immediately after was pretty much the only option you had once you grew up,” the creator said and added that “This was suffocating for me, I knew from a very young age that that life was not for me, but I was surrounded by people who had those expectations of me.”
“This page, which I started in 2013, was a way to escape that and have a voice of my own. It was cathartic, still is. Knowing there are so many other people out there that are just like me, it made me realize I wasn't a freak or abnormal, and it was okay to not want children.”
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Ellen Larkin 3 years ago
Props to Starbucks for making it possible for women employees to get abortions if they need/want them and sex change surgery as well as travel expenses paid 💪❤️
Lois Forbes 3 years ago
Absolutely! I pretty much knew by 16 I didn't want kids. I did what I needed to do not to have them (otherwise known as birth control. Thank you, so very much Planned Parenthood). I married someone okay with not having kids. 44 years later, I still don't want kids (at 65 I think I'm pretty safe). Some people DO think these things through. As far as people that want kids, more power to them. As long as they love them, care for them, and teach them to be nice people. Some of us are cut out for other things. And for anyone that might think I'm too selfish to have kids, I'm just not selfish enough to have them for the wrong reasons.☺
ADumpsterFire 3 years ago
We've seen and hear y'all complaining about not enough sleep for years... we're good.
Robert Kniep 3 years ago
I knew when I was 25 that having a kid was no joke...I'm 55 today it has to 10 times harder and 100 times more expensive, Props and respect to all the parents out there ....WOW....just...WOW
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feelthefebreze 3 years ago
with all due respect to kids, taco costumes are higher on my priority list
#6
Vera Bean The Tire Ant Queen 3 years ago
I've been to one gender reveal party it was when someone I worked with was transitioning.
Beenie Cat 3 years ago (edited)
If they didn't invite you then they weren't your friend. And vice versa back. I say any party that has alcohol is always going to be a good party. Especially if the parent has someone else do the gender reveal and they drank.
Phyzzi 3 years ago
Yeah, parties with alcohol are just GREAT for expecting mothers. Forget Gender Reveal, how about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome reveal party (or the always fun "let's celebrate by excluding the people we are celebrating" party).
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Summer Mason 3 years ago
I have 5 children. Never had a baby shower or gender revel party. Don't get it.
Lovemyisland ️ 3 years ago
I don't get this one. I had a gender reveal for my baby and it was the most beautiful thing, all my sisters were crying with me when we knew the gender. It was a gorgeous experience and we all shared a special moment. So, how is that bad 🤨? I honestly don't get it.
The creator of Childfree Humor said that there is “a fairly large stigma” when it comes to childlessness in our society. “People think you're immature, selfish, or stupid for choosing to be childfree; usually all three,” she told us.
Moreover, apart from the social stigma, pressure from family members to reconsider this choice makes it all the more difficult, the creator of Childfree Humor said. “It's usually finding similar-minded people who you can connect with that's the biggest challenge. I don't really know any childfree people in real life but thanks to the internet, there are communities and groups you can be part of that make you feel less lonely.”
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crazy_cat_notAlady 3 years ago
And ur future (present) children looks absolutely adorable in these. I wish mine were as civil. They roam the house and balcony naked!
no thoughts, just frog 3 years ago
The balcony!? They'll flash the neighbors!
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WaitingtokissGregDavis 3 years ago
This should be at second place in this thread for being funny as f**k! I'm crying!!
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Random Anon 3 years ago
Is it just me or people with the "child onboard" stickers are usually the ones driving like lunatics?
VikingAbroad 3 years ago (edited)
Those signs are a signal to others, that this driver may at any given moment get a soft toy/juice brick/(insert child related item if own choice) thrown through the car, turning his head 180 degrees to yell at the monster on the back seat to stop/sit down/roll he window up/get the seat belt back on!/or similar. The sign is a signal to be ready for erratic behaviour.
Tigerpacingthecage 3 years ago
Yeah... but isn't the "baby on board" supposed to be in case you have a crash they look for the baby? I mean, they are small and all.. not because you should be "extra careful"?
Chicago Dog Lover 3 years ago
Um, no. Babies must ride in car seats and will thus not get thrown. Who would be irresponsible enough not to use a car seat, but put a sticker on their car for first responders?
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JR_4755826 3 years ago
The Baby On Board stickers are always annoying. It's like, ok I changed my mind, I won't crash into you then.
Dick Fletes 3 years ago
That's not even what that means. It's for angry impatient drivers to signal that they may be driving slow and steady because there's a baby on board so don't try to run them off the road and/or pull a gun (don't pretend we all haven't run into those agros at one time or another), or they're crappy drivers and also have kids.
Nancy Rémillard 3 years ago
Or at any rate /I/ thought it was meant to help hint the rescue team to look for a baby first off...not like the one crashing into you actually gets to choose, imo
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Siren Nightshade 3 years ago
First off: I laughed. But in the interest of sharing information, I have to add that people who put "baby on board" signs on their cars aren't bragging -- this is an alert to emergency services if they get into a crash, so the rescuers know there's a baby in the vehicle.
#9
Lisa Simpson 3 years ago
They say kids make you a better person,and the most selfish, rude and entitled people I've met in my life are parents.
Good Luckas 3 years ago
That makes sense considering you see Lisa Simpson. Homer is funny but a jerk to you.
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Ilia Bauer 3 years ago
Insert Karen screeching about “How dare you judge my parenting skills! How dare you judge meeeee!” Followed by flailing her arms.
Gabriel Sbárbaro 3 years ago
It doesn't "make you" anything at all... pregnancy and childbirth is a perfectly normal and ordinary natural biological process... I don't understand why people congratulate each other when they get pregnant... ok, you had sex and now you're gonna have a kid... where the hell is the "accomplishment"??? Show me a well educated ADULT and MAYBE I can congratulate you for a good parenting, but just for getting pregnant??? Just for bringing more people to an already overpopulated planet??? With orphanages fill with children waiting for a home??? You should be ashamed of yourself, not proud!!!
Lovemyisland ️ 3 years ago
I guess you have a solid opinion but here's mine. Why wanting to settle down and start a family is bad to you? That's what I get from your comment, that having a beautiful baby is bad and you should be ashamed for it? I'm really proud that I'm gonna be a mom, I'm proud that im facing this because believe me it has not been easy, I'm proud of the people that I have chosen to stay close friends with for so many years had help me in any way they can, my family even thou I know they did not wished of me getting pregnant are letting all that aside to show their support because they love me. Also I'm super proud of my sister graduating from college. I would never feel ashamed for any of this, it is what makes me who I am. Everybody has their own battles so feel yourself proud for every little one you have won because there are a lot more ahead.
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Yetta Sobieski 3 years ago
Hear! Hear! We are all just people. Procreating can a lot of times make you a worse person. There are unlimited examples of that.
Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 3 years ago
This! You can also insert "being in a relationship" or "being religious"
Eat Dirt Crow 3 years ago
Or having children doesn't make you a parent anymore than having a piano makes you a musician.
Most of Childfree Humor's followers are women, the creator said, “which isn't surprising because I am a woman too and most of what I post is the humor that helps you cope with the expectations that society places on women.”
“What surprised me was that my audience was global. I have followers not just from North America but also from Asia, Africa, etc. It tells you that the women from all over the world, irrespective of the culture they are from, face the same kind of pressure and stigma that comes from choosing to not procreate,” the creator concluded.
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JR_4755826 3 years ago
People have also questioned us a lot because we only have ONE kid but honestly we can't understand how the average parents can afford more than one! We love our kid, of course, I am more understanding of those who don't want kids.
Sally Thurston 3 years ago
Same. One and done. I don't understand why people even want to have more than one, and I totally understand why some choose not to have any.
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Not Telling 3 years ago
Lmao, preparing for my third "kid" rn, really excited. pets are much better kids than children, I'd never be able to tolerate a small human for at least 18 years
Phyzzi 3 years ago
Eh. They aren't small for 18 years. That doesn't necessarily make them more tolerable, but I will say that it wasn't our babies that chewed up and peed all over the carpet for six months until we finally had to replace it. I love our pups but that latest one has had some moments where I wondered if there wasn't a less destructive pet in need of a good home.
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David Nainan 3 years ago
No lies detected. I do want kids but you got to be solid to have them
Rick Hoppenbrouwer 3 years ago
And the Catholic Church will not give you money to help raise them.
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Paul C. 3 years ago
Oldest joke in the world. I love kids, I just couldn't eat a whole one. It's a joke, don't be grumpy.
Monday 3 years ago
I know what you mean, I love babies but they take so damn long to cook.
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Lisa Simpson 3 years ago
The idea of giving birth, especially more than once, sends shivers down my spine.
Donna Partain 3 years ago
Obviously! That is why Jr is growing up to be a piece of s**t loser destined to go to jail!
Load More Replies... Lazy Panda 3 years ago
I've had to bite my tongue to not respond "Better you than me!" when learning about the 3rd, 4th, 5th pregnancy of some acquaintances!
Donna Partain 3 years ago (edited)
Yep-all those mouths to feed and all those shallow empty heads to educate (please get that one right because we don't want to be the victims of your multiple mistakes).
Cara G 3 years ago
I've never heard it phrased that way before "all those shallow empty heads to educate". But that's both hilarious and brilliant!
Load More Replies... Bored puppy dog 3 years ago
That sounds like absolute hell to me. Funny someone would think that's bragging
alwaysMispelled 3 years ago
Bragging because... he had sex with his wife? That his wife successfully carried a fourth fetus to term?? I'm confused.
Donna Partain 3 years ago
Yep-it sounds like that is all he did-the only thing he got right.
Load More Replies... SelkieBlackfysh 3 years ago (edited)
I love kids. That's why I don't have any. I wouldn't love them anymore if I did.
Rachel Smith 3 years ago
Girl at my work is preggo with her fourth. Everyone is so excited for her...Props to her if that's how she wants to live her life but it sounds like a nightmare to me.
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Janis Wise 3 years ago
That’s what I was told when when I was 22, a single mom of two kids I adored but never wanted more, when I asked the doctor to do a tubal. He said, “Oh now, you’re young you’ll change your mind.” I said, “I have never wanted more than two children. I.DO.NOT. WANT.ANY.MORE. My age has nothing to do with it!” Doctor: “But what if you meet a nice man & fall in love but he wants a child of his own?” Me-pissed, “What am I? A brood mare? I have to put up with the dangers of birth control because he doesn’t have a child & why would he want me to be the mother if the first two I popped out weren’t good enough for him?Besides, his not having a child sounds a whole lot like his problem, not mine.” He said I was taking it wrong. LOL. Bet your a*s I was. The worst comment I ever got though was an older women who said, “But what if something happened to one of your children, then you’d want another.” I was shocked. One goes, just replace it! SMH.
Amethystia 3 years ago
Seen the opposite too. I work in health care. Woman asked to have a tubal after her third child, but her husband didn't agree. We did the tubal. I don't know if she told her husband or not, but if she says 3 is enough, then it's enough.
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Gabriel Sbárbaro 3 years ago
You don't have to think about it a lot either... it's just messed up... Or when the doctor ask for the husband "authorization" to perform the procedure... it's like we're still living in the middle ages...
tori Ohno 3 years ago
The moment a guy turns 18, he can get a vasectomy. But, when a woman under 40 wants a tubal ligation, they won't do it. That's blatant sexual discrimination.
Matt Rustebakke 3 years ago
Not true at all. Men are told the same thing.
Load More Replies... Kanuli 3 years ago
I don’t understand that no female doctors actually just stand up for these souls and do these procedures? I read this everywhere and all the time…even if one changed their mind, it’s their own fault? Like no one came and stopped me from other mistakes I did and regret? I have to deal with them. Only difference is that people cant hardly operate themselves properly.
Becca Hauck 3 years ago
When I was 32 and pregnant with my fourth child, I pleaded with my doctor to sterilize me after my baby was born. Nope. Went to a surgeon and asked him (we were in Wisconsin and I did have my husband's signed consent) and no. He said that it's a major surgery and my husband getting a vasectomy was a minor one. At the time I accepted that. I should have asked him how my husband getting a vasectomy would help me if I'm raped again. Because my second child was due to being raped while married (not raped by husband) while I was on the birth control pill.
Nenna Olumba 3 years ago
The fact that women have to go to court—as in, a literal f*****g courthouse—and file for a BTL(as in, getting your tubes tied, ladies!!) and actually have a woman wait for a minimum of 30 days is insane. I live and work in California, btw.
Riley Quinn 3 years ago
My doctor asked me the same question when I asked for a tubal in my early 20's. I told him not to worry because I wouldn't be attracted to a man who wanted kids. He consented.
Nothing Fancy 3 years ago
I'm assuming you're (hopefully) referring to a hysterectomy? If so, I get your point...however, it isnt for that reason. Nice spin though. I'm sure you got the left nodding along.
Many childfree people hear that one annoying question way more often than they should. “When are you having a baby?” is the kind of question many people would do anything not to hear ever again. Previously Bored Panda spoke with Susan Petang, a certified divorce coach and the creator of “The Quiet Zone Coaching,” who teaches people how to stop feeling overwhelmed and start waking up happy in the morning again.
Petang said that it can indeed be super annoying when others (family or not!) continually ask when you’re going to have kids, get married, or something else that they think you should be doing. Referring to these questions, Petang said that “no, it’s none of their business.”
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LH25 3 years ago
Having kids for any other reason than you want to raise them is selfish. Having them because you think it would be fun. Or because your parents/other family/friends are pushing you to.
Lois Forbes 3 years ago
Aren't you being selfish not having children? No, I'm just not selfish enough to have them for the wrong reasons.
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Bob Brooce 3 years ago
There are babies waiting. That's why it's incredibly selfish to deliberately have kids while the existing ones are still waiting to be adopted.
Robbieh 3 years ago
Having children is selfish. There's not much you can do which would lessen your impact on the planet than choosing not to breed like a stupid animal, and forcing the rest of the world to deal with your screaming tantrum of a selfish decision.
Crene 3 years ago
That sounds a bit too harsh. Having children isn't a selfish decision as long as u can afford to take care of them. Neither is not having children. So we shouldn't say one or the other is selfish
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Beenie Cat 3 years ago
The Berserk manga in the day of the eclipse along with a sea of corpses
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Craig Reynolds 3 years ago
Oh, so I'm selfish for not wanting to spend every penny on a child instead of having a paid-off house and nice cars? Okay then, selfish I am...
Charlie grace 3 years ago
It's selfish to have children; the world is over populated, in turmoil. And many children need homes already. The world doesn't need your mini-me. Refraining from having children is not selfish at all, just sensible (imo of course)
RoseAnne Hutchence 3 years ago
Since when do we have to defend our decision to live happily without children? Our bodies, our choice.
Charlie grace 3 years ago
I agree, but sadly have to defend this decision on a frequent basis :(
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David Henry 3 years ago
So, unrelated but with the way Gervais has that frowny smile (look at his upper lip in the above pic), anyone else think he looks kinda like David Bowie crossed with a big ol' daddy bear?? 🐻 ❤️
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Disgruntled Pelican 3 years ago
Don't forget the old "But what about your future husband?? Don't you dare about what HE will want??"
Alexis minnix 3 years ago
Exactly! Like having children is something you talk about with someone before you get into a relationship or before you consider getting married. Plus I’m not gonna go through 9 months of pain, hours of labor and then raise the kid Bc my husband wants me to.
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Mahayana 3 years ago
That’s exactly my life. I’m forty, single and most important of all, sterile. I never wanted children. No, I will not change my mind.
Lisa Hewes 3 years ago (edited)
I made up my mind somewhere around 20 years ago that I never want kids. I have not changed my mind and I never will. I LOVE being an Auntie, but motherhood is a whole different level and I am not equipped for that. I'd like to get my tubes tied, but I live in the US so that will likely be VERY expensive, especially as an elective surgery.
Notyomama 3 years ago
It's not elective. You just have to find the right doctor. Mine was fully paid for 20 years ago.
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Alexandria Tyme 3 years ago
I said that when in my teens, I got an ear bashing about how selfish I was being!!! My two older sisters have 10 kids between them, I really don't think there is anything I need to do here. I'm now 48 and still don't have kids.
Donna Partain 3 years ago
Yep-proof that humans are nothing more than hypocrites who talk out both sides of their mouths!
Isaac Harvey 3 years ago
“You don’t know what might happen in a couple of years.” EXACTLY. The pandemic feels like it happened within a month, and my(18M) first diagnosis(childhood brain cancer, in late August 2013) turned my entire world upside-down forever. To this day, I still need MRIs every 3-12 months. My epilepsy diagnosis(mid-May 2020), which I currently take levetiracetam and lamotrigine for, makes it even riskier. (If you’re wondering, yes, I live in the US.)
Bryan W. 3 years ago
This is flawed. Only idiots talk and think in absolutes like "always" and "never". People who grow, change. This applies to all statements here, not just that "shocking revelation" of a last line. The difference here is the severity of the choice involved. But plz, don't have children. Less idiots raising idiots.
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Deborah B 3 years ago
If you ever have time, space, money, and energy, and you want to have a child in your home, there's always a shortage of foster parents.
Chikin Nippls710 3 years ago
And for those who don't like kids or that kind of commitment, dogs and cats ALWAYS need fosters!
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Voodoops_13 3 years ago (edited)
People also say "Oh how sad! What will you do when you get old and need someone to care for you?" Being a caregiver to an aging parent is one of the most stressful and psychologically damaging things that's ever happened to me. Having kids and then forcing this role on them is NOT okay. In western society we save up enough to live off of during retirement and for when we eventually end up in a nursing home (which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars each year). If you can't afford to grow old, don't make it your children's problem.
Rylee Evergreen 3 years ago (edited)
I like this one best. I think it explains how I personally feel super well. They're not just an amusement or something to do just because. Kids deserve better than that and if you don't want them, you shouldn't be pressured to have them!! (edit to elaborate: And if you don't want them and can't get an abortion/are finally pressured into have them, both you and them will probably suffer)
Beenie Cat 3 years ago
I want to be carbon frozen like Han Solo went through in the original Star Wars trilogy so my kids won't deal with selective senility (pops is crazy till he hears the price of the bill or comic con or similar interest is in town or wants to be an a*s armed with puns and wits)
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Amy Taylor 3 years ago
Why on earth do people think that you can't have a fulfilling life if you don't get married or have children?? I'm actually married with kids myself, but have a lot of my inner circle of friends that don't have children and aren't married. The only differences in our lives is that I have to hire a sitter when we go out, lol
Lois Forbes 3 years ago
Not by a long shot. I have had MANY meaningful things in my life. Working as a nurse for close to 30 years (on the job injury put an end to that). Was able to go back to school part time for 4 (or 5🤔)years to become a sign language interpreter, while working as a nurse, thanks to my husband (same injury put an end to that). Loved school, enjoyed interpreting. Love being married (44 years this week). Was able to have friends live with us at different times. Was able to be with different friends as they prepared to pass into the next part of their journey. No, having kids is not the only meaningful thing to do in life (and not what I wanted to do with mine).
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Why would you be bored without kids as an adult? A large chunk of time spent being a parent is to be bored (and/or tired) WITH kids? (Unless what you find most fun in the world is to push a swing, watch frozen 35421 times or stop fights several times a day etc)
Beenie Cat 3 years ago (edited)
We don't watch frozen in my household, we play Arendale in Kingdom Hearts 3. I give my kids the switch joy cons and with my Xbox controller play the game and tell them that they're fighting together against the bad guys. And if I'm bored then I just put a bag of chips in the middle of my 2 youngest and with my oldest we watch them fight for it because they can't share half the time. Yeah sometimes it's boring like homework but it has its high points too. Not for everyone I get it, my kids are my nephews and niece so I understand.
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Thomas Ewing 3 years ago
Amen!! People aren't personal property. They are enormous responsibilities that a lot of parents shy away from.
Donna Partain 3 years ago
Anyone who has no life without children should just probably go and kill themselves! There is soooo much to live for besides ungrateful offspring that will cost everything by the time they get out of your house-by then you are too old to build the happy life that you dreamed of.
“Let me ask you this: Why are they asking in the first place? Is it because they know you want kids, and are concerned about your happiness? Is it because they’re just nosy? Is it because they don’t have the social skills to know that it’s an inappropriate question?”
Susan argues that “trying to understand WHY someone is doing something annoying doesn’t justify their behavior, but putting yourself in someone else’s shoes for a moment helps YOU be less annoyed.” She added: “you can even think to yourself, ‘Wow, it’s really sad that they don’t understand how annoying that question is.’”
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Disgruntled Pelican 3 years ago
I was getting s**t from my family about having a baby why I was 21 and single! I just started asking relatives that I would, but I needed to know ASAP how much they were willing to chip in monthly because I certainly couldn't afford it.
sherry powers 3 years ago
Conversation with my mom. Me: if I get that dog out of the testing facility I'm going to adopt. ( I have two indoor cats, one outdoor cat, and two medium dogs). Her: no your not, you don't need anymore animals. Me: I'm 36 yes old, I am an adult, you can't tell me no. Plus no one told you stop having kids (including me, plus I'm the youngest, she has 5). Her: well if I would have stopped at 3 you wouldn't be here. Me: I wouldn't no any difference, plus pets are better and cheaper. 🤪 Her: 🙄
Stymied Egan 3 years ago
This completely understandable, when we started the adoption procedure, we had tons of paperwork. The agency we used required home visits. We had to attend classes not only on parenting in general but also about adopted children. At times it was a bit surreal if I'd given birth, they'd had us our child and off we'd go.
Darcy Marie 3 years ago
I really want a dog but my fam is up my a*s about the cost to take care of one (food, toys, dog bed, leash, collar, vet visits, possible grooming) yet they are also mad that I'm 32 and haven't reproduced.
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Dutchman Callypso 3 years ago
So many people just want cute babies and they have no idea what to do once the child starts developing a personality... that's why the world is full of totally messed up people.
Gosiaatje 3 years ago (edited)
True. I for one am so happy that my son is no longer a boring baby. It makes me happy to hear the things he says which are indicative of his becoming a thinking person 🙂
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Lots of poo and lack of sleep mixed with hair loss but not enough flab loss.... and stretch marks, laundry, more laundry, and doctor's visits... it's awe inspiring watch a person being formed inside a female body and then nurturing them over time into an individual, but it's messy, exhausting, gut wrenching and your love for that being will lift you up and drown you in equal measures.
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Tenacious Squirrel 3 years ago
Yep, and a person that becomes independent from you. They also aren’t there as a guarantee to look after you in old age.
Lisa Simpson 3 years ago
It reminds me of a woman I know who was already a mom of two toddlers - she visited my friend's newborn baby, and told her husband: There is nothing more beautiful than babies, when we're having another one? Year later she gave birth to third child. I mean, is she going to do that every year until menopause just to constantly have a baby in the house?
Amanda Seifert 3 years ago
My mom would get baby fever like that. There are 4 of us. When the youngest was 2, she decided she need a puppy. It was a new puppy or kitty every 2 years. When we moved out and got our own animals, she was always CRAZY to furbabysit 24/7. Then my siblings' kids started coming. Now she's all, "Hmmm, I should get the grandkids a puppy." It doesn't matter what species. My mom just HAS to have a baby in the house. She even got gooey over my hedgehogs when they were little.
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Noel Bovae 3 years ago
Thank you! I hate when people talk about "having a baby." The baby part is only one tiny part of it. You're also signing yourself up for: having a toddler; have a school aged child; have a pre-teen; having a teenager; having a young adult, and then if you're a good parent, having an adult child that you still worry about constantly, and help when they need it.
sara Attar 3 years ago
And thank God it's only a year 😂 I don't understand how I existed with 2 hrs sleep per night, sleeping 40 minutes per baby sleep cycle 😳
Nigel Rodgers 3 years ago
Personally, baby lasts from toilet trained to about 4 years old. That's the golden age.
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Kate Jones 3 years ago
Honestly, we should just call it something else in order to loophole this whole situation. That's what conservatives do when they find a tax law they don't like. They find loopholes. So let's rename abortion procedures as 'evacuating undocumented immigrants' that way when someone needs to go in for this procedure, they can say they aren't getting an abortion. And then these prolife (in name only because they don't care about life at all, really) people will have to carry signs saying they're against evacuating undocumented immigrants which will make their heads explode.
Disgruntled Pelican 3 years ago
Bold of you to assume that the government cares about the lives of women.
Brian Stanton 3 years ago
El Salvador, you go to prison for murder for any of these reasons! a woman just got 8 years for a damn miscarriage
KDav 3 years ago
If you have a miscarriage, it is listed on your medical record as an abortion. Was it voluntary? No. But when they are collecting statistical data, are they taking that into account? Probably not. It's another falsely-inflated number they can use to whip up self-righteous anti-choice sentiment.
Dur Dur Dur 3 years ago
Those are instances wherein the goal is to protect her health, and the passing of the baby is not the actual aim--the child just happens to die as a sad consequence, and his or her elimination is not the intended aim of the procedure. In the case of miscarriage, furthermore, no one is being killed by the procedure. None of the three cases are examples of what a pro-life society would want to criminalize. Killing a child with the single aim of killing a child is what is considered wrong.
Alexandria Montevecchio 3 years ago
*walks into women's clinic* "I'd like to cancel my pre-order, please."
Alexandria Montevecchio 3 years ago
*Goes to women's clinic* "I'd like to cancel my pre-order, please."
Dawn C 3 years ago
I miscarried my 2nd baby 19 years ago....most heartbreaking day of my life. The bleeding was so heavy & pain was so great I couldn't make it out of the bathroom. I don’t believe in abortion at all but my body had already terminated that pregnancy....the abortion was just the by-product of what my body already did.
However, we need to remember that other people are going to do what they are going to do. This applies to all kind of things people talk about, whether it’s asking you “when are you having a baby?” or a whole other unrelated thing.
“We have no control over their behavior. You’re right, your Nosy Aunt Rosie shouldn’t be asking you these questions – but she just did,” the life coach said. However, Petang argues that “our expectations of others aren’t going to change the weather on Jupiter, so don’t get all bristly when people ask stupid or nosy questions – we can’t control them, but we can control ourselves and our responses.”
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sherry powers 3 years ago
My family finally stopped when I got my hip replaced. I was 33 when that happened, I was 27 when I got married. It took an effing hip replacement for them to stop asking. 🙄
Falicity Humdinger 3 years ago
I have one of these, it's called my bank account. Every month when I work I then get to spend the leftovers on whatever I desire, or my dog. But the beauty is, my dog doesn't expect me to spend money on her, just that I keep her fed, watered and exercised. Life is a walk in the park...and tomorrow I am spending the entire day in the pub...with my dog!
Naomy Zanatta 3 years ago
I would ask the person making the question to put the dollar in it 🙃
Benjamin Brogan 3 years ago
You and your husband are going on some Nice Vacations! You will both be living in a Nice home, with nice furnishings and be able to keep it all nice!
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Cara G 3 years ago
This is spot on. I love hanging out with myself and I'm not even a little bit sorry or ashamed to say that. I raised my sister's eldest daughter from birth to age 14 and provide child care for her two other children so nobody can accuse me of not liking children. I adore children and my nieces and nephew are the loves of my life. But my own time is MY OWN and I spend it however I want. Usually chilling with my dog, the other love of my life, which is what I'm doing right now 🥰
Isaac Harvey 3 years ago
I’d much rather visit South Korea for a week, or a month, or maybe even a year(or two?) than be constrained to the *cough cough* non- *cough cough* United States.
Ashley Kelly 3 years ago
That's because you have no children AND ARE RICH. Other childfree women still have mad responsibilities. I didn't have kids because I could do no more than I was already doing and survive.
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Monday 3 years ago
Apparently it's also frowned upon to lock your kid outside for the night, even if you've provided them a nice shelter and plenty of food.
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Jennifer Norton 3 years ago
As a mother of three that has also had a dog, a cat, and a hamster at some point in my life I can confirm that the above chart is 100% accurate!
Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 3 years ago
Came here to say this. Also, I love your username.
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Donna Younan 3 years ago
Wait-why did cats rate higher???? No potty training or taking out. They have their own toilet!
Susanne B 3 years ago
And are easy to train if you start when they are young
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Isaac Harvey 3 years ago
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On the other hand, some people feel like they’re pushed into a corner. So in those cases, you may have no choice but to shut the nosy people down. It doesn’t need to be aggressive at all. “Address the intention rather than the question. For example, the woman in the story could say to her brother, ‘That’s something I love about you – you’re so concerned about my happiness!’ (Note that she hasn’t answered the nosy question.)”
Petang added that another great response would be, “You seem like you really want us to have a baby!” Then let them explain their question. “You can also come right out and ask, ‘Why do you want to know?’”
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renee brack 3 years ago
My mum whispered to me when I was 14 "you don't have to have kids. It's one option in a life where you're the first generation to live many options. If you choose to have kids it's a lifelong option even if they die before you. If you choose not to have kids it's a lifelong choice that opens up so many options, the possibilities are limitless." She also added that if she had her life over, and born in my generation, GenX, she would not have had kids. I took her advice. We're still very close :)
Lilly Alestalo 3 years ago
i created an account just to say that this is really beautiful :)
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John Kincaid 3 years ago
My 12-year-old daughter recently told me that she doesn’t ever want to have kids. My response was “OK. Your body, your choice.” Seems pretty clear cut.
Gretchen Esquilin 3 years ago
3 out of 4 of my kids don't want kids & the way this world is going, I don't want them to have any either. My 1 son will prob have a couple, but I'd be shocked if any of my other ones do. And that's ok!!! It lessens my chances of getting suckered to babysit them! LOL
Lynx Oster 3 years ago
Teach all children this. Men get sucked in to the 'it's what I'm supposed to do' all the time also.
Gabriel Sbárbaro 3 years ago
We have to stop acting like is a good thing also... motherhood is wildly romanticized...
Nancy Rémillard 3 years ago
I do not like kids. Some people dislike cats. I don't understand it, but it's still them being them and I accept it.
JM 3 years ago
I love this conversation. As a child of the 1960’s, I grew up under the weight of the societal expectation that I would have children and the implicit judgement that there was something wrong with me if I didn’t want them and vaguely subversive if I didn’t have them.
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Isaac Harvey 3 years ago
For me, it’s no kids and 3 diagnoses(psoriasis, childhood brain cancer, and epilepsy). As for money, that’s an unknown for now.
Saint Lynnie 3 years ago
Two kids and much money because even though it can be a struggle at times, it is possible to raise children without breaking the bank.
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Y D 3 years ago
Morgan Murphy. Jokes from her special Irish Goodbye. G.d. masterpiece.
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Christian Cartmale 3 years ago
Honestly, when people vote against other people's rights, we all lose. Topics such as abortion, same sex marriage, gender laws, firearm possession, and drug use should not be anybody else's business or ever be something we vote back and forth for. It is wrong that we just keep bouncing between banning abortions and banning firearms, give it up. Learn to live with your neighbours and keep your damn eyes out of their backyard. Go figure your own c**p out
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Lisa Hewes 3 years ago (edited)
Me, three! Almost 18 years and counting! Whaddup, Guinness World Records?!?!! Edit: I should clarify that I made the decision not to have children 18 years ago, I'm much older than 18.
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Gareth Baus 3 years ago
I have also accomplished this, but it to really isn't much of an accomplishment since I am a dude.
Thomas Ewing 3 years ago
Yay! Getting baptized is a big plus, too. Children are a giant Bigfoot Carbon footprint on the planet. Don't increase the world's population. Less is more.
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Courtney 3 years ago
My kid slept 11 hours last night. He's not average for his age, but luckily, he takes after me and loves sleeping. I feel like people who say no one is as tired as parents clearly have never done much in their lives. Like, pulling 16 hours shifts working retail during holiday season, working 7 days a week while still partying on weekends, having mono, etc.
Lazy Panda 3 years ago
We need so much more acceptance of the fact that people do all kinds of difficult things and parenting is just one of them. Compassion instead of competition!
The Indisputable 3 years ago
I don't know you but I think I love you too. A cup of tea and a nap sounds good right about....well, anytime, really.
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The lesbian knitting panda 3 years ago
yay Babysit your friends kids to they'll think you're really cool because you're not their parents, also it's a way to avoid getting started at in cinema when you want to see the new Pixar movie😉
Isis Whitty 3 years ago
What is this "one day" option of which you speak...and why wasn't it offered to me??? 🧐🤔🤣🤣🤣
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Nancy Rémillard 3 years ago
I can hardly take care of myself. Becoming a soul less body because I push my limits every day cuz the needs of a baby HAVE to be met, no thank you
SelkieBlackfysh 3 years ago
Lol not all the time but repeatedly and frequently within short time spans.
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MrBallen Fan 3 years ago
My name is Eloise. I always hate when people call me anything other than Ellie but when other people call someone else Eloise I always think it’s so pretty.
adina shaina 3 years ago
😂 like when my friend tried to hand off her newborn - ah no I'll pass, that's not mine
Satya Bain 3 years ago
One of my absolute favorite lines from her. I spit out my wine when I heard it.
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Lara Verne 3 years ago
Tattoos can be removed, or changed into something you like better. Kids, not so much.
Rozlyn G Wright 3 years ago
My 3 grandkids are all in their mid 20's. They are not having children. I applaud them.
Nothing Fancy 3 years ago
Apparently, if the current political climate is any indication, children are no longer considered permanent. 😔
Andrea Lange 3 years ago
If nothing goes badly wrong you'll have tattoos for a lifetime! Not really expensive if you think about it.
Beenie Cat 3 years ago
Tattoos are fun stories. Or stories of what not to do and avoid. They're lessons with morals attached.
Isaac Harvey 3 years ago
So are my three diagnoses(psoriasis, childhood brain cancer, and epilepsy).
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renee brack 3 years ago
Me too! There's so much fun in other aisles with more interesting products to buy than wearable toilet paper.
DoubleHeartDoctor 3 years ago
Yeah, the cookie aisle is pretty rocking... 😂😁
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The only time I like buying diapers is if I'm going to a baby shower. It's like "you're gonna need a lot of these, suckerrrrr!".
Tenacious Squirrel 3 years ago
Yep. It’s also basically tonnes of single use plastic or other materials that parents chuck away daily (nappies, nappy bags, wipes, etc) that are massive pollutants to the planet. There are a small minority that use cloth nappies etc but the vast majority just don’t care (ironic given their kid will live with the effects).
Alexis Dominey 3 years ago
People really need to go back to non disposable diapers, is less expensive and better for the environment. Best way to clean them is to let them soak in water as soon as possible then throw them in the washer.
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DuchessDegu 3 years ago
Once in a supermarket I had their own brand baby wipes, the cashier lady probably trying to make conversation said : - oh those are not too good, you should get the *whatever brand* ones for your baby! and I replied: - they're not for a baby, they're to clean my pet rats (totally true). Her face was an absolute picture!!! I felt a bit sorry for a minute but then again she assumed so much about my life it was fair to teach her a lesson.
Maggie Hood 3 years ago
I keep getting ads for baby diapers and I have no idea why. I'm not pregnant and I don't have a baby lol
adina shaina 3 years ago (edited)
Because you know that babies are humans and can piddle and poo in a bowl just the same as you? That's great.
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HanglyHam 3 years ago
Lol that was important it helped me…… I have officially decided I’m never having kids!
Dave McNarry 3 years ago
Having kids doesn't stop you sleeping in, you just need a great family unit. I'll keep the kids downstairs and quiet and let the wife sleep in, then on my turn, they all round around shouting... 🤣
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Gaming _Yay 3 years ago
I just told someone w/ small children that I really don't want to tell you what time I get up on Sat.
Anthony Samuel Vacher 3 years ago
Meh.. I don't like this one, or others like thiis. I celebrate women/men/people who don't wanna have kiss; more power to them! But why bring down parents?
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Gabriel Sbárbaro 3 years ago
A lot of people tells you having kids is wonderful and then threatens you with wishes of pregnancy, like it's a curse... make up your freaking mind...
Sarka Kuttelwascherova 3 years ago
This is the kind of threat I really dont understand. " i love you, so i want something you really dont want to happen to you accidentally. Because i need validation of my own choices. "
Anna Lessens 3 years ago
If the child exists over an " accident" ...them it's not worth it. At least pencil mistakes are eraser removable
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Falicity Humdinger 3 years ago (edited)
I've genuinely had friends who are parents tell me that they are envious of my child-free life, and although they adore their children, if they could go back...need I say more! I joke about this but parenthood is for some and I admire anyone who can do it and stay cool. My mother was a bad mum, perhaps the reason my sister and I have decided to not have children.
Gabriel Sbárbaro 3 years ago
In any case, you can always regret not having children, but you can't regret having them... what you're gonna do? Abandon them? Just because it isn't like you dreamed it would be? I think it's way better spending my life with the "what if" than risking giving a crappy life to an innocent child because I regretted having him...
Nothing Fancy 3 years ago
Actually, despite all the struggles, stress, exhaustion, etc. I can say I never have regretted having children, and I have four. I'm just that woman though. No shame on anyone who makes a responsible, mindful decision not to, instead of giving into pressure and making a momentous, irreversible choice and resenting it later.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
Well, I don't regret my kids, and wouldn't "not" have them if I could live my life over... they're great. Not a burden - definitely less burden than a pet, because they can sort-of look after themselves. A pet will starve to death if it's left alone for a few days... a kid will just ask someone for food. And the whole 'takes ages to potty train' well yes.. but I've had dogs which NEVER managed to learn and spent 12 years cleaning their s**t out of carpets so... your mileage may vary.
Nancy Rémillard 3 years ago
B: Do you regret your summer house? A: What summer house? B: My point exactly
Alana Voeks 3 years ago
I never regret my kitties, thanks! (Even when they puke on my freshly cleaned sheets...)
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Mama Penguin 3 years ago (edited)
Y'all could afford babies, uh, no. Raising kids is insanely expensive. It's already expensive even before the kid is born with all prenatal care and buying all sorts of things for the baby. And that's just for the baby stuff. Let alone the cost of giving birth and postnatal care for the mom.
*Displayname*=idk 3 years ago (edited)
It takes around almost a million to raise a child from birth to adulthood! So I completely agree!
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Tenacious Squirrel 3 years ago
“Making sacrifices for another human being” does not equal reproducing. If you truly wanted to make sacrifices for another person (in relation to children only): you’d adopt a child. Not add to overpopulation. Not to mention sacrificing for another human means a million other things that have nothing to do with being a parent (caring for a relative, volunteering, doing something kind, donating money, looking after the planet, endless possibilities…).
Becca Hauck 3 years ago
I'm with you. Except that since people are having less children, population is dwindling. You can also foster children or fund a poor child's Christmas or schooling or field trips. You can read to children at the library or volunteer to babysit for an overworked parent or even just not being a jerk about breastfeeding or children behaving like children in public.
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AmAndA_Panda 3 years ago
Yeah, ya know. Just give up luxuries such as decent food. Something bigger than a one room apartment. Clearly we're too selfish if we're not willing to give up our own well being in order to bring a baby into the world and so that they can live in the only crappy lifestyle we can afford them.
v 3 years ago
People always use afford as if it only applies to having enough money. What about being able to afford the energy and emotional aspect of having children? These two impact a person's well being just as much as money so they should carry the same weight in the conversation.
Becca Hauck 3 years ago
Totally agree. One of my kids has clinical depression. Existing can be hard for her. I've said that if she chooses to have children then I will help but I won't be raising them so she needs to consider that in light of her illness. If she can't care for a dog without help... She should really consider her choices. She says her boyfriend has agreed to do most of the work. I told her she needs to consider that after the children are born, some men realize that it's too much for them. Then she'd be on her own, with depression and children. This woman? Who gets hospitalized once a year? People keep talking to her about not having children yet. People that know her. It's insane.
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Chelle Stegner 3 years ago
People are struggling to afford their own damn selves, what do you want them to sacrifice? The first human being you should worry about providing for is yourself. They are sacrificing having kids to provide for their own basic care.
Kal County 3 years ago (edited)
Wild that someone just issued a "you can all afford the most expensive thing you would ever do" blanket statement to the entire internet.
John Smith 3 years ago
What did this nonexistent human being ever do for me? Also, did this nonexistent human being ask to be brought into a world suffering from climate crisis, war, unfair distribution of intelligence and resources, etc...?
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Kate Jones 3 years ago
@dannygirl while I understand what you're saying, the bigger point is that prolifers don't care what happens to the kids once they're born. There's a fetishizing of the unborn by people who claim they are prolife but do nothing to improve the life of children once they are born, including funding better adoption centers and health care. In fact, they are sometimes the same people who fight against social programs like SNAP, etc. They claim it's about personal responsibility. And I agree people need to have responsibility but we shouldn't punish the kids for that. If you fight to make abortion illegal should have to pay child support to the women who are being forced to have kids when they aren't financially or emotionally able to have them. Would I like people to not use abortion as birth control? Yes. But that's why we need better education, free birth control, teach women how to have self-respect and not think their worth is tied to being with a man and better daycare programs.
Isaac Harvey 3 years ago
They’re pro-life until the baby is born. From then on, the baby and their parents are on their own.
Maddie Hat 3 years ago
If you want to be the parent of an about-to-be-aborted kid, you have to adopt it. Your argument doesnt make sense
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Stardust 3 years ago (edited)
It’s sadly true yet this is so funny that I am now going to animate this into a commercial. Here is the link to it: https://chinmayeekalghatgi.wixsite.com/starryskies/post/_kids. Apologies if there is any background noise since there was something going on in my house when recording
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Disgruntled Pelican 3 years ago
I know it's a shock, but having a kid isn't going to fix you or your marriage.
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Veronica Richard 3 years ago
I'm in the second generation that was able to get birth control pills: never had kids and never regretted it.
Saint Lynnie 3 years ago
Sounds like the first generation didn't do it right
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SpongeBob SquarePants 3 years ago
lol "clones" im gonna say that to everyone who talks about their children now
Walter Brameld 3 years ago
I put on a puzzled expression and say, "Why are you showing me this?"
Isaac Harvey 3 years ago
I might be a little more savage and say something like “they might be only half as stupid as you, but they’re also only half as smart as you.”
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Randolph Croft 3 years ago
Remember movies like: Look Who's Talking 1, 2 and 3; Boss Baby; Baby Geniuses? It's been going on for decades.
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Fenchurch 3 years ago
This Be The Verse BY PHILIP LARKIN They f**k you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were f****d up in their turn By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who half the time were soppy-stern And half at one another’s throats. Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself.
Alix Pitcher 3 years ago
Great minds think alike! I was just going to post this.
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B S 3 years ago
that's cause they want you to be as miserable as they are so bad they can taste it and therefore no logic can work on a mind so gripped by madness and hate. they worship scrupulously at the alter of schadenfreude.
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AnnaBanana 3 years ago
Lol! I often think something very similar to this. I know my nannas would have been very disappointed I never had kids. Sorry Nans!!
AngelWingsYT 3 years ago
My grandma would just want me to be happy no matter what that entails
Alexis minnix 3 years ago
My grandma thinks it’s crazy that some women choose not to have children. She says and I quote “that’s why women are on this earth. To reproduce and raise kids while men go out and work. They’re so selfish when they don’t have children! What if they meet a man who wants children? They’ll disappoint him if they don’t have kids.” When I tell you I nearly slapped that women across the face
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Giles McArdell 3 years ago
I couldn't swap my son for this rig, I'd need him to show me how to use it!
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katekat_1 3 years ago
That's honestly why I don't want kids. This world can be a horrible place, and depression and bipolar run in my family. I wouldn't want to bring something in this world for it to suffer
Isaac Harvey 3 years ago
Same here. Although I don't have any inherited medical conditions, I have psoriasis, childhood brain cancer, and epilepsy.
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They’re pro-life until the baby is born. From then on, the family is on their own.
AngelWingsYT 3 years ago
Exactly why i dont wanna have kids. Worlds gone to s**t. Unless its a white male itll be seen as inferior. Worlds full of hate and almost literally on fire. Ill just adopt.
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Nathaniel 3 years ago (edited)
Tom Brady? I am from the United Kingdom of Britainland so I do not know much about American sport stars, but he is something like World Champion at Handegg isn't he? Something like that?
Disgruntled Pelican 3 years ago
Never calling it the Super Bowl again. It shall now be known as the Handegg World Championship. 😂😂
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B S 3 years ago
believe me; i would rather discuss my 10 most painful bowel movements ranked by intensity than hear about whatever mindless banalities your crotch-spawn engaged in today or ever...
MoodyBlue 3 years ago
From my experience, a lot of talk about kids includes various information about their bowel movements. So.. yeah. No thanks.
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Hedgeh og 3 years ago
Yes, this! The gatekeeping around tiredness from parents is in itself exhausting. a) You chose this. b) Child-free people also get tired. c) Endless victimhood is boring.
Jade Drew 3 years ago
I'm a parent and I'm tired, before I was a parent I was tired when my kid grows up and leaves i'll no doubt still be tired Life is exhausting no matter what your circumstances. I get it those parents f*****g suck
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Kate Jones 3 years ago
Is there some largess of people changing their minds? I think maybe, yes, occasionally someone might change their minds because their situation has changed or- more often than not- they are pressured into it by a partner or family. But most people who do not want children don't just magically change their minds. Why is this the response from so many people? It's like they just can't compute not wanting kids so it must only be a temporary situation and you're going to change your mind. And it happens a lot with people who are CLEARLY unhappy as parents. Yes they love their kids but they don't seem especially happy on a regular basis. But they pimp having children anyway. They aren't happy unless you are as unhappy as them.
Alejandra Lima 3 years ago
That's the point. They just want you to feel as miserable as them. They can't bear the fact that they made a huge mistake, and you didn't.
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albernistuff 4sale 3 years ago
I helped support 2 steps from my wife's previous. We talked about having one of our own, but we were not financially (and myself emotionally/psychologically) prepared. Now that I am mature enough and we are financially stable, we are too old. Even adoption isn't an option as we will be in care facility before they even start college. Fortunate we have a grandson to dote on, but it isn't the same. Despite what many folks tell themselves, the world is better than it ever was; health risks to mothers can be addressed with medicines and technologies leaps and bounds above even a generation ago. There is greater recognition of developmental issues and the tools to assist in overcoming those obstacles. No it is NOT selfish to wish to live life on your own terms, and you should not have a child because someone else wants you to. Yet some of those who claim "no regrets" will look back in a generation or two and and sigh "yes, regrets" Been there, done that, didn't even get a lousy T-shirt.
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Giles McArdell 3 years ago
Well, I imagine one of them can actually say "I object". The other probably just blows a raspberry :))
Load More Replies... the bean master 3 years ago
abortion is 500 dollars plan b is 50 dollars a condom is 5 dollars being gay is free make your choice
Voodoops_13 3 years ago
Awww, sweetie! Your naivete makes me want to simultaneously retch and kick you in the baby box 😘
Kate Jones 3 years ago
I hope any guy ProlifeSam ends up with sees this so he knows he's only going be having sex until she gets pregnant. It'sthe Amish way- for breeding purposes only. Good luck with that.
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Is the bird the word? 3 years ago
I've always wondered. The picture in this meme. Which film is it from?
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Stardust 3 years ago
I’m waiting for the day a billionare makes the moon explode into either pink or blue confetti
The Other Guest 3 years ago
For the love of Thor, don't go giving them any ideas!
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AngelWingsYT 3 years ago
What ever happened to "cake/cupcake has pink/blue frosting" its a win win for all. Guests get dessert you revealed the gender
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Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
My family is me and my two little boys! (My cats 😊)
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Alex Luiz 3 years ago
Also, it didn't *happen to them*. They actively caused it to happen. It's why I also hate 'fell pregnant', just like one would 'fall ill'.
Isaac Harvey 3 years ago
My psoriasis, childhood brain cancer and epilepsy diagnoses happened to me. I am now forced to deal with all their consequences, which are more than enough for me. For some perspective, just in terms of my epilepsy prescription, I’ve been fighting thoughts of s*****e for a little over a year by now, and they’ve gotten particularly bad some nights. Sometimes just getting out of bed in the morning is difficult.
Load More Replies... Alexis minnix 3 years ago
And those are the same people who are always complaining about their children.
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Dani Koi 3 years ago
I hate the argument "but you'll never have a family." A spouse is a family! A cat is a family!! You own dust bunnies are family. You can be a family without having to reproduce. Ridiculous.
Craig Silberman 3 years ago
need to get a bumper sticker that says "My cat is far more fulfilling than your child will ever be."
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Gavin Johnson 3 years ago
Dad of one here, she’s 11, she’s awesome, wouldn’t change her for anything. I love being a Dad, I love my daughter. Now is that something I believe should be forced on anyone? Nope. Are there many ways to enjoy your life? Yep. Do all of those ways require you to procreate? Hell no. You do you, I’ll do me, we will get along just fine.
S L 3 years ago
I'm so happy when people with kids talk about the joy they have, especially dad's. My parents had me "so my mom wouldn't be alone". Imagine coming out of the womb and having a job already. I am childless not because I want to sleep late or do what I want. Sometimes I wonder what if (I'm 54 and just lost my dad) because I believe children are a blessing and there is no more important job imo but I didn't think that it was a wise choice for me. I don't live a decadent life, no tattoos or travel. I volunteer and pour that love into other people. That's my legacy.
Load More Replies... Alexis minnix 3 years ago
I’m only 12 and when I was younger I wanted 10 kids. Then I realized that’s f*****g insane and I said I wanted 4 children. Now I’m considering the fact that I don’t have to have children. I just always thought I did because my mom would always say “I’m proud of you as long as you bring me grandchildren” and I saw other women having children right after they get married. I still love children and I still babysit but I just don’t think I want kids of my own. To raise and be responsible for. I have dreams to travel the world and stuff. And I just don’t want kids. I know I’m young and I’ll probably change my mind so nothing is confirmed.
Natalia A 3 years ago
It's good that you're keeping an open mind. You might change your mind, you might not, but whatever happens, only you can decide what feels right for you.
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ggus44 3 years ago
Don't people get tired of all this BS? Want kids? Good for you! Don't want kids? Good for you! Good God, there are posts about "the joys of not having kids" every. single. week.
Random Panda 3 years ago (edited)
To be fair there are also a lot of articles about parenthood and kids on here. What rubs me the wrong way is the majority of childfree humour seems to be centered around how miserable people with kids must be, while parent humour is mostly about their own experiences , without throwing shade on childfree folk. It seems so toxic to me, just enjoy your own life and let other people do the same.
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Sinkvenice 3 years ago
When I was told by my doctor that I couldn't have children, it was like all my birthdays and christmases at once! :-D
Ozacoter 3 years ago
Right? After my hysterectomy sometimes i forget that i am sterile and then randomly remember and get super happy :D
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AtomKat 3 years ago
I work at a school and my office is directly by the Grade 1 classrooms and playground (6/7 year olds). Listening to them is the best birth control - I could not handle a 6 year old. These kids stand outside - perfectly sunny summer afternoon - and sing “rain, rain, go away”. Whuuu?
Lea S. 3 years ago
I was in my early thirties and single, a new homeowner who wants to fix up her house and maybe do a little traveling. The last man I was even remotely interested in had been killed by cancer. A client at my home daycare says 'so when are you going to start having kids?' I just said erm...ah...not really in a rush, not interested.' She says "You might want to get a move on, we had ours so that we will still be young when the mothering ends at 18." I said...."Yah well, I'm 30, my parents are in their 70s and they just helped me through the house buying process and then spent two days helping me move in. So...mothering doesn't stop at 18." C says "What about when you're old? Who will take care of you? Who will visit you in the nursing home." I say "I've worked in hospice homes, those people rarely saw their families. Also - I have no intention of going to a nursing home ever, without a family there will be no one to make me." She still insists that eventually I'll be lonely.
Lea S. 3 years ago
So about once a month, on a Friday evening, I send her a photo of me and my very sad 'loneliness.' Enjoying the backyard pagoda I built with a glass of wine. Going down the street for a cocktail. Spending the whole Saturday in the quiet city library. She finally stopped asking.
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claire_elizabeth@hotmail.co.uk 3 years ago
This is … very odd. I really respect individual choices and I’m completely sure that the “you’ll change your mind” brigade gets very , very boring. But I don’t understand why the rationale has to revolve around the idea that children ruin your life. We have young children and we still travel, continue our education and have lots of fun. Having children has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. It isn’t going to be for everyone, and that’s truly fine of course, and those people should absolutely be empowered to take a different path. But pretending all parents are exhausted zombies who are regretful of their decision just isn’t true and I don’t know how helpful it is to young women especially who might still be asking themselves the question
S L 3 years ago
I don't understand the portrayal of people who choose to be childless is because we don't like children. I believe that children are a blessing and being a parent is the most important job. But I have my own reasons that don't have anything to do with wanting to sleep late or be free from responsibility. It's a private decision, don't assume you know my reason.
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Nicole Herron 3 years ago
I'm 41 and still don't regret it. Kids aren't for everyone and not every woman has maternal instincts. We shouldn't have to.
Bryan With A Why 3 years ago
Nobody says you have to. It's just natural to want to is all.
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Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
I am 33, a cat lady (2 furry beasts), with tattoos and a desire for video games, wine, and free time to lounge around and do nothing. And in ten years I want the same, but maybe with more cats and more tattoos. No spouses and no kids for me. To each their own. But the moment anyone tries to shove their propaganda down my throat, the gloves come off.
Dani Koi 3 years ago
I hate the argument "but you'll never have a family." A spouse is a family! A cat is a family!! You own dust bunnies are family. You can be a family without having to reproduce. Ridiculous.
Craig Silberman 3 years ago
need to get a bumper sticker that says "My cat is far more fulfilling than your child will ever be."
Load More Replies... Gavin Johnson 3 years ago
Dad of one here, she’s 11, she’s awesome, wouldn’t change her for anything. I love being a Dad, I love my daughter. Now is that something I believe should be forced on anyone? Nope. Are there many ways to enjoy your life? Yep. Do all of those ways require you to procreate? Hell no. You do you, I’ll do me, we will get along just fine.
S L 3 years ago
I'm so happy when people with kids talk about the joy they have, especially dad's. My parents had me "so my mom wouldn't be alone". Imagine coming out of the womb and having a job already. I am childless not because I want to sleep late or do what I want. Sometimes I wonder what if (I'm 54 and just lost my dad) because I believe children are a blessing and there is no more important job imo but I didn't think that it was a wise choice for me. I don't live a decadent life, no tattoos or travel. I volunteer and pour that love into other people. That's my legacy.
Load More Replies... Alexis minnix 3 years ago
I’m only 12 and when I was younger I wanted 10 kids. Then I realized that’s f*****g insane and I said I wanted 4 children. Now I’m considering the fact that I don’t have to have children. I just always thought I did because my mom would always say “I’m proud of you as long as you bring me grandchildren” and I saw other women having children right after they get married. I still love children and I still babysit but I just don’t think I want kids of my own. To raise and be responsible for. I have dreams to travel the world and stuff. And I just don’t want kids. I know I’m young and I’ll probably change my mind so nothing is confirmed.
Natalia A 3 years ago
It's good that you're keeping an open mind. You might change your mind, you might not, but whatever happens, only you can decide what feels right for you.
Load More Replies... ggus44 3 years ago
Don't people get tired of all this BS? Want kids? Good for you! Don't want kids? Good for you! Good God, there are posts about "the joys of not having kids" every. single. week.
Random Panda 3 years ago (edited)
To be fair there are also a lot of articles about parenthood and kids on here. What rubs me the wrong way is the majority of childfree humour seems to be centered around how miserable people with kids must be, while parent humour is mostly about their own experiences , without throwing shade on childfree folk. It seems so toxic to me, just enjoy your own life and let other people do the same.
Load More Replies... Sinkvenice 3 years ago
When I was told by my doctor that I couldn't have children, it was like all my birthdays and christmases at once! :-D
Ozacoter 3 years ago
Right? After my hysterectomy sometimes i forget that i am sterile and then randomly remember and get super happy :D
Load More Replies... AtomKat 3 years ago
I work at a school and my office is directly by the Grade 1 classrooms and playground (6/7 year olds). Listening to them is the best birth control - I could not handle a 6 year old. These kids stand outside - perfectly sunny summer afternoon - and sing “rain, rain, go away”. Whuuu?
Lea S. 3 years ago
I was in my early thirties and single, a new homeowner who wants to fix up her house and maybe do a little traveling. The last man I was even remotely interested in had been killed by cancer. A client at my home daycare says 'so when are you going to start having kids?' I just said erm...ah...not really in a rush, not interested.' She says "You might want to get a move on, we had ours so that we will still be young when the mothering ends at 18." I said...."Yah well, I'm 30, my parents are in their 70s and they just helped me through the house buying process and then spent two days helping me move in. So...mothering doesn't stop at 18." C says "What about when you're old? Who will take care of you? Who will visit you in the nursing home." I say "I've worked in hospice homes, those people rarely saw their families. Also - I have no intention of going to a nursing home ever, without a family there will be no one to make me." She still insists that eventually I'll be lonely.
Lea S. 3 years ago
So about once a month, on a Friday evening, I send her a photo of me and my very sad 'loneliness.' Enjoying the backyard pagoda I built with a glass of wine. Going down the street for a cocktail. Spending the whole Saturday in the quiet city library. She finally stopped asking.
Load More Replies... claire_elizabeth@hotmail.co.uk 3 years ago
This is … very odd. I really respect individual choices and I’m completely sure that the “you’ll change your mind” brigade gets very , very boring. But I don’t understand why the rationale has to revolve around the idea that children ruin your life. We have young children and we still travel, continue our education and have lots of fun. Having children has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. It isn’t going to be for everyone, and that’s truly fine of course, and those people should absolutely be empowered to take a different path. But pretending all parents are exhausted zombies who are regretful of their decision just isn’t true and I don’t know how helpful it is to young women especially who might still be asking themselves the question
S L 3 years ago
I don't understand the portrayal of people who choose to be childless is because we don't like children. I believe that children are a blessing and being a parent is the most important job. But I have my own reasons that don't have anything to do with wanting to sleep late or be free from responsibility. It's a private decision, don't assume you know my reason.
Load More Replies... Nicole Herron 3 years ago
I'm 41 and still don't regret it. Kids aren't for everyone and not every woman has maternal instincts. We shouldn't have to.
Bryan With A Why 3 years ago
Nobody says you have to. It's just natural to want to is all.
Load More Replies... Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
I am 33, a cat lady (2 furry beasts), with tattoos and a desire for video games, wine, and free time to lounge around and do nothing. And in ten years I want the same, but maybe with more cats and more tattoos. No spouses and no kids for me. To each their own. But the moment anyone tries to shove their propaganda down my throat, the gloves come off.
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