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50 Memes For Those Who Have Chosen A Childfree Lifestyle, As Shared By This Facebook Page (New Posts)
Interview
To baby or not to baby, that is the question on many people’s minds. I’m one of those women still on the fence about whether or not to have kids. On the one hand, it’d be nice to give my parents some grandkids to spoil and love; on the other hand, every time I see a child, I cringe. Maybe not all of us are born with the calling to become mothers, and that's okay!
Thankfully, these memes about the good ole childfree life are making that decision a wee bit easier to make, as we can all agree there are as many reasons to not have children (if not more) as there are in support of it. Today, we’re featuring some of the posts by the Facebook page called “Childfree Humor,” and they’re quite funny if I do say so myself.
We had the pleasure of speaking with Veronica Prager of The Childfree Connection, and she was kind enough to answer some of our questions regarding the childfree lifestyle, so make sure you stick around for that!
And if you’re pro having kids, please don’t hate on this post! As always in life, make the choices you want, as long as you’re not intentionally harming others or yourself. For the rest of you up for a good laugh, upvote your faves, leave some comments, and if you’re craving more, here’s another Bored Panda post on the same topic. Let’s dive in, shall we?
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Echidna learns extreme ironing 2 years ago (edited)
We should all be protected from other peoples children.
Ivana Bašić 2 years ago (edited)
Look, I need all the drag queens to stay as far away from my kid as possible. I'm a no-makeup no-hair type of woman and I don't know what I'll do if my kid gets into it. So either stay away or go all in and teach her how to do it. Just don't get her hooked and then leave me stranded.
steven mayes 2 years ago
Drag queens no problem, just keep children from anyone religious especially if they have a title such as Father, Pope and anyone in between.
Diego,Laura 2 years ago
That's why I left that congregation. To much judgment, not enough heart for people in need.
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Panda Kicki 2 years ago
Maybe if we put the kids in a cage and let her parade on a grab-safe distance?
Moezzzz 2 years ago
There is nothing wrong with kids seeing drag shows. What I'm against is sexualizing the show (nudity, simulated sex acts, etc.). Most drag shows are just that, a show, but there are some that I would not bring my kids to (when they were younger- they're over 18 now, so def old enough to decide for themselves). Drag shows are hella fun!
John George 2 years ago
But if the drag queens are willing to take the risk, more power to them.
Bundles of joy or bundles of sleepless nights, pains, cries, and mess. Kids. Some people crave to have them, to have large families with their young running across the lawn, playing in the sunshine, and embracing all the best that life has to offer. But on the other side, you have the people that just want some gosh darn peace and quiet.
Today, we’re exploring the latter kind of people, those who’ve chosen to live a life that is childfree. Speaking with Veronica Prager, a 46-year-old woman, who founded "The Childfree Connection" with her partner Rick, we explored the nooks and crannies of what life is like without kids, why it still faces such backlash, and how the discussions on what is wrong and what is right can be quieted.
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Jeff Mcelfresh 2 years ago
Christians: Doing the dirty is a sin!! Also Christians: You have to have biological children or it's a sin!!
Ozymandias73 2 years ago
Doing the deed UNMARRIED is a sin according to Christian religion.
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Kate Jones 2 years ago
And start charging for child support at conception. And make it possible to insure a fetus so if you miscarry you can collect life insurance.
Monday 2 years ago
Well if god wants me to have a baby then surely the church should pay for said baby yes?
Sunshine Lady 2 years ago
Well, it's part of the Bible that say that Christians and the Church must care and provide for poor, innocent, babies without fathers, women without men. There are Christians around the world who care for unwanted babies.
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Dilly Millandry 2 years ago
Viagra (brand name) is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Not stupid just because you don't know something - only by looking for more information can we become more knowledgeable 🙂
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Analyn Lahr 2 years ago
That's what I've been saying! But like almost all men's health commercials have to do with their d***s! Or their hair lines.
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tw 72 2 years ago (edited)
People never take into account the social shunning. Even if the pregnancy is a result of incest or rape, people see a pregnant (for example) high-school-age girl and assume the worse about her character. That will affect her for life.
Load More Replies... Kate Jones 2 years ago (edited)
If men could get pregnant, abortions would be completely free or they'd offer discounts cards like they do at your coffee shop. Like 6 punches and you get one free.
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
Okie so whoever downvoted you needs to get a life or get a high five in the face with a chair. Downvotes are for hate or spam, not disagreeing or other people’s possible ignorance or questions that could’ve been searched on Google but they decided to post it anyway. I didn’t know people on BP could be downvoted for a single word ‘yes’. Have an upvote
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
You'll notice the very strong correlation between people who think you shouldn't have abortions and those who think you shouldn't have sex outside of marriage.
Claire Kaplan 2 years ago
So if sex is only for procreation, what about menopausal women? They can't get pregnant, so wouldn't it be a sin to have sex with an old woman? Or anyone infertile? Of course, anyone who REALLY wants to end abortion would encourage homosexuality, especially for unmarried people. What better way is there to ensure no one gets an abortion than preventing insemination, right?
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Pam Schuman 2 years ago
And yet women can only conceive once a month, take almost a year to deliver a child and have a finite number of eggs and men are fertile till they die and can impregnate multiple women every day of the year. They need to take responsibility and keep it in their pants!
Christian Dyson 2 years ago
For anyone wondering like the Super down voted guys
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Although Veronica is currently living a fulfilling and joyful childfree life in Austin, Texas, confident in the choices she made, that wasn’t always the case. Her journey towards a childfree life was “an extremely confusing and shaky” one, she told Bored Panda. “I felt stuck as I waited for the ‘magical day’ when clarity would strike and my fears and doubts about choosing this path would go away,” she said.
When she was in her 20s and 30s, she was quiet when the topic of kids came up. “When asked when I was going to have a baby, I would ignore it or dismiss it or say something complacent like ‘maybe later,’” she said. Although she felt amazing about her choice, she was scared of sharing her opinion.
“It took action and self-development work to remove the societal shame and feel proud of my decision,” she continued. To help others along their journey, she and her partner Rick decided to start the Childfree Connection community, where people can connect directly with one another, receive the support they need, and celebrate their choices.
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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
I needed to hear this! I am a huge overthinker and I think I’ve started going through my midlife crisis early (wondering why I’m here and why I feel like I have nothing to show for my 30 years on earth and omg should I buy a Miata? I should buy a Miata) The thought of enjoying a life spent wandering around finding interesting things and then dying is oddly peaceful-sounding and very appealing :)
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Chris D'Asta 2 years ago
Well, I thought I was aligned with Buddhism but your path just smacks of truth.
Marco Richter 2 years ago
Buddhism p.e. as well as Atheism. That's actually a pretty popular claim that monotheistic religions often bring up against atheism, that a life without purpose would have no meaning and wouldn't be worth it.
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Rich Garfield 2 years ago
My opinion this is a purpose. "Not all that wander are lost" Not sure who I'm quoting but I shore as s didn't come up with it.
RavenTheCat 2 years ago
I'm gonna get hated on for this but. This is why I hate the quotes about *living a life worth them dying for* I'm living the life I want, not the life I'm expected to
Tenacious Squirrel 2 years ago
Well in that case I honestly think living an interesting/enjoyable/meaningful life is the entire purpose/ambition. I think that’s a much better purpose than following some dictated timeline and living miserably in the suburbs.
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ratatouille 2 years ago
Hmmmm, unwashed and poorly taken care of babies smell bad, if you treat them as you would yourself (for example change the top as soon as it's had some vomit on it) then they ready smell lovely. But then again if you mostly held stinky babies I guess it confirms that not as many people should have children in the first place :))
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Uncanny 2 years ago
When people insist you hold the baby, just say ‘Well, I dropped the last three, but I guess I’ll give it another whirl 🤷♀️.’
SuperChicken 2 years ago
That's funny. I'm going to use that from now on, when someone insists that I *should* hold their baby.
Load More Replies... Luna Crow 2 years ago
It do be like this though. I hate how human parents always assume everyone wants to see their crotch goblin. But if someone mentions their fur baby; "Aww! Do you have pictures?"
Ginger Ghost 2 years ago
Cat > Baby . . . a cat wriggled a lot and I dropped it, it was fine, just don't ask about the baby
DuchessDegu 2 years ago
Apart from a life or death emergency, no, I don't want to hold human babies
Fxnglhl 2 years ago
cats wake people up at 7AM, perfect time to get up. babies wake people at 2 AM. there's a difference XD
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
My cats must have a problem with my sleep schedule, because they constantly wake me up at 4 in the morning or when the sun’s up REMOTELY. Then they screech and have zoomies when I attempt to go back to sleep. :)
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Valerie Lessard 2 years ago
Childfree here. Love holding babies. Think they're adorable. Don't find parents more annoying than pet parents. "How can you not like cats? What the f is wrong with you?" - cat people
Fanny 2 years ago
I had to learn to respect people who don't like cats because I absolutely adore them. And the cats themselves helped me understand that. Sometimes you just don't like it and it's ok. It doesn't make you a monster.
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Victoria 2 years ago
If men could get pregnant there'd be drive-thru's set up called McBortions
Miranda Veracruz de la Joya Cardenal 2 years ago
And Starbucks would be giving free abortions on the drive thru.
Sebastian J. 2 years ago
I agree with the point, but at the same time, pills in those flavors sound awesome...
Although we’d hope people would just live and let live, going childfree tends to cause a lot of uproar and debate in families, communities, and society as a whole. In Veronica’s opinion, it all stems from divisiveness: “When people are on the opposite end of anything, it can ignite this gap.”
“When someone has a strong conviction about their ‘side’ it can be difficult for them to validate an opposing opinion. When people operate in this dynamic, it can feel empowering to root for their side and protest the other,” she stated. Another reason she pointed out was a lack of empathy.
“Putting ourselves in other people’s shoes can be very challenging for some people,” Veronica continued to say. “We have no idea about a stranger’s trauma, goals, financial state or purpose, yet people are still judged for their choices. Having children is a life-altering decision, and if someone decides to opt in or out, they have, hopefully, done a deep-dive into what’s best for them and what will bring them the most joy.”
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Luna Crow 2 years ago
Plus, we're *still* able to make our own choices! Our lives are ours, not dictated by by a screaming helpless creature that's completely dependent on us for everything
Kristal 2 years ago
I dunno, my cat comes close, so my life isn't completely my own lol
Load More Replies... Mama Penguin 2 years ago
Because society keeps pressuring us to have kids and can't fathom childfree people having fulfilling lives. We're not being smug, we're trying to prove that we have happy, fulfilling lives and we're tired of people shoving pictures/videos of little Timmy and little Jessica in our faces.
Ches Yamada 2 years ago
Maybe I am smug. You know why, though? I was told, d@mn near commanded, that I was going to have kids "someday". As if every person knew better than me. Well, look here! I'm perimenopausal and zero kids! I win, right? Do you FINALLY BELIEVE ME?!!
Doodles1983 2 years ago
I am almost 40. You WILL change your mind one day. You WILL regret not having them. Your clock WILL start ticking. Well, so far, I haven’t, I don’t and it hasn’t.
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Michael Largey 2 years ago
Apparently "smug" means "made a different decision than you and dare to be ok with it".
N Miller 2 years ago
This is the lightbulb comment for me. Far too many of these don't seem smug, they seem vitriolic, but it's really just an extreme push-back reaction. I still think anyone who takes the "you want kids, you're an idiot" approach is wrong, because for some people it's absolutely right - it's also incredibly cruel for those people who are unable to have children but would like to because it should be about *choice*, and some people don't get that.
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago (edited)
Adoption. Fostering. Volunteering. Surrogacy. There are MANY "choices" for people who are unable to have children but still want to have children. No, not all of them are affordable/available to everyone, but if you want to have children so badly that you've made it your life's purpose, then teach. Babysit. Work at a daycare. Be a Big Brother/Big Sister. I'm adopted and I don't buy the "pity-meee" boo-hooing of people who say they feel like they were put on Earth to be a mother/father but can't have biological kids, so they dump rage and hate on people who have chosen to be childfree. I do feel bad for regular people who want biological children, but have fertility issues. I don't understand it myself, but I do feel empathy.
Load More Replies... Kate Jones 2 years ago
If you want children I think that's wonderful. A part of me has this fantasy life of being a stay at home mom with 3 kids and my wonderful husband. But it's just not reality for so many people. I look at it like a fantasy of being a pop star or something. The fantasy is great but the reality is different; it's a lot of work and loneliness and exhaustion. The fantasy of having kids is better than what my reality of it would be. If you don't want children, you don't generally hear people say 'that's wonderful'. It generally gets this weird 'sad' reaction. And people, particularly other women, do this weird shaming thing to women about not having had children like they've somehow missed out and are going to 'die alone'. So if we come off a little snarky about our love of not having children, it's because we're sometimes countering all of that negative stuff.
TVLA 2 years ago
This! Plus I always morbidly laugh at the people warning that childless and child-free women will die alone… talk to any hospice or elderly home worker and they’ll tell you just how many people with huge families end up dying alone anyway.
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Mjolnir Stormbreaker 2 years ago
I thought as a young person I wanted children, but came to my senses when I visited friends and family with kids. I have motherly emotions, and instincts that come out when I babysit but that's it. I never once experienced pressure to reproduce. Thank God for the best parents in the world. Also I love when my friends and family ask why I look 25 years younger than themselves. It's because I don't have any kids. My 4 cats are extremely well behaved and even help with chores like picking up their toys from the day, and put into toy basket. Bringing me bags to scoop their litter, turn the lights on and off when asked with their heads, and will give unconditional love as I give back in return.I can come and go as I please. No regrets.
Claire Kaplan 2 years ago
I love kids! I love working with kids. And then waving goodbye at the end of the day as they ride off with their parents and cracking a cold one. It's a good system 🥰
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Linda Riebel 2 years ago
I think Mr. Badusername is projecting his own smugness. I've never met or even heard of a childfree person being smug.
Max Fox 2 years ago
Because, just like everybody else, with or without children, they believe that their lifestyle is ethically and morally superior to all other lifestyles. It is pretty typical for anybody who let one aspect of their lives define them. There is little difference between somebody writing in their bio "proud mommy of Eden, Emily, and Ethan", and somebody who write "proudly childfree". Both also call each other out on this, without the least sense of irony.
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Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
Good question, I was wondering that myself, it is a medically accurate term.
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Mama Penguin 2 years ago
Neighbor's child: screams and screeches. Me: sitting blissfully in my childfree home.
Maggie Fulton 2 years ago
No kids, 60 years old, had a hysterectomy, no regrets. Pardon me while I pet my cat.
shawn mckinney 2 years ago (edited)
Why is the word for 'the muscular canal that goes from the uterus to the outside of the body' censored?
Dodomaster 2 years ago
Personally, every time I hear a screaming child my d**k shrivels into oblivion
Ruth Harper 2 years ago
I'm really glad I no longer have a uterus. Although I still get people telling me I should just adopt all the time. Well, I adopted a kitty, but that's as far as it goes. I'm going to be the crazy cat/dog lady with the house full of pets when I'm old.
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Fxnglhl 2 years ago (edited)
make it 15 dogs. and a pony. edit: actually, let's add 7 rabbits, an emu, a few turkeys and a hundred plants into the equation. i'm turning my residence into a zoo.
Echidna learns extreme ironing 2 years ago
I'll raise your 15 dogs, pony, Mimi's cow with two ducks, a sloth and a gang of meerkats.
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Marco Richter 2 years ago
I at the moment share my home with a shield bug. I call him Sir Wanzelot ("Wanze" means bed bug in german) and we get along swimmingly.
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
I'm not sure if we have the same shield bugs in America, but your story made me very happy. All the best to Sir Wanzelot and you! I used to have a arachnid that we call a "daddy long-legs" living in my garage sink. His name was Larry.
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scag$y 2 years ago
Having ten dogs is a huge responsibility. They all would need training which takes months, even years. You have to monitor their health and make sure their shots are up to date. You have to flea and worm them regularly and they constantly need grooming. They need lots of exercise which means hours of walks. A dog needs to have it's mind stimulated and you need to regularly engage it in play. You should monitor your dog's weight and calorie intake, but still provide tasty treats from time to time. You are your dog's entire world and you need to remember to make time for them. With a baby, you just have to feed it and stop it dying. But give me the dogs anytime.
Jacinda SW 2 years ago
As someone who has experience with both I can assure you dogs are much simpler.... and generally easier to train
Load More Replies... Ruth Harper 2 years ago
Make it 10 dogs, 10 cats, 2 snakes, and a tank of fish. Forget the friends.
Furious George 2 years ago
I suddenly understand why some people write #lifegoals. This sounds amazing.
The last thing Veronica pointed out is that people are just not willing to listen to an opposing opinion. “There is always room for a healthy debate but not for an attack or a dismissive attitude,” she said. “When asked why I’m childfree and I start to explain, I can already tell that some people are preparing their argument as to why parenting is better.”
She believes that most of the community makes the choice to be childfree thoughtfully, mindfully, and after a period of analyzing the pros and cons, and that as long as the opposing side continues to have a closed-minded attitude, the debate will continue.
“The bottom line is that there is no need for debate because we all have the opportunity to respect one another and do better,” Veronica said. “Childfree people and parents can live harmoniously, but it’s up to both sides to make the effort. I should also mention that we have received so much support from parents who completely understand that having children is not for everyone.”
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SuperChicken 2 years ago
"If you don't have children, life has no meaning." How many times have I heard that? Ugh.
3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
My friend said that to me recently, “but if you don’t have kids, like what will you dedicate your life to? How empty and lonely!” She really couldn’t imagine any life where you don’t dedicate your full body to your offspring, I was like “following that logic, I’d give birth to a kid who’s full life purpose was to give birth to another kid, who’s full life purpose etc etc etc. What a boring life to live eh.”
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Epona 2 years ago
I'm already poor and irritated (partly about being poor, but other stuff too). I don't have/want kids!
Monday 2 years ago
So you think having kids will pull an uno reverse card and take away the poor and irritated (like the whole fight fire with fire thing)....or will it make you more poor and more irritated?
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Thomas Ewing 2 years ago
Give your life meaning by attending church. The Earth does NOT need any more people!
Lil Potato 2 years ago
okay, this really bothers me. Do people not realize having kids is not just taking care of screaming toddlers?
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
Yes, it's just one of many stages, but a very aggravating one (though for me personally teenagers and babies are even less attractive stages, because in they're often even less responsive)
Load More Replies... keepgoing 2 years ago
Who says you are poor and irritated? Stop generalising about how you IMAGINE what life with kids is like. We know both ways so can compare. You cannot
Scott Rackley 2 years ago
I don't have to contract ebola to write down it's effects. Maybe you ought to chill. Plus, you sound a little irritated.
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Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
Having an animal baby means that I don't have to worry about my boy growing up to be a delinquent, and that he will always love me as long as I keep providing snacks and stealing his poop away from his potty box. Human children are way too complex for me.
Mama Penguin 2 years ago
Wow she's able to put a onesie on her cat. I can't even put a hat on mine!
Marja Berisa 2 years ago
Please just let your pets be pets - you know, animals - and stop trying to turn them into people or babies, FFS.
Anna Litical 2 years ago
Kitty is not impressed. I would be shredded if I tried that on mine. Absolutely gorgeous cat.
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Icecream Sarang 2 years ago
Actually I agree here. Less kids on social media, please. Allow them some privacy
Ruth Harper 2 years ago
Yes. Please. Or like a dog. Or a snake. Or any animal. Give me all the animal pictures. Humans, regardless of age, can go away.
spiritual ninja 2 years ago
is the burrito'ing of the cat a requirement, or just cat pictures in general?
JoAnn DeSousa 2 years ago
Mine is slightly different...4 paws, more cuddly, more attention seeker... Goes by d name doggo
A weighing sense of guilt tends to follow women who choose to be childfree. Lindsey Smith stated that she didn’t want kids, but felt guilty about it. She felt she was wasting her chance, when other couples were struggling to conceive. Furthermore, she felt bad about ending her family’s lineage. Lastly, she felt guilt coming from society’s perception of her choices.
When asked about it all, Veronica stated that pronatalism and conditioning play a strong role in this. “In the traditional life script, women are taught from an early age that becoming a mother will bring them the most joy and fulfillment,” she said. “They learn that having a child is something they will do at some point but aren’t presented with the idea that having children is a choice. They are also exposed to women being celebrated because they are procreating and sacrificing themselves for their children.”
“Childfree women may start to experience shame because they don’t see themselves in that mom box,” she continued. “They start to think that something must be wrong with them because they are constantly reminded that they are being selfish and will regret their decision. The guilt that arises is not theirs to carry, it’s forced on them through society, social media, films, books, etc., and without guidance, they start to believe what they’re told.”
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RoanTheMad 2 years ago
"YoU DoNt KNow TIrEDnesS uNtIL yoU HaVe KiDs" ok try having porphyria and fibromyalgia coupled with DID, Schizophrenia and anxiety. It takes its toll. But hey, I adopted my goddaughter despite this so now I'm twice as tired so f**k you >.>
Ponyo (they/them) 2 years ago
imagine having to explain to your kids that they all have to pose in the bathroom with a sign so mommy can have a cute instagram post
Barbara Schubert 2 years ago
Look closer and you'll see that the words were photoshopped onto a blank white board.
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Emma Kilcup 2 years ago (edited)
However(kinda unrelated but I feel this needs to be said), if a parent is complaining about having kids, and they need someone to vent to to make themselves feel better, and then a child-free person just says, "Well, you chose to have the kids, now you gotta deal with them," or some variation, and walks away smugly, I HATE THAT. Of course they knew what they were getting themselves into, but they still are a normal human being who have the same feelings and need to vent, just like you child-free people need to vent about a spouse, bf/gf, college, or a hard event in your life. If you can't contribute to these convos, then please say nothing at all and not make it even harder for the parents.
norabest321 2 years ago
Then don't bring us into the conversation. Real simple. Don't want the childless to comment, don't give us the opp. You don't want to hear about my dog with diabetes then I don't want to hear about your child's colic. You're not excited that my dog won an agility contest? I'm not excited that your kid graduated kindergarten.
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Megalodon Meg 2 years ago
I mean now we're going to have a lot of children that we didn't choose to have.
Li’l E. 2 years ago
THIS. Now that a woman’s right to choose is no longer protected in the US, we can no longer make the assumption that people who have children did so willingly. Period.
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago
Seriously, her comics are stuff to live by.
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Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
People should list reasons to have kids instead. Like not being abusive psychopaths (should be a test) and actually wanting them, rather than being too dumb to avoid them.
The Darkest Timeline 2 years ago
Here’s what you get from most people: they give life meaning; you need someone to take care of you in your old age; the economy; it’s natural.
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MellonCollie 2 years ago
Aww i love my kids but i also dearly miss my life when it was like this comic ....
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Katie the Koala 2 years ago
Same! Got genetic depression from both sides of the family, my little sister somehow escaped the family mental health issues lol
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Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
Kids or not, the family depression goes away more easily when you walk away from the family that's causing it. 10/10 would recommend.
Alan Christensen 2 years ago
And the cycle of abuse, or racist attitudes, or religious indoctrination...
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
I guess in a way this is why I'm glad I can't naturally have kids, my adopted daughter (she was my goddaughter formerly) has autism, but thank god she didn't have to inherit possible schizophrenia or something too
Asexual? More like SLAYSEXUAL 2 years ago
Right, if I don’t have kids who inherits my hundreds of mental health disorders?
Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
My scalp, some part of my brain tumor, and some part of my first surgeries' scar tissue will likely still be in me when I die, so technically, my 3 diagnoses(psoriasis, low-grade childhood brain cancer, and epilepsy, respectively) will remain with me beyond my death. Which, honestly, I'm fine with.
LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago
Got a host of issues on both sides of my family. I'm not sure what my sister's husband has but I feel bad for my nephew already. All my own issues will die with me.
Ruth Harper 2 years ago
Oh so much yes. Even if I wanted kids, this would give me pause. My sister and I have both inherited our parents' depression and I also got our mother's anxiety.
Hopefully sooner than later, the day will come when having kids or not raises no more questions or debate, and when that day comes, Veronica “will be the first to parade down the streets!” Although we’re not quite there yet, she believes that more conversations, increased awareness and more examples of what childfree life looks like will lead to a more understanding society.
The Childfree Connection intends to do just that by connecting, supporting and celebrating childfree people around the world. For those still in debate, they offer the “Is Childfree For Me?” program, helping one find peace and confidence in this very difficult choice. Furthermore, they’ll be hosting their first in-person event in April, so make sure you check out their website if you’re curious to learn more about it. They also have a YouTube channel with lots of content, so have a look there as well!
As you continue through this list, make sure you’re upvoting your favorites and leaving your thoughts in the comments sections, and I shall hope to see you all in the next one! Toodaloo!
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Kristal 2 years ago
By this person's logic, what exactly IS the problem we are contributing to for being 25+ with no kids?
Icecream Sarang 2 years ago
How dare you not contribute to the over population of the planet??? (Don’t worry. I did that for you. 😂😂😂)
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Mallory Morrison 2 years ago
Husband and I are 40 & 38, respectively, and love our childfree life. Wouldn't have it any other way.
Jessica Bertram 2 years ago
👋 50 and 45 for us, and still ZERO regrets! 💕
Load More Replies... SuperChicken 2 years ago
25? I don't know about everyone else, but when I was at that age - I thought being married at 25 is still too young. I still wanted to live my single life.
Clown fish 2 years ago
You have a fish ie me remember I'm still at the supermarket where you put me down in your 🎒 remember you can't carry me around looking suspicious any more so now I'm in the bag lol
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Den Ver 2 years ago
and this sounds typical -- not as bad as it could be. I've been in meetings with parents who have said they wish they hadn't had their kids ... that their kids had ruined their lives. (My friends with time & money & kids accuse me of me of making this up, because they can't comprehend what life is like for others)
DuchessDegu 2 years ago
My own mother said it was my best decision not to have kids, that was not mean spirited, she just said I saved myself from crippling lifelong worry (specially as I inherited her anxiety disorder!)
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Epona 2 years ago
I'm an introvert with social anxiety (and a VERY small social circle, on purpose), who doesn't know how to drive and I am self-employed with a somewhat flexible work schedule. A large percentage of my time at home (or at work, I'm a pet/house sitter, dogs and cats don't care what you wear around them, you won't get fired for sitting in your underwear, the home/pet owner is not there!) is spent in bed/in my PJs. When I am cat-sitting, I basically get paid to watch TV (I don't only do that, I obviously feed them and scoop their litter and play with them, but there's a lot more downtime with cats versus dogs). I love being my own boss. I wish I had a guaranteed monthly paycheck, but I also don't like the idea of a mainstream job, hence being a pet/house sitter! I'd like to point out that OP should have specified being responsible for anyone else. They are responsible for themselves, but not the kiddo/s.
The Other Other White Meat 2 years ago
A few of my girlfriends with children advise against it. They love their children to no end, but if each of them could do it differently, they said they would have not had children. I'm sure my own mother feels the same.
Jo L. 2 years ago
My girlfriend has two and thinking about a third and STILL advises me not to do it. 🤣 Them maternal hormones are powerful, clearly. Also, if your username is a reference to what I think it is, it's kinda fitting for this post. Well done.
Load More Replies... keepgoing 2 years ago
All these people who regret having had kids should NOT have had kids in the first place. You are a sh*t parent if you say that about your own kids. Yes it is hard! But your kids are precious. I cannot imaginr anything worse than losing a child. The devastation is unimaginable
Best Behave 2 years ago
I disagree. Your kids can be precious, and yet you still can look back and say that you regret the decision that led to your current situation. It sounds from your post that you have been bereaved, if I’ve read that right I can’t imagine how awful it feels, and I’m so sorry for your loss.
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Monday 2 years ago
Yup...this one doesn't work so well since this person only wants a 2 week break from motherhood. Being childfree is a longer commitment than 2 weeks xD
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Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
I'm a male, but regardless, I fully support anyone with this mindset.
Jo L. 2 years ago
Does that mean you had kids eventually? I'm in the same boat as the above poster - despite having raised a stepson whom I love dearly from toddler to now teenager - I too feel like actually having my own is one of the worst things I can even imagine.
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Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
Yeah like why did you have them? If it was an accident, why didn't you get the pill or abortion? Adoption is rarely the choice, especially if they go to orphanages (yes they still exist, yes they're harmful)
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago (edited)
If you live in a lot of places in America abortion’s now illegal, also if your hospital is Catholic like mine they won’t provide may forms of birth control like IUDs and Plan B (not my choice about the host portal it’s the best one with our insurance)
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TheDemonicCat 2 years ago
I hate it when the "I gave birth to you so do what I say" excuse is used. I didn't ask to be born, I had no choice in the matter
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
I'm adopted and my mom took that phrase to the next level, she told me all through my childhood, "You should be GRATEFUL we adopted you, so you have to do what I say!" She still pulls that line on me, and I'm 40.
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SuperChicken 2 years ago
Unfortunately, because of pressure from one or both sides of the family to have children; or, many think that it *IS* the next step after getting married, even if they're, either, on the fence or didn't want to have any. Many don't realize that they have a choice, either.
Vira 2 years ago
Ehhh maybe it wasn't a choice for some people, though. I think it's a privileged viewpoint to assume a person wasn't assaulted, had access to a clinic, wasn't in an abusive situation, or even had money to pay for birth control, or abortion. I do wish people who chose children wouldn't pressure others into it, but not everyone has perfect access to all options. Also, sometimes a person chooses kids and it turns out they hate it. Just like marriages don't work out. Except you can't divorce a child. Bear in mind, I'm child-free by choice. I just know a there are people in my life who did not get that choice, because humanity can be horrifying.
Helen Bennett 2 years ago
When we were going through years of hideous fertility problems, people who used to act martyred or like their children were burdens made me want to put a rusty saw through my guts. I still think it's a pretty sh*tty attitude but since managing to embrace the positive aspects of a childfree life it doesn't hurt in the same way. Loving this page.
Icecream Sarang 2 years ago
💯 here. I love my little beasts. The burden isn’t them, it’s capitalism.
Bored Retsuko 2 years ago
No... please, despite everything... I don't want my parents to go to hell. :'-(
Crystal Ruiz 2 years ago
This, this is why I think people need to wait and really see if they have kids. I have a daughter and she is my world, but I see people that don't even have the time for their kids and it's sad. Some don't have patience for them and I just wonder why they had kids if they didn't want them?!
David 2 years ago
To be fair, I have never personally met a parent who fully understood the realities of becoming a parent. Myself included. You think you know. And it's possible to mostly know. But I think many parents honestly underestimate the less fun aspects of being a parent. That said - you are s**t if you treat your child(s) as a burden. They are a burden of sorts but if you are making that a guilt trip you are a c**p parent.
Shayla Katherina 2 years ago
Ugh this. I just don't get it, ESPECIALLY when you decided to have more than one child!
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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
I can name several people who have kids and are extremely horrible human beings.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
As a teacher, I saw this all the time. Fortunately, the kids often turned out to be splendid individuals anyway.
Load More Replies... Kitten’s mom 2 years ago
THANK YOU! Just because you pushed a child out of your body doesn’t make you a saint Karen. You’re the same awful, lying degenerate you were before you pushed out your screaming, crying, devil spawn…fyi the person I’m thinking of is really names Karen…cosmic karma? I like to think so
#21
Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
THIS! THE "it is a precious soul" IS SO UNTRUE, THEY JUST LIKE TO CONTROL WOMEN! :(
Icecream Sarang 2 years ago
They don’t care about life. They care about a bunch cells. Once it actually becomes a human outside the body, oh well
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Tishia partchey 2 years ago
Forced birthers. I use this and it frustrates them so much!
Load More Replies... Mama Penguin 2 years ago
If lives are so precious, why are you cutting back on all sorts of social welfare programs?
Claire Kaplan 2 years ago (edited)
Once the baby is born, it becomes a poor person, and poor people deserve nothing, obviously. (THIS IS SARCASM)
Load More Replies... B 2 years ago
I actually heard yesterday on the news someone call a pro choice person. Pro death. I can't with these people. They want to march , hold signs & tell me what to do with my body, BUT are they donating money or time to help young mothers? They were also the most judgmental when I was a single teen mom & getting WIC for my formula.
Sami-Jo Ross 2 years ago
To quote George Carlin: "If you're pre-born, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're fûcked!"
Neuropotathy 2 years ago
Read it "pro-lifter" and got confused. Guy made a drop-set? But he is skinny for a pro and no belt no knee bands.
Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
By apparent "pro-life" standards, my brain cancer diagnosis and resulting epilepsy diagnosis should never have been dealt with ever since my tumor was first detected in August 2013.
Max Fox 2 years ago
There is a special place in hell for "pro-lifers" who do not care about the babies at all, only care about banning abortion. They (both men and women) should be in a hell in which they are forced to live through the lives of the babies whose parents didn't want them after the birth either, the babies whose parents were forced to have babies in poverty, interspersed with experiencing, again and again, a back-alley abortion.
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Bonesko 2 years ago
I'm in a committed relationship now, but when I was dating I perfered men without kids. I don't want kids and I don't want to be a step mom. If you want to, that's fine, and it's fine if you don't.
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Brandy P 2 years ago
I'm child-free and 45. It gets pretty lonely having nothing in common with everyone around me the past 20 years but now their kids are moving out and I'm getting some back.
Admiralu 2 years ago
Jump on Facebook and search for Childfree groups. Get ready to meet lots of new friends, probably some in your area.
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Rachel Ainsworth 2 years ago
Sadly a lot of parents have no hobbies or interests outside of their children so have only one topic of conversation.
SuperChicken 2 years ago
Not at all. It's best to have the same preferences. Otherwise, that would be a big issue and a problem, down the road.
Tinderella 2 years ago
I prefer childfree dates / boyfriends too but if someone’s kids were grown up, I think I’d be okay with dating. I don’t mind that they have a responsibility to the kid for life, I just don’t like kids / babies / toddlers / children.
Load More Replies... Valerie Lessard 2 years ago
Who is actually saying this would make him a bad person? I've never met a single person that's called me bad for being childfree
Honu 2 years ago
I think this one might be a bit misplaced. I've seen some men get flack for refusing to date single mothers, but not when they're actually childfree. Those are men that want kids, they just don't want to raise someone else's kids. Still a reasonable preference, IMO, as long as you're not slagging off single moms. But if he doesn't want kids at all, I don't think most people would give him grief for not dating someone who has them. I wouldn't want to start a relationship knowing that it could never develop past a certain point, either.
Load More Replies... Mama Penguin 2 years ago
When I was still dating, I put no children on my OK Cupid profile. I made sure I was clear about it.
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censorshipsucks 2 years ago
accurate. https://petapixel.com/2018/10/11/this-alien-themed-maternity-shoot-is-the-stuff-of-nightmares/
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
I thought it was actually pretty cute! They're so proud of their little bundle of homicide.
Load More Replies... RavenTheCat 2 years ago
I've got to somehow destroy it before it bursts oh of my stomach like an alien! Quickly! Suck it out with this toilet plunger!
ratatouille 2 years ago
Alien, the pro-choice movie! 💪 It's that scary because the living thing was not given permission to stay there
#24
Neuropotathy 2 years ago
Now return to no.15. Being a fan of intercontradicting statements I upvote both.
30_Helens_Agree 2 years ago (edited)
Since when did children become a guarantee you won’t be lonely? Trying to prevent your own loneliness feels like an entirely f****d up reason to bring a child into the world. I feel bad for your children.
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Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
Humans aren't going extinct any time soon...but why would it be so horrible anyway?
Monday 2 years ago
It would actually be really good for the majority of other species. The eco-friendly thing to do is to just let the human race go extinct.
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sinead 2 years ago
This right here. A man once called me selfish for not ever wanting to bring children in to this world and have my heart break every day for them and watching their hearts break. I'll just skip that all together, thank you.
Dilly Millandry 2 years ago
People have children usually because they want them - there is nothing altruistic about it at all. I'm not anti those who do but we've got to stop acting as though there is anything other than their own desire at the heart of it.
Load More Replies... Helen Bennett 2 years ago
You mean I should stop fighting climate collapse and biodiversity loss and worry about 8 billion humans going extinct? Bwaaaaaa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
Victor Manteca Hierro 2 years ago
I'm 51. If I'm lucky, humankind just has to last about 30 years more. After that, I won't be here and I don't give a ****.
norabest321 2 years ago
My ex-husband just had a kid. I wish him all the luck when he finally understands that his child will be of the generation that runs out of water.
PurpleUnicorn 2 years ago
About 30 years ago I commented that humans were the worst thing that ever happened to this planet - everyone was scandalised by such a thought!
Melanie Schmidt 2 years ago
"Collapsing birth rate finally slows the rate of overpopulation and homelessness"
#26
Nul Nemo 2 years ago
That poem comes to mind: " 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."
Load More Replies... Jessica Bertram 2 years ago
my dad bothered me for years about me "giving him grandchildren" as if that was my purpose in life. Then my brother DID have a kid, and then my brother died. guess who has never gone to see my nephew, doesn't call him? yeah, my dad.
3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago (edited)
Lmao I finally told my baby-crazy mom last year that I didn’t want kids and she accepted it graciously. 2 months later she, completely out of the blue, showed up on my doorstep with 2 adorable kittens as a gift for me 😅 amazing woman. We meet up for coffee maybe 3-5 times a month and every time she has a little present of some sort for my kitties, who are 1.5 years old now. Sometimes she wraps a gift for me in a whole ball of yarn so the cats have to unwrap it for me. She always sends me pictures of Pinterest cat things or cool toys she finds on Amazon. She will randomly show up at my work with cat trees/scratching posts that she found at the thrift store. She bakes catnip into little homemade salmon treats for them. When I leave on vacation she BEGS to catsit, and the one time it wouldn’t work with her schedule so I asked a friend instead, she obviously knew exactly where I usually hide the key and ended up sneaking into my house to bring them snacks because she was worried that the friend wouldn’t cuddle them enough and they’d be lonely 😅 She calls them her grand kitters. My conclusion: the woman just needs some grandbabies to spoil and it doesn’t matter what species as long as they’re her daughter’s babies 😂🧡 edit: also after typing all that out, I realize I kind of have a pretty cute mom eh
Load More Replies... Crystal Ruiz 2 years ago
This I've never understood, who the hell has a kid or more so that they will have kids of their own in the future? Like who thinks like that?
Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
My parents' reproductive organs, my parents' choices. My reproductive organs, my choice.
#27
Den Ver 2 years ago
Hey, they are called 'PopTarts', not 'Reach in and Grab Em Tarts'.
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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
And the 9-y-o with breakfast cereal down his shirt and mouth, swinging his bowl around and yelling ‘I HATE EVERYONE’ defines it really well too
Shayla Katherina 2 years ago (edited)
Not to mention all the moms talking about the physical hell they went through during pregnancy and birth. No thanks.
Sarah Schumm 2 years ago
I never had a dog who was as messy as a kid till I got my current one, and now I’m grateful paws don’t put together legos.
Dave Roger 2 years ago
If you were actually happy with your own life choices, you wouldn’t be here trying to desperately convince everyone you’re correct about everything. Maybe you shouldn’t have had kids. Sounds like you’re pretty mad.
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Lou Lopez 2 years ago
There was an 'Angel' episode like this; a possessed little kid, Angel and sidekick chick chase the demon out but it escapes. They finally track the demon down who's like "thank fork you got me out, that thing's a soulless monster." Banish demon, go back to the family in time to stop the little psycho from burning everyone alive. Stuck with me, like...20 years later.
#29
Ruby 2 years ago
Are we just gonna ignore that he spelt weirdo wrong, all my OCD gang, where you at??
RandomHumanBean 2 years ago
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
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Karen Clark 2 years ago
Stay away from idiots who don't know how to spell "weirdo" properly......😄
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Auntriarch 2 years ago
I wouldn't fechin know would I you unutterable twatmuffin. But I would certainly have known it if I'd been born to people who didn't want me .
Emie N. 2 years ago
I hate when "pro-lifers" use that phrase. If we were aborted, we wouldn't be here and we wouldn't exist. Things that don't exist don't have opinions or would care. It's a silly argument.
tw 72 2 years ago
Exactly - "your aborted child could have found the cure for cancer" - yeah, well, my child might have been a regular kid, or a serial killer, or Hitler, or Jeffrey Dahmer. It cuts both ways.
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Suna Amun 2 years ago
So you mean I wouldn't have to do taxes for the rest of my life? Oh no....
Monday 2 years ago
No work.....no taxes....no annoying humans....truly terrible.
Load More Replies... SuperChicken 2 years ago
Oh, gawd! Someone told me that once, and I fired back with, "It goes both ways. I'm surprised you're here with us." I know it's a cruel response, but it shut them up.
Worst Cop in Britain 2 years ago
Then I wouldn't care?? Because I wouldn't be alive to care?? This is as illogical as trump being considered a good president.
#31
Auntriarch 2 years ago
My brother has four, so I can only say, this mitochondrial DNA dies with me
Nicole Weymann 2 years ago
Mine has five, I (44, F) have none. When the topic arises my comment is that "my sister in law went into production".
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Rach 2 years ago
My husband and I have been married 5 years now and I'm getting questioned a LOT about when babies will come. B**** they won't, this bloodline ends with me 🔪
Fanny 2 years ago
I decided that whenever someone asks me when I'll have kids, I'll tell them I can't. The reason why? It's that I don't want to. But most people will feel embarrassed to keep asking.
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Andy Frobig 2 years ago
At my dad's funeral, my uncle told me (I'm 55 and single) that it was my job to continue the family name. (Meanwhile he has 2 married sons who i guess only had daughters and are done.) Didn't say it out loud, but I looked around at all my family there and thought "Why? Why would I do that?"
Doofenshmirtz Evil, Inc 2 years ago (edited)
The daughters can keep their surnames!! Also, I'm so sorry you lost your dad :( (Ik that sounds generic, I never know what to say when someone dies)
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Bi Frog 2 years ago
Same, although I have a brother who, well, lets just say he most definitely will have children
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Valla Rogers 2 years ago
"This bloodline dies with me." Huh, sounds like a Game of Thrones quote.
LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago
"When are you and your husband having kids? You got married so young, one would think you'd have a few by now." What about me had ever given you the impression that I'd make a good mom? Or that I like kids?!
#32
Neuropotathy 2 years ago
Works with pugs and designed cats too. "Ooh look me kitty is bred to have paws two times shorter, shoo shweet he tries to do cat things but cannot!"
Icecream Sarang 2 years ago
My last baby was delivered by CSection, and I kid you not, she looked like Gollum in the torture scene of the Fellowship. All that was missing was “SHIRE! Baggins!”
TeenieMeanie 2 years ago
Thank god my nephew/nieces are so darn cute. I absolutely do not find babies universally adorable.
Max Fox 2 years ago
Well, people own sphinx cats, so evidently this look is pretty popular. In all honesty, though, newborns are weird looking. However, the hormones released during birth, and those that are released in men when they are exposed to the birth of their kid make the babies seem the most beautiful creatures on earth. It's a pretty intense high, TBH. By the time the hormones recede, the kid actually looks cute. The intense emotional connection remains after the hormones recede, though.
#33
TheDemonicCat 2 years ago
Mine is wired for cats, salt and vinegar chips, ice cream, and awesome fantasy shows/movies!
Fxnglhl 2 years ago
mine is wired for ice cream and video games. also violin and stuff but it's ike 18% of my favourite things to do. mainly playing the sims and eating ice cream
AngelWingsYT 2 years ago
Ooo fellow junk food gamer. Gotta have the gaming room
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Elio 2 years ago
The biological clock is a myth invented by a kack journalist, and people confuse FOMO, peer pressure, and being horny with it all the time.
Luna Crow 2 years ago
This is interesting.. it wouldn't surprise me any, but when I try to Google search it all I'm getting is circadian rhythm stuff. Do you know where it started to be applied as a baby-making motivation?
Load More Replies... SuperChicken 2 years ago
Yep, wine, cheese, charcuterie boards and video games (and, dogs. if only our landlord would allow it).
ChocolateCake 2 years ago
mine is wired for cats, cookies, friends, bubble baths, more cats, and movies. :)
#34
Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
I'll use the money I got from not having kids and launch myself to space and go to cryo-sleep. Aliens can wake me up if they see me
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
Thanks that was noted… we’ll have to put a chip on you to make sure we can find you in the endless pit of a vacuum of space. So when do you want to be woken up
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Nizumi 2 years ago (edited)
My dad, universe bless him, tried that argument on me. Right at that moment, his 6 year old granddaughter was in the process of screaming at her father with such venom I swear you could see him shrink from 6'2" to 5'nothin'. We both watched that scene; then I looked at him and said, "Do you think that one's going to be there for here parents?" Come forward 25 years and, yeah, she's not there for her parents. Add to this the basic fact that my parents were here in North America while their parents were back in Europe, so, again.... no one's there to look after the oldies. I know where I stand. I plan to save enough to hire a nurse. Tell them I've put them in my will. This will mean I either get fantastic treatment to the end, OR they m*rd*r me in my sleep and make it look natural. Either way, I'm gold! ;)
CultOfBambi 2 years ago
What a fantastic 'retirement' plan! :D I was thinking I'll save for a trip to Hawaii or Iceland and shuffle myself into an active volcano when I get decrepit enough to be done with life. But the trick is to not leave it too late so you can't actually manage the trip.
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VeryDarkMatter 2 years ago
If you have children to have someone who takes care of you when you are old, then you are an a*****e
Shayla Katherina 2 years ago
Yeah there's no guarantee anyone's going to be there for you when you get old regardless of if you have kids or not. I've seen too many grandparents in nursing homes whose family never comes to visit them
#35
Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago (edited)
Exactly what I've said. Same thing with abortion: "oh you don't want kids? TOO BAD, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THEM"
Monday 2 years ago
What's worse is the places that outlaw abortion are usually the same places that go for abstinence only sex-ed.
Load More Replies... Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago (edited)
These people are clearly nostalgic for the good old days when you were allowed to reject a woman's job application with a letter saying "There's no use in employing you as you will only get married and have children". (Felix Mendelssohn's equally talented sister, for example, was refused entry to music school because "you will only get married and stop composing anyway", with the implication being that after that she'd be too busy taking care of six kids. Fortunately for her when she did indeed get married her husband was sympathetic and encouraged her to compose and hold performances of her works).
harpling 2 years ago
I love F***y Mendelssohn! A lot of her music was published under her brother Felix's name, which led to a rather awkward conversation with Queen Victoria. Felix performed for Victoria, who mentioned how much she'd love a particular piece he played and asked how he came up with it. Felix had to hem and haw, 'Well... er... actually... uh... my sister wrote it mumble mumble...'
Load More Replies... Icecream Sarang 2 years ago
Eh, as a woman with kids, they still hate you. It’s why women earn less money, have to pay a premium on sanitary products, and MAGA refers back to a time we were barefoot, pregnant, and holding a baby in the kitchen.
Rodney Bowie 2 years ago
The reason pro-lifers don't care one iota about the child once they are born is that they view the child to be a punishment. And it's punishment for not being a good little christian girl. I'm sold on this argument after hearing an interview in which an Oklahoma politician answers a question about options for young females who become pregnant with "They should have thought about that before they took off their clothes."
Detective Miller's Hat 2 years ago
Look at every religious cult ever--the Amish, the Hasidic Jews, the Mormons, etc. etc.: what do they all do? Encourage and/or force women to marry young and immediately start having babies. Harder to leave if you've got children to take care of.
Raphael Biock 2 years ago
Have also often seen it the other way round, where women get pregnant to force a fami l y with a guy. Happened multiple times around my friends. This should be punished imo.
foryouwhynot IB 2 years ago
That’s not to mention the permanent change/damage that occurs to the brain during pregnancy and the first few years after birth…it’s not ok how much it changes people!
Lena Flising 2 years ago
Sometimes I'm grateful for being involuntarily childless. I didn't make the choice, and when people say "It's God's will for you to be a mother", I can say "I'm not stopping him".
Silviu Leibovici 2 years ago (edited)
Actually I know women who can't have kids and want them. Also some ex-girlfriend that wanted me to get her pregnant like 15years later (none of us married or engaged in relationships at that time) .. still didn't... I can do uncle for my niece and get down to listen and play rugby with friend's kids... Daddy not my game though... PS women too try to change men through carrying unwanted pregnancy to get men, break up families etc... And man has no say in that case...
#36
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
google theoatmeal plese and support him his comics are great and he doesnt appreciate people merching his comics and not giving him his royalty
Sebastian J. 2 years ago
I was reading them last night and he does fantastic work about a wide variety of subjects
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Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
Yeah, using these gimmick condoms is the fastest way to start a family. Use a proper brand or learn to fold tiny onesies. :P
#37
Scott Crowe 2 years ago
"Ohhh....I've got three kids and no money. Why can't I have no kids and three money....?"
Hotdogking 2 years ago
He means he’ll make enough money to have two kids, then won’t have two kids. Ingenious financial plan if you ask me
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Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
As of now, I have a position for a 7am-12pm shift that I'm not allowed to say much about. It pays well enough, but my two significant diagnoses feel like they could be the equivalent of two kids, and I will literally never be able to go anywhere without them in my entire life.
#38
Zoe DiAnni 2 years ago
I can’t imagine how freaking scary it must be to go to school right now, we had tornado drills not active shooter drills and if I had any little monsters I don’t know if I could send them to school! When are we going to overhaul the gun laws for real? The NRA has been influencing the laws for way to long.
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
We had a level three lock down drill last week. Lock the door, turn off th lights, and everyone hides in the corner so no one can see us from the door. It's very scary.
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The Other Other White Meat 2 years ago
I saw a statistic yesterday that said in 2023, there have been more mass shootings (37) in America than days (23).
Kate Jones 2 years ago
...but we're all about freeeeedddom (Unless you're asked to wear a mask and then it's my body, my choice).
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago (edited)
"We make sure that children are as safe in the womb as they are in classrooms..."
Monday 2 years ago
They're going to do abortions with semi-automatics? .....can I watch?
Load More Replies... Lena Flising 2 years ago
I'm relieved to live in a country where women are seen as human beings, and not walking incubators.
Sanguinius 2 years ago
39 mass shootings in America this year. Thats 39 shootings in 24 days. Statistically there will be 2 more by tomorrow.
#39
Sanchi 2 years ago (edited)
Frankly, i could use a bit of advice here: I’m a 13 year old virgin who hasn’t had their period in 41 days and it’s been more than a week since health predicted it would start? What’s up? Any advice?
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Barbara Schubert 2 years ago
Labor - it's like a wet St. Bernard trying to come in through the cat door.
Load More Replies... Scott Crowe 2 years ago
I glad that commercials for home pregnancy tests FINALLY are showing the main reason why people buy them. There's nothing better than seeing the "NOT KNOCKED-UP" indicator.
Sunshine Lady 2 years ago
I don't belong in this thread, but I feel this 😀 3 kids are enough 🤣
Monday 2 years ago
Yikes, you seem to have misplaced your sense of humor. Shocker, once you find it you'll never be lonely again because you'll actually have friends that want to be with you all the time.
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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago (edited)
Excuse you, we prefer bomber jackets
Load More Replies... GreenEyesInfinity 2 years ago
I automatically skip any man on dating apps who says, "My kids are my whole world." Oh, okay. Good to know. HARD PASS.
3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
I think a lot of people reading and commenting on these posts are offended young parents, primarily moms, and it feels a little weird 😅
RagDollLali 2 years ago
If it makes you feel any better, I'm a mom and I'm not offended. I fully 100% support anyone's decision/right to not have kids or want kids. If someone tells me they're childfree I never ask stupid questions like "whyyyy?" or " Who will take care of you on your older?". You will always have my compete support to hate kids (or like them but just not want your own,) because it's your own life and you're the only.one who can decide how to live it happily!
Load More Replies... John George 2 years ago
There's this SF short story called "The Heat Death of the Universe"...
Pinkjoelle 2 years ago
That's because when children are small they take up your whole life, you have to keep them alive and do other stuff to make them independant functioning humans. Then they are teenagers and want nothing to do with you, because you raised them to be self sufficient . So you stock up the frige and pantry, wait for random cuddles and remember your had hobbies. But you have no money to explore them again because kids are expensive.
Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
Me in sims tho. Virtual kids won't care if my sims don't take care of them always :)
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OnAFreakingRollercoaster 2 years ago (edited)
Um motherhard is harder than calc2 BTW . I've done both 😊
NoCleverName 2 years ago
Robotics engineering major here. Imo raising a child might be harder than Calc 2, but is DEFINITELY not harder than differential equations. That class sucked and single handedly brought down my GPA lol
Michael Largey 2 years ago
Yep, dif equations can be a nightware if you don't have the right prof. (I taught myself differential equations, and the instructor was very understanding. Generous with partial credit on tests, too.)
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Terry Fergusson 2 years ago
Motherhood is way easier. I see lots of mothers around and not many people that completed calculus.
30_Helens_Agree 2 years ago
It’s insanely clear you’re very unhappy with the choices you made in life. I’d bet anything that you actually really regret being a parent. You’re trying way too hard to convince the world only your way of life is correct. If you were content, you’d be happy to allow others to live how they choose.
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Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
Unless you're a guy, then some might be yours and you might not even know yet.
Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
I like visiting people with kids/babies...and then going home without one.
Lena Flising 2 years ago
Yeah, when you hold a baby, and it either starts screaming, or starts smelling "significantly", someone will usually grab the child and take care of either of those problems. Later in the day, you might get the chance to, again, hold a happy, non-smelly baby. :)
Maggie Fulton 2 years ago
The I Don’t Want Kids song https://youtube.com/watch?v=FQ81irG6zKw&feature=share
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
I always say anyone who doesn't like children just hasn't had them cooked right
Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
Full disclosure: yes, I have 2 children. My son is 42 and my daughter is 34. I enjoyed being their Mom, but they're grown and gone now and I rather enjoy the peace & quiet. I had a neighbor that for some unGodly reason assumed I would be thrilled to babysit for her. I honestly didn't know her very well and couldn't have named her children on threat of death (I think she had 3), I was like, no that doesn't work for me. She seemed genuinely shocked that I would turn down such an amazing offer and really kept pushing it. I finally just said, "Look, I don't think you really want to leave your kids with someone who considers them snot nosed, scabby kneed, booger eating little germ spreading Petri dishes. You're going to have to ask someone else." I think she started taking her dog on a different route so she didn't have to pass in front of my house.
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Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
I got to hear all my mom's stories of how she was abused as a child. Usually she would tell them to me while hitting me/abusing me, in order to somehow contrast that I had it better...? It's been 40 years, she still does it, and I still don't understand.
Tamra 2 years ago
Lakota, I don't know your living situation, but you've shared a lot about your abusive adoptive mom and sister. I hope you know that it is not only okay, but necessary, to cut these kinds of people out of your life. It's clear you're very intelligent, so I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know and, as I said, I don't know what your living/economic situation is. But I hope you can be free of her as soon as possible. Life is too short to have to put up with people like that.
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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 2 years ago
They f**k you up your mom and dad They may not mean but they do They give you all the faults they have And some extra, just for you
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
Story of my life. Sure, I don't have insane expectations on me to become something great and provide fabulous grandchildren, but I have way more emotional trauma than my 15 yr old brain is equipped to handle.
Lena Flising 2 years ago
If anyone messed me up, it was bullies and school, and evil customers at my burger-flipping job. My parents loved me, and love me still, more than anything else in the world. They also, somehow, love my siblings and their kids (and our partners) more than anything else in the world. I feel so sorry for people with selfish or mean parents.
Rylee Evergreen 2 years ago
eesh this scares me to have kids lmro this is my greatest fear now confirmed, if I have kids i'll ruin the world
Ches Yamada 2 years ago
My mother hated her mother. I only heard two stories about her my whole life. But the terrible thing is, my mother carried those "FLEAS" (hangers on from abuse) on her from that abuse, and guess who they got on? Yeah, me. She abused me differently because of those issues. She'll never know, though, because she doesn't understand. I won't tell her - she can't even admit we never used the dishwasher growing up, she'll never see how she hurt me.
Unknown 2 years ago
Wow. That's kind of supposed to be the entire point of being a parent, and I'm scared a lot of people have your same mentality and that's why the world's going the way that it is
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shawn mckinney 2 years ago
Cuuuuutie pies!! As Auntie I would RUN towards those little faces, toss them in the air, get them overly excited, hand them back to their parents, return to my quiet abode and take a long nap. Best of both worlds.
Sexual Harassment Panda 2 years ago
All I can think about is the little devil prints they've now put all over the glass.
Chris D'Asta 2 years ago
Isn't the kid on the left boasting about being a Charming Daddy a bit early? Unless that's his daughter on the right. Alright, going back to work, he's got this all figured out.
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SJudit 2 years ago
Grandkids? What about your kids? I'm in my thirties and worry about my own future in the coming decades (no kids to worry about)
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Tenacious Squirrel 2 years ago
I love how parents who reproduce (as opposed to those who adopt) just go suspiciously quiet at this point. They knew the state of the world before they chose to have their child, and chose to do it anyway because they “had to” have a biological child for some bizarre reason. Then say how selfless they are. The irony!
Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
Replace "1984" with "2020" and it will be exponentially more accurate- or, at this rate, maybe "the 2020s."
Lena Flising 2 years ago
I worry about my nephews and nieces, and the children of other relatives and friends.
TheDag 2 years ago (edited)
lads and lassies picture this if you would please, its 1945, WW2 has just come to an end and your grandparents have been reunited after the fighting in the war. Your grandmother turns to your grandfather and says shes ready to start a family now the wars over. Your grandfather turns to her with tears in his eyes " I can't Moira, I can't raise a child in this awful cruel world. We've seen so much death, the atrocities they will write about for centuries after this, the world is a crumbling ruin. We cannot in good consciousness bring a child into this hell hole" but they did anyway. The world will carry on until it can't any longer and then it won't even matter anymore since we are literally dust in an endless night sky so your choice in the long run means nothing to anyone but yourself, take comfort in this.
ginny weasley 2 years ago
and here you are being a twat playing keyboard warrior.
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Luna Crow 2 years ago
Back when the Cheeto chimp was POTUS, some saintly soul released a free download called "make America kittens again," which would replace every picture of him that popped up on your computer with a picture of a kitten. I'm praying for someone to do the same thing for baby pics 🙏
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An Unpopular Opinion. 2 years ago
Andddd sometimes a baby is happiness!! (Not against the comic or anything LOL, I just... love babies to death, they're so wonderful)
Monday 2 years ago
Not if you have no desire to have kids. If I had a kid tomorrow it would likely be the worst day of my life, since it would be the day that marked the end of living life the way I want to. I'll take the pizza thanks.
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Final score:
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TeenieMeanie 2 years ago
Some companies offer “pawternity leave” if you need t to take care of pets.
Tenacious Squirrel 2 years ago
They just need to provide equality for all. That means everyone gets the same amount of leave and does with it whatever they want. No-one needs to justify what that is. At the moment the system is not equal and favours (even encourages) reproduction. It needs to be changed and hopefully will be in future.
Zobi123 2 years ago
LOL, it does not favor reproduction. Clearly you haven't had kids. And that's fine, but don't for a second think that parents have it easier at work than child-free people.
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LivNLearn 2 years ago
It should be called family leave and everyone should have it- when my mom went on hospice and I was her caregiver comes to mind…
Florencia Renedo (Submission author) 2 years ago
Yes, everyone should have family leave. My suggestion is for further paid time off to accomplish a dream.
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LibrarianJanet 2 years ago (edited)
I'd settle for the acceptance of the idea that just because I'm child-free does not automatically mean I want to work holidays so my child-having colleagues can take off.
Florencia Renedo (Submission author) 2 years ago
:( you deserve more than that!
Load More Replies... Heather Menard 2 years ago
I think we should get it every time we get a new pet. You need to potty train and bond.
Grace Note 2 years ago
That please. Also no-wedding presents and a big party for the permanently single. If you go on to get married, no presents or party because you've had that already.
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Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
But if you divorce their father, you only have to do it half the time.
Monday 2 years ago
If you divorce their father AND fail a drug test you don't have to do it anymore at all!
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Kate Jones 2 years ago
I'm not against having kids. I think they are a gift if they are something your truly want. Enjoy your kids. You don't have to apologize for having children or wanting them. I just wish my choice not to have them wasn't looked down upon simply because I don't feel the same way. Stop looking at your childless friends like they're old maids. And stop complaining about a choice you made to have them. Whenever I see someone complain about how they never have time for themselves or their marriage is suffering because they're tired.... you chose this. You can't afford a full time nanny so, yeah, you're tired. You also don't get to be mad because people expect you to be responsible for your kids. You don't get a cookie because you pay child support or don't abuse them. You don't get to get mad because you need to control them in public as much as possible or you have to deal with children's behavior.
Bonesko 2 years ago
Yes! Preach Kate! This is unrelated a bit, 'm 36, and a strange thing started happening around the time I turned 30. Everyone became concerned with my uterus. 'You should start having kids before it's too late' and other bulls**t. It's my choice.i might regret not having kids later, but I'd rather that than regret having one. Plus, there's adoption. So people, please mind your own uterus! You want kids, that's fine, you don't want kids, and that's fine too! 😁
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NesianLady 2 years ago
Conditioning; societal/cultural. Our planet is immensely overpopulated, thousands of kids in our adoptive systems are forgotten, abused and humans are inherently greedy. I know too many people who had kids out of insecurity in themselves, their marriages, etc. Smh.
Pheonixvatoreii 2 years ago
+ pressure from parents to supply them with grandkids
Load More Replies... Shayla Katherina 2 years ago (edited)
If you don't want kids, there's nothing wrong with that. If you do want kids, there's also nothing wrong with that. Can we stop issuing moral high ground to women's life choices please?
Gozer LeGozerian 2 years ago
But we should ask them why they have children.
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Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
"TheY'Re gOd'S giFt" no, condom was absent and you guys got fertilized because of that. Suffer the consequences
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
no it was deliberate. I love my kids, do not regret them in the slightest.
Load More Replies... Gozer LeGozerian 2 years ago
Because they are driven only by their own selfish needs and desires and gives ZERO thought to the child's needs and the world they're forcing on it
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
Think of all the people you've known. Think of all the people you've seen on the news. Why would you want to make more?
30_Helens_Agree 2 years ago
Obviously didn’t turn you into a better person. You seem like an insufferable prick.
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EP 2 years ago
I get a ton of child pics from friends and at some stages it’s tough to continue to get them… your kid with mashed up food all over its face is not so adorable to me in that moment. I’m glad you’re delighted by everything they do, but it’s very difficult for me to watch 100 videos of your toddler watching tv and continue to drone out “awe so adorable” every time.
Scott Crowe 2 years ago
"Hey...cute kid.......now I know why tigers eat their young ! (Rodney Dangerfield)
3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago (edited)
I hate holding babies. I don’t hate babies at all, they’re amazing and smell like ambrosia and make hilarious fart noises which is my kinda comedy gold, but I hate the burden of everyone staring at me and pictures are being taken and if I f**k this up and drop it the baby straight up dies so no pressure right 🥹🙃 the mandatory passing-around of the new family baby is probably one of the most stressful family rituals for me, like cool baby bro but pls don’t make me touch it I’m going to break it I smoke way too much weed
Kitten’s mom 2 years ago
😂🤣😂🤣 this reminds me of the time a co-worker brought her baby in to work after maternity leave….the 8 week old had a MOUTH FULL of teeth….I was shocked in to stupidity and didn’t know what to say….I came up with ‘aww what a happy little guy’…one of the worst moments of my life…
Zoe Vokes 2 years ago
Not sure if that was a serious question or rhetorical, but he looked like a normal baby. Tom Riddle at Hogwarts (as seen in Chamber of Secrets) was a handsome young man. As he got older, all his use of dark magic and being evil made him look less human as he lost parts of his soul.
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Tamra 2 years ago
There are people with kids who have built up lives full of experience and love, and have no regrets. There are child-free people who have done exactly the same. Both are valid paths, so you feel good about whatever you choose, Pink.
Load More Replies... Scott Crowe 2 years ago
Like Wanda Sykes said, anybody who says "Kids are tough...but they're worth it.." will never, ever look you in the eye when they say it.
GreenEyesInfinity 2 years ago
I honestly, 100% believe that a lot of people lie about parenthood, not because they're trying to trick you. It's because they will be absolutely miserable if they realize they changed their life permanently and they hate it. I think their minds literally protect them from the realization. Not everyone, of course. But a lot more than will admit it.
tl gmc 2 years ago
work. Like you wanted, planned and had the financial means to have them. I think this is different from a lot of other people's lives. And no financial means and a mental disorder or two and you have a different story. Again sounds like this was great for You, but this is not for everyone
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tl gmc 2 years ago
I'm still wondering why they took away child free apartments. They have senior apartments so why can't we have child free ones? Make the all studios and 1 beds I'll gladly pay more to go to one
Load More Replies... LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago
I once got a notice way back in the last apartment complex I lived in, warning me that my dog was heard howling at night and people were complaining and if I couldn't find a way to keep her quiet, then actions would be taken. While pointing out that it wasn't my dog howling, as I am a very light sleeper, I pointed out that I was repeatedly woken up in the night by a baby crying every night, heard clearly through the walls. I wasn't trying to say something bad about the child or the parents, but it seemed ridiculous to me that a relentlessly crying baby got a pass and my dog was blamed for something she wasn't even doing.
LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago
I did however find out that there was howling: was coming from a stray cat that just hung around outside, just wanting someone to listen to it's songs. Sounded drastically different than my dogs howling. I never did manage to catch the cat.
Load More Replies... Rougarou Cher 2 years ago
I rented a house that had crayon on the walls. My dog didn't do that.
Carrie VanHoose 2 years ago
The smell of dog never goes away. I've never moved into a new place and said, this place had kids before didn't it? 🤷♀️
Remind me where I am again ? 2 years ago
True, they worry about pets peeing on the rugs, well kids do that and more, like spill plates of spaghettis. They worry about fleas, well kids bring in the lice.....
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Final score:
85points
Bored Retsuko (Submission author) 2 years ago
Realised they opened the list and thought I'd add a cute meme to calm everyone down...
Bonesko 2 years ago
This is something I can definitely relate to! I love my 2 cats and tending to them, but even that's exhausting for me sometimes. Having kids.... Nah! Not for me! 😊
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Final score:
58points
Bella 2 years ago (edited)
Bro not even 30, not even consensual, just, you have a uterus? Have a kid! You accidentally got pregnant at 15? Gods will and the child will bring you joy! You’re a trans man and want an abortion cause tying tubes is intrusive and as dangerous as childbirth and your birth control failed? Who cares! Have a kid! You work all day and sometimes nights and another failed birth control case? You’ll manage to make time for your kid, or you can neglect them or give them to strangers! Americas like, a kid for you! And you! And you! And a gun for all of y’all AND your kids!
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Final score:
57points
A. Starhawk Hunt 2 years ago
Always best to do grandkids first. My mother always swore she would love on and cuddle the grandkids but hand them back when they messed their diapers. Fast forward 10 years and she’s visiting with me when I had my daughter. Girlchick laid an egg and she’s all “can I change the diaper?” I practically threw the kid. Fast forward 30 years and I’m visiting my daughter in the hospital with her first. I’m holding this miniature infant (4 lbs 6 oz) and she lays an egg. I hand her right back to her mother!
Load More Replies... Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
They said I could hold him/her, but they didn't say I couldn't *looks down at floor* drop him/her.
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Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
Had dogs before having a kid. All it does is give you false ideas of trainability and an unreasonable expectation of obedience. And my dog was so traumatised and reactive, every trainer I spoke to wanted to put him down (obviously, didn't take their advice). Still easier than most kids I worked with. (Though pro-tip, if you raise a kid with an already trained dog, it's easier to get them to behave.)
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
I was raised with a very well-trained, VERY bossy Australian Shepherd mix. That dog did half of the raising/disciplining of me when I was very small XD
Load More Replies... Icecream Sarang 2 years ago
I’ll take kids over dogs any time. At least kids stop being needy at some point. The dog just stays that way. Cats on the other hand, are very much like children.
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Przemo 2 years ago
If you put it that way, it sounds crazy. If that's all that you were taught by your parents then I'm sorry for you, but not all parents are like that. My parents taught me how to enjoy life, how to be curious about the world, and how to be a good person. And yes, they taught me how to make money and how to navigate modern society's labyrinth too, but no one ever told me that's what I'm here for. I'm not sure if I learned enough, but I definitely have a good time here on earth, so I try to teach my children the same. It's not even that hard, I just share my good time with them and help to avoid danger.
Salty Baritone 2 years ago
Oh there is plenty you can do about it. Being a good parent is ensuring they know what to do about it. I’m happy to be here, so it wasn’t against my will to be born either. I do worry for society that there are folks here who think this s**t is sound. Yikes…
Przemo 2 years ago
Why does anyone feel like downvoting this? It's on topic, it isn't offensive nor disrespectful. Downvoting is not a way to disagree with someone, it's a way to fight trolls, spammers etc.
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Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
Me too. I do not remember my neighbors' names. I do, however, remember all of their dogs' names. XD
Load More Replies... Chris D'Asta 2 years ago
More dogs, less people? Utopia. More public pooping though? Still, Utopia. I'll die on this hill.
Scott Crowe 2 years ago
That's me at work whenever somebody brings their newborn to show off where I'll be blending in with the background the best I can....but holy c**p whenever somebody brings their dogs or pup then I'm the first person there going 'Who's the good boy....who's the good boy...?".
Jessica Bertram 2 years ago (edited)
i do, too. i like Harry and Meghan. (cue the downvotes from Royalists). i ALSO like how he went for the pupper...it's absolutely precious
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SCP 4666 2 years ago
Tattoos and kids have a lot in common. They are painful to get, cost a ton of money and you have them your whole life
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago (edited)
And both can be removed with lasers if it's absolutely necessary...
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Lil Potato 2 years ago
this is so wrooooong. if you don't want kids, that is totally fine, but why shame mothers who have them???? Yes their kids have meaning, some people love having kids why do people not understand that?
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
BP has a bunch of themes that they reward you for supporting. One is hating america, another is hating kids. Just my observation. I don't agree with either, I prefer nuanced positions.
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Izzy Curer 2 years ago
Humans are persistance hunters, meaning I have the physical ability to chase down a wild ibex until it collapses from heat exhaustion. Will I ever do that? No.
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Bella 2 years ago
Tryna figure out if it’s condom or plan b, cause condom just don’t have sex cause getting kids isn’t worth the one time
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Thomas Bentley 2 years ago
You must have got the new Ouija Touch, communication beyond the veil, made simple.
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Gracie Jay 2 years ago
I should say, even with the worry, I’d do it again. She was the easiest infant in the world, still is, I’d never get so lucky again. I also don’t feel what these other parents seem to feel, when I don’t have her, I’m counting down the time till I get her back. And she goes where I go so there’s no loss of freedom there either.
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
That's honestly wonderful to hear, and I hope that you continue to have a great relationship with your daughter! I think for most childfree women it's the fact that it seems like, to us, that other women WITH children try to make us feel worthless, useless, or "less of a woman" if we haven't had kids. Most childfree women don't go around to people with children and rub their childfree-ness in their faces, but sometimes it does seem that women with children will go above and beyond to harass and shame those of us who haven't had children. Not all of them, but some, and it hurts.
Load More Replies... Gracie Jay 2 years ago
I’m cool with the above however, the thing nobody bothers to tell you is the unending worry that begins the moment you become pregnant. I used to be so chill but now I worry about everything and most is just “what if” situations. Took some adjusting. For this reason alone, I don’t want anymore, I mean, would my worry double?! Is that even possible?!
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EP 2 years ago
This one is right up there with - your marriage isn’t working too… solution, having a kid together will fix that! SMH!!!!
Load More Replies... OnAFreakingRollercoaster 2 years ago
B*tch clearly does not know what depression is. Either that or else I want some of her magic potion. 🤷🏼♀️
cursed--alien 2 years ago
Yeah, nah, not gonna risk potentially creating childhood trauma in a whole human through neglect.
NesianLady 2 years ago
What great intentions for having kids.. they'll distract you from your depression! And this advice came from a parent of 2? Y I K E S.
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Colin 2 years ago
Agreed. Imagine trying to be funny and not removing the watermark on an image. Utterly crunge worthy effort.
Load More Replies... Clown fish 2 years ago
I hate people who put their children on the Internet. They are not toys you Tw#t basket! They are little people not to be used for votes, likes and what not
Kitten’s mom 2 years ago
Sad but accurate. ‘Keeping up with the Jones’ should never include a human that you can trot around like a show pony at the fair, but it happens way more often than it should.
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
It's why I was adopted, after my parents had already had a biological child. :(
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Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
Please don't have children :( They're humans and humans pollute the earth. Then the earth is not livable anymore to anyone
Enlee Jones 2 years ago
2023: Have a kid so they can killed by climate change if they are killed in a mass shooting first.
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Hex Gurls 2 years ago
one time a little while post knee surgery i went to a museum with crutches and a leg brace and the amount of children that just ran into me and my leg was shocking bc i couldn’t jump out of the way, like it’s so easy just look where you’re going so u don’t run into the leg brace like ???
Kate Jones 2 years ago
I sleep fine with my choice to not have kids every time i think about how many times I hit my mom in the ankle with the grocery cart when shopping with her.
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Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
I swear there must be a curse after birth when parents think their kids look cute. Maybe it's a post-birth survival tactic for the kids?
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago (edited)
Babies often look similiar to their fathers to make it easier to form a bond. There was also an article here on BP explaining how a pregnancy affects the mother, and fetuses appear like they're parasites
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Rens 2 years ago
My baby was very cute when she was born, she looked like a doll. She's only 21 but she's already decided she wants to be child-free and I absolutely agree with her choices regardless. As much as I enjoyed having her, if I did my life over probably never would have married, maybe I would have had a child and raised them on my own but probably not.
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Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
Some guys are just unbelievable, Seems like most of them are narcissistic
Przemo 2 years ago
But what's really unbelievable is that your sexist remark is getting upvoted. I'm a man, and no, most of us are not narcissistic. It's like saying that most women are too emotional to be professionals
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scag$y 2 years ago
I have to admire your steadfast faith in the education system. But of course the teacher backs down when you give them hassle for just doing their job. Your kid isn't special and the teacher will no doubt point their efforts toward other kids whose parents support learning instead. You're talking tough about education. I'm embarrassed for you. Try to be supportive and help them revise. Otherwise, they might as well not bother with their exams. Your childish attitude is setting them up to fail. And even though you're their parent, you have no right to do that. Give them a chance for goodness' sake.
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Final score:
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scag$y 2 years ago
Yeah, I think the first time anyone saw it, it was chiselled out of a stone tablet. Still true, though.
Load More Replies... Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
Just think, you could be up until 2am trying to get small children to bed and STAY in bed! XD
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Enlee Jones 2 years ago
Place you problems in the hands of the Lord, because taking responsibility for your own actions is for atheists and commies.
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago
Also true for coming out as trans/gay/queer, being a feminist, not being religious, and god forbid you make eye contact with that Karen…
Bella 2 years ago (edited)
….while wearing a pride shirt holding hands with your trans partner and wearing a non-binary flag beanie, in the rich conservative part of town (by accident)
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Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
Saying this in advance: no, the kids are not hurt by it. They're just saying not everyone should be forced to have kids.
Izzy Curer 2 years ago
I really hope this picture is taken out of context. If you do have kids, don't tell them that you regret having them. Those kids are old enough to read.
Jessica Bertram 2 years ago
it is out of context: this is likely at a pro-choice rally or women's march. And no one is saying she doesn't want her kids, but she IS saying motherhood shouldn't be foisted on anyone without their full consent.
Load More Replies... Monday 2 years ago
Agreed. She chose to have kids and still stands up for others who want to make a different choice! She is the hero we want!
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Azolane 2 years ago
My mother has always been very straightforward with me. If she had to do it again, she would not have me, and I'm an only child. Doesn't stop her from loving me and we have a great relationship. Who am I to judge ? She's actually relieved I never wanted kids. I think it's all a matter of how you say things.
Scott Crowe 2 years ago
Now these are the kind of parents that us childfree folks have respect for since they also respect our choices and know that kids aren't for everybody. Wish there were more of these types.
General Anaesthesia 2 years ago
You're more than welcome to do your part, Chris.
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Everybody Say Love! 2 years ago
*Poor woman. There, i fixed it for you. Body autonomy should exist for everyone, but sadly, that is just not the case in some parts of the world. Just because a woman holds an opinion that bearing children shouldn't be forced upon anyone, doesn't mean her own kids are treated poorly; they're not mutually exclusive.
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Luna Crow 2 years ago
There's gotta be a lot for that though. I went to my nephew's birthday at Chuck e Cheese, found out they have a two drink maximum. TWO! That's not even a minimum to deal with shrieking childmonsters running across the middle of my skiball game
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Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
"Every time you ask about grandkids, I'm (we're) getting another cat. Let me hear you."
Monday 2 years ago
....I think this would make my mother ask more frequently. She loves cats!
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devotedtodreams 2 years ago
Ah, I remember the days when I had to defend my childfree-mindset. Now, my mother actually says it would be a catastrophe if I had kids - she has come to realize how unsuited I am to parenthood, and I couldn't be happier :)
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
Tell them an old weirdo on Bored Panda says that she's almost 41 now and she hasn't changed her mind yet! XD my family members used to tell me the same thing.
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eternal gay panic (they/them) 2 years ago
went with my dad to my brother and sister-in-laws house. he kept asking about grandkids, even as my brother was explaining his plans to graduate, go to japan, etc. my sister-in-law even said she definitely did NOT want kids. i sat there in quiet rage the entire visit.
Pieter LeGrande 2 years ago
As an old guy I failed miserably at dissuading my kids from having kids.
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Luna Crow 2 years ago
Ha. Some of my friends are becoming grandparents now, and I'm out having grand adventures 😎
Scott Crowe 2 years ago (edited)
Our neighbor in her 60's is stuck raising a toddler and a bratty 9 yr. old granddaughter due to her dead-beat daughters losing custody. Meanwhile I just bought my wife an adorable little Fiat with a rag-top to take our pups on sight-seeing trips......
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Pink Aesthetic 2 years ago
Yeah like, kids are not objects or toys. They need stable household
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Shark Lady 2 years ago
I don't want my daughter to look after me. I'm already sick and disabled but that's my problem and not hers. I don't want to put extra stress on her, complicate her life, or take time away from her family life. I enjoy her company bit don't expect it and she can spend as much or as little time with me as she chooses.
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago (edited)
I'm sure your daughter appreciates the thought you have given for her in this matter, but you may wish to see how she feels about it, as you get older. Many times a child will happily help care for elderly parents/relatives, as the regrets one feels after the relative passes can be brutal. I stayed living at home for 21 years to help take care of my disabled dad after he had an accident when I was 18, and I was at his bedside when he died. I was the only family member who stayed, at the end. I held his hand as he passed. I will forever be grateful that I was able to be with my dad at the end, no matter how momentarily traumatizing it was for him to die in front of me. I wouldn't trade in those last moments for anything... except perhaps to have had more time with him before his accident, of course :(
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they will if you are a nice parent and you care. If you are a douche then they won't.
Monday 2 years ago
A nice parent that cares with all their heart can still end up with a douche kid that won't. A nice parent could also end up with a nice kid that won't. My parents made the choice to raise me, I didn't ask to be born. As such I don't see why looking after them in their old age is in any way my responsibility. Will I do it? Yes, because I love them. Do I understand why other people might not do it? Yes absolutely!
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Jeff Mcelfresh 2 years ago
Oh my, this makes me think of how my Mom will always say how she loves her children and she'd never put anything before them, but then she'll constantly yell at us for every. Single. Thing. And then blames stuff on us
Lil Potato 2 years ago
How can you judge someones happiness by how tired they are? And I'm not saying mothers everywhere ARE completely happy, but tons of parents love raising children. why is that so hard to get?
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Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
I've got those space-bubble backpack cat carriers for my cats! My oldest is my Adventure Cat and she LOVES going places with me. And my puppy is disabled and we used to take him around in a giant stroller for a while, before he was able to walk again :) (he was paralyzed for a while)
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tHeBoRdEsTpAnDa 2 years ago
This made me think of Doughboy from Tokyo soul
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CHRIS DOMRES 2 years ago
The baby and toddler years are actually the easiest. It is mostly just physically exhausting and expensive. When they become teens they learn psychological warfare.
Kate Jones 2 years ago
I would have a baby if at 11 years old I could ship them off to the Undying Lands or something. I don't want to deal with teenagers.
Notme 2 years ago
I don’t doubt that the teens are hard, but there are some years of respite between toddlerhood and teenagehood. Mine are primary schoolers now and it’s a lovely age. They’re still sweet and cuddly but they’re more independent and sleep through the night. I just hate the fearmongering… “just wait and see” “this is nothing wait till blah blah”… oh sod off! If you’re struggling with your baby/toddler, hang in there, it DOES get easier!
Jeff Mcelfresh 2 years ago
Toddlers are easy because they don't have their own will and personality yet
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InvincibleRodent 2 years ago
Looks like a pointy-toed ankle boot with a chunky heel and some... either embellishments, or shoelace-hooks along the front. In that minty color, it would actually look pretty cool irl.
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Victor Manteca Hierro 2 years ago (edited)
The problem in my country is that they say "yes". And bring their kids with them.
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Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
I don't know if it's a hormonal thing that moms/parents feel upon laying eyes on their offspring, but I have beholden many a human baby and every single one of them is hideously ugly to me XD
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Jellicle bat 2 years ago (edited)
If someone doesn't like hazbin hotel I'll make them join them down there
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tHeBoRdEsTpAnDa 2 years ago
Fun fact: the recommended amount of hot dog sausages per year for an adult human is two
Walter Brameld 2 years ago
I mean, when you put it that way, it's f*****g hilarious 😂
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ratatouille 2 years ago
Totally support not having kids, having them or not having them, it's a selfish choice either way really. But I am horrified at some of the comments here, it seems like we've gone from a reasonable "we shouldnt be d***s to people who don't won't children" to a non-equivalent "we SHOULD definitely try and be rude to people who do". It's not really how being inclusive works.
VonBlade 2 years ago
Yep. 100% agree. In particular the most vocal ones also seem to be "but if it was furbabies". Like, imagine if a cat or dog would come up and tell you they loved you, and also they drew a picture of you. People like that would go insane from the adorability. Kids do it, and apparently parents are the spawn of satan for feeling the same. BP is super weird sometimes.
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CrazyKnitter 2 years ago
Choosing to have kids: Valid life choice. Choosing not to have kids: Also a valid life choice.
Rylee Evergreen 2 years ago
preach! you all do you and that's good enough <3
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ToGo 2 years ago
This, like every fecking thing in the internet hive mind, has went too far the opposite way. Not everyone with kids judges those of us without kids. However, what could have been a positive article for child free adults has turned into bashing kids and those who have kids. There are still plenty of good people who weren't f'd up during childhood or who just have that maternal/paternal pull, being cruel to them because you took a different route is just wrong.
keepgoing 2 years ago
I agree. I am sick of these wannabe cool people " I'm not having kids". You dont eant kids? Then dont f***in' have them. I dont care. But the people who do have kids have NOT ruined their lives. Yes things arent the same as before but you love 'em more than anything, good and bad days. Sick of the bashing left right and centre. Have kids or dont, then shut up.
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Ashley S 2 years ago
I must be in the minority, no one ever asked me when I was having kids. I waited until I was 30. I never felt any "pressure," it was never brought up by anyone. Most of my friends are child free & I fully support them. Too bad kid free people don't do the same. I've been cussed out by CF people- "you're what's wrong with the world. Kids do nothing but fulfill your selfish need to pass on genes & you're over populating the earth." being CF isn't some revolutionary statement, its a choice. Leave me be & ill do the same.
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
Ditto. But my friends and family are not childfree. No one asked.
Load More Replies... Lil Potato 2 years ago
It's totally cool if you don't want kids, but shaming people for having them is so wrong. I see a lot of posts/tik toks/ videos of people saying they don't want kids, and shaming mothers for who do. Just because you are tired doesn't mean you aren't glad to have children. You can still have a successful life by being a stay at home mom.
Gozer LeGozerian 2 years ago
We should absolutely ask people WHY they have children, it doesn't seem they gave it much thought themselves.
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Gavin Johnson 2 years ago
Some of us (parents) totally support your right not to have children. Loved children are what the world needs, children with parent/s who are committed to being there, being responsible and playing an important role in their lives. I love my daughter and support her 100%, she isn’t a burden she’s my choice. Equally this world needs footloose and fancy free folk who are stretching other boundaries and living their lives to 100% that can obviously include the massive lie in that life offers to the child free 😀 Hopefully I’m raising my daughter to see that child / no child is her choice and either way is right, it’s not a right / wrong choice, it’s whatever is right for her. Thankfully she’s already (at 12) an independent spirit and intent on forging her own route, I’m there to fix the cuts and bruises that life provides and be there when the wind blows but she’s choosing her future. PS book that next gig ticket, trip to the club or sailing trip and enjoy it! 😀❤️
Shayla Katherina 2 years ago (edited)
I'm child free by choice and I had a good laugh at some of these, but some of the comments bashing parents 🤢☣️ It's like women are going to be bashed no matter what they do
Rylee Evergreen 2 years ago
exactly. I feel like a lot of this isn't necessarily because people actually believe having kids or not having kids is evil, it's just about shaming women for living their lives. and shaming people in general!
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Belinda Milner 2 years ago
I wanted kids, I just didn't know how hard raising them would be?! But nothing, and I mean NOTHING prepared me for raising my grandkids because my offspring couldn't be bothered ... Once in a blue moon she looks up from her phone and exclaims, my how you've grown! Yes numpty, that's what children do! And I have tried not looking after my grandkids in the eternal hope that my daughter will step up but it just resulted in neglected children. Some people shouldn't have children ...
TheDag 2 years ago
Why does it seem that these days everyone is looking for a reason to s**t on someone else? Is it getting worse as we are moving forward or is it just growing older that makes me more and more aware of this? You want children? Great. You Don't want children? That's also great, its YOUR & YOUR PARTNERS choice and if that's what you want then go for it. Why is it though that every time someone makes a decision for one thing there's 10 folk lining up to s**t all over that persons decision. I don't get it? I've spoken to several women over my time on dating apps and there's some that want children and there's some that really don't want and the last thing I would want to do is be an a*****e and say something like "BuT YoU WoUlD MaKe a GrEaT MoThEr" or "YoU ShOuLD bE AsHaMeD ThE WoRlD Is S**t AnD OveR PoPuLaTeD, TiE yOuR TuBeS" so why does so much of the population find it so difficult to be able to keep their noses out of other peoples business and opinions?
keepgoing 2 years ago
Because it is way easier to let loose online than in person. People can say a whole lot of c**p online cause they're hiding behind their screens.
Load More Replies... ratatouille 2 years ago
Totally support not having kids, having them or not having them, it's a selfish choice either way really. But I am horrified at some of the comments here, it seems like we've gone from a reasonable "we shouldnt be d***s to people who don't won't children" to a non-equivalent "we SHOULD definitely try and be rude to people who do". It's not really how being inclusive works.
VonBlade 2 years ago
Yep. 100% agree. In particular the most vocal ones also seem to be "but if it was furbabies". Like, imagine if a cat or dog would come up and tell you they loved you, and also they drew a picture of you. People like that would go insane from the adorability. Kids do it, and apparently parents are the spawn of satan for feeling the same. BP is super weird sometimes.
Load More Replies... CrazyKnitter 2 years ago
Choosing to have kids: Valid life choice. Choosing not to have kids: Also a valid life choice.
Rylee Evergreen 2 years ago
preach! you all do you and that's good enough <3
Load More Replies... ToGo 2 years ago
This, like every fecking thing in the internet hive mind, has went too far the opposite way. Not everyone with kids judges those of us without kids. However, what could have been a positive article for child free adults has turned into bashing kids and those who have kids. There are still plenty of good people who weren't f'd up during childhood or who just have that maternal/paternal pull, being cruel to them because you took a different route is just wrong.
keepgoing 2 years ago
I agree. I am sick of these wannabe cool people " I'm not having kids". You dont eant kids? Then dont f***in' have them. I dont care. But the people who do have kids have NOT ruined their lives. Yes things arent the same as before but you love 'em more than anything, good and bad days. Sick of the bashing left right and centre. Have kids or dont, then shut up.
Load More Replies... Ashley S 2 years ago
I must be in the minority, no one ever asked me when I was having kids. I waited until I was 30. I never felt any "pressure," it was never brought up by anyone. Most of my friends are child free & I fully support them. Too bad kid free people don't do the same. I've been cussed out by CF people- "you're what's wrong with the world. Kids do nothing but fulfill your selfish need to pass on genes & you're over populating the earth." being CF isn't some revolutionary statement, its a choice. Leave me be & ill do the same.
Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
Ditto. But my friends and family are not childfree. No one asked.
Load More Replies... Lil Potato 2 years ago
It's totally cool if you don't want kids, but shaming people for having them is so wrong. I see a lot of posts/tik toks/ videos of people saying they don't want kids, and shaming mothers for who do. Just because you are tired doesn't mean you aren't glad to have children. You can still have a successful life by being a stay at home mom.
Gozer LeGozerian 2 years ago
We should absolutely ask people WHY they have children, it doesn't seem they gave it much thought themselves.
Load More Replies... Gavin Johnson 2 years ago
Some of us (parents) totally support your right not to have children. Loved children are what the world needs, children with parent/s who are committed to being there, being responsible and playing an important role in their lives. I love my daughter and support her 100%, she isn’t a burden she’s my choice. Equally this world needs footloose and fancy free folk who are stretching other boundaries and living their lives to 100% that can obviously include the massive lie in that life offers to the child free 😀 Hopefully I’m raising my daughter to see that child / no child is her choice and either way is right, it’s not a right / wrong choice, it’s whatever is right for her. Thankfully she’s already (at 12) an independent spirit and intent on forging her own route, I’m there to fix the cuts and bruises that life provides and be there when the wind blows but she’s choosing her future. PS book that next gig ticket, trip to the club or sailing trip and enjoy it! 😀❤️
Shayla Katherina 2 years ago (edited)
I'm child free by choice and I had a good laugh at some of these, but some of the comments bashing parents 🤢☣️ It's like women are going to be bashed no matter what they do
Rylee Evergreen 2 years ago
exactly. I feel like a lot of this isn't necessarily because people actually believe having kids or not having kids is evil, it's just about shaming women for living their lives. and shaming people in general!
Load More Replies... Belinda Milner 2 years ago
I wanted kids, I just didn't know how hard raising them would be?! But nothing, and I mean NOTHING prepared me for raising my grandkids because my offspring couldn't be bothered ... Once in a blue moon she looks up from her phone and exclaims, my how you've grown! Yes numpty, that's what children do! And I have tried not looking after my grandkids in the eternal hope that my daughter will step up but it just resulted in neglected children. Some people shouldn't have children ...
TheDag 2 years ago
Why does it seem that these days everyone is looking for a reason to s**t on someone else? Is it getting worse as we are moving forward or is it just growing older that makes me more and more aware of this? You want children? Great. You Don't want children? That's also great, its YOUR & YOUR PARTNERS choice and if that's what you want then go for it. Why is it though that every time someone makes a decision for one thing there's 10 folk lining up to s**t all over that persons decision. I don't get it? I've spoken to several women over my time on dating apps and there's some that want children and there's some that really don't want and the last thing I would want to do is be an a*****e and say something like "BuT YoU WoUlD MaKe a GrEaT MoThEr" or "YoU ShOuLD bE AsHaMeD ThE WoRlD Is S**t AnD OveR PoPuLaTeD, TiE yOuR TuBeS" so why does so much of the population find it so difficult to be able to keep their noses out of other peoples business and opinions?
keepgoing 2 years ago
Because it is way easier to let loose online than in person. People can say a whole lot of c**p online cause they're hiding behind their screens.
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