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Fifty years ago, things were different, people would get married and have children in their twenties, buy a house and seemingly have their life figured out. But times have changed. Today, with an overcrowded planet and a focus on careers, many people in the West choose not to have children or they delay starting a family. More than 1 in 5 US adults don't want kids.
If your phone's photo collection is brimming with images of puppies and cats rather than snapshots of little humans, this post will likely strike a chord with you. The subreddit 'Child-Free Memes' and the Instagram page 'Child Free Memes' are all about the pleasures of a life untouched by diapers and tantrums.
So kick back, grab yourself a cup of coffee, and enjoy our new curated selection from these pages. As Samantha from 'Sex and the City' once said, this place is for double cappuccinos, not for double strollers.
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#1
Thanos Was Right?
Alex Luiz 2 years ago
People hear 'control the population' and think 'oh no,he's advocating genocide'. Obviously he just means 'maybe stop at 2 kids,folks?'
Michael Braisher 2 years ago
Phew, got downvote-skewered there but help me out with why. They want a China-style child cap or they don't? Attenborough may never want such a thing, but it seems peculiar coming from the same political types who complain the UK government maintains a two-child welfare limit to each family.
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Carrie de Luka 2 years ago
Everyone should watch this one. All those who say we are not heading for problems due to over population need a wake up call.
Mint Sauce 2 years ago
Finally! A post that defines the absolute root cause of the climate crisis. Too many people say "Oh we can still feed and home everyone. What's the problem?", but at what population level do you realise enough is enough.
Hayley Futter 2 years ago
Yeah I agree, just because more fairly redistributing resources would improve lives doesn't mean there aren't too many people AS WELL
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Jaya 2 years ago
The world is overpopulated, and pretty much everyone in the West uses way more resources than the earth can offer per person. Purposely getting pregnant again when you already have multiple kids, is selfish. Make responsible choices. And if you'd enjoy having a large family, look into whether adopting is an option for you, there are so many kids that need a home.
That Goth Demon (zey/zem) 2 years ago (edited)
We need the hunger games, basically. (This is a joke there are better ways to control population increase)
marianne eliza 2 years ago
Businesses and governments only see more workers, more taxpayers, etc. Business plans are completely based on unending growth. No one is satisfied with having enough. And don't get me started on religions that encourage or demand large families and condemn any birth control other than abstinence.
Together, these pages have gathered a community of over 5k members who share a common viewpoint: life's purpose doesn't solely revolve around having children. In the past, waiting to have children was mostly seen among wealthier Americans, especially in big cities on the coasts. Educated women often postponed having babies until their careers were stable, usually in their early thirties. But in the last ten years, as more women from all backgrounds focus on education and work, delaying starting a family has become a common trend among women throughout the United States.
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#2
Alex Luiz 2 years ago (edited)
Oh,there was a really good reddit discussion of this. Apparently if you are trying for a kid you will buy loads of tests because you're tracking for a result. Whereas if you don't want to be pregnant,chances are you just get the odd test after a contraception failure to make sure the morning after pill worked. Essentially. Therefore the target customer is someone who wants a positive result.
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Little Wonder 2 years ago
There is one! For Clearblue. The woman is all "Maybe one day, but not now!" and then is happy it's negative. I was very excited to see it.
Jennifer Clayton 2 years ago
I remember! That one time. And then people freaked out and never again.
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Eva-Katherine Smith 2 years ago
A few days ago on youtube there was a pregnancy test commercial and for the first time I have ever seen the woman got a negative result and celebrated it. I'm hoping to see it again soon because it was such a great moment for me.
Nadine Bamberger 2 years ago
They do! There's a Clear Blue commercial in Germany that shows both.
I just work here 2 years ago
Those are the pregnancy test ads anymore. Saw one the other day, it was a mix of Thank God I'm pregnant, vs. Thank God I'm not pregnant.
Ashley Conover 2 years ago
I can't recall what brand it is, but I've seen one commercial that shows both.
Queen Penelope 2 years ago
The one in Canada has one that celebrates not being pregnant she's going on how she's not ready for this right now and I hope to goodness that I'm not and I came back negative and how happy she was for that result it's nice to know that they do in fact have those commercials now
#3
Cosmetica Solist 2 years ago
How about: allow more animals and less unfit parents who are neglecting to take care of their children in public, making the children subject to exclusion from social settings, annoyance and hate, when no one taught them better.
Cerridwn d'Wyse 2 years ago
Are there places that kids should not be allowed, absolutely! However please no more places that allow dogs. It makes many people very uncomfortable and there are allergic people and the more places that allow them the less comfortable a lot of people are. Keep the babies at home whether they're human or at fur
Violet Jensen 2 years ago
Yep! I’m allergic to dogs AND one mauled my aunt when it was brought somewhere it shouldn’t be
Load More Replies... Id row 2 years ago
Oh, I wish this was a thing. And honestly, I don't hate kids in public place. I hate the parents who raised them to be rabid badgers with no discipline or consequences. My folks took me places as a kid and I knew to be behaved or there'd be hell to pay. Parents don't raise their kids like that anymore. They raise them to think the world is their playground and everyone around them is a NPC in their world and don't matter.
Violet Jensen 2 years ago
I’m allergic to dogs and kids are people, yall. Im never gonna have kids and I don’t want them but my god, not everyone can be around your dogs (a dog brought somewhere it shouldn’t be mauled my aunt, too) and kids are people
Ima Manimal 2 years ago
Yep. Nothing worse that someone’s crotch goblins running around a restaurant causing mayhem while you’re trying to have a nice dinner out.
AngelWingsYT 2 years ago
There is 0 reason you should be taking you baby to places like the movie or theme park. They wont remember or enjoy it anyway n it just ruins your own fun n others fun🤷♀️
Since 2007, the number of women in their twenties having babies has gone down by 28 percent. Most of the decrease is among unmarried women. Only women in their thirties and forties have been having more babies, but even that has gone down in the last three years. Caitlin Myers, an economist at Middlebury College told 'The New York Times': "The story here is about young women, whose births are plummeting". She added that "the birthrate is falling fastest in places with the greatest job growth — where women have more incentive to wait."
#4
Michael Braisher 2 years ago
Well that was the Old Testament from before Christianity and Jesus began with the New Testament. So you could say having a Son chilled God out and put him on a whole fresh way of doing things!
David Marchisotto 2 years ago
Or you could say that the people who made up the religion realized you have a hard time converting people to worship a vengeful and terrifying "god" so you just rewrite the whole book to accommodate your pledge drive.
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Jon Steensen 2 years ago
You forgot: Drowning the entire human population because they (all?) were sinfull, which must have includede thousands of newly born babies, who had not had many days on this planet to sin in, not to say even have the capabilities of grasping the concept of sinning. However, who can blame you, as this delicate subject usually is brushed over very lightly?
prettygirl25 2 years ago
so on the baby part they got sent to heaven because they when under a certain age and therefore couldn't chose him yet or make him the one and only GOD....
Load More Replies... You don't need it 2 years ago
Christians pick and choose the parts of the Bible that are the word of god. Slavery, rape, and murder are all advocated for in the Bible. Don't forget the price list for the value of someone's daughter. And it doesn't really speak to abortion. But all religions were made up to control the weak minded and to propagate fear.
Id row 2 years ago
Didn't he also wipe out a ton of people with a flood while saving animals? I wonder if the collective that wrote that work of fiction had any idea what the impact would be thousands of years later. That people would weaponize it and use it as a shield for the awful way they act and the things they do.
Bubs623 2 years ago
Don't forget the flood! Pregnant moms were surely drowned along with all the other so-evil-they-deserved-to-die children!!
DarkViolet 2 years ago
For the better part of 120 years, Noah warned the people about the coming flood. Yet they mocked Noah constantly. For four generations; think about it. God even gave them another seven days to repent. Had even one family done so, God would have given them instructions to build their own ark. Once the door of the ark was sealed, so was the fate of the mockers. They chose their own demise, thus condemning not only themselves, but their bloodline as well. Not unlike Sodom and Gomorrah.
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David Phillips 2 years ago
Can we all please stop referring to MAGA Evangelicals, fundamentalists and the like as "Christians"? Their beliefs have nothing to do with Christianity.
María Hermida 2 years ago
Christianity has been like that all along its history, unfortunately.
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#5
Shocker, But It Has To Be Said
Michael Largey 2 years ago (edited)
And don't give me that "mother's wisdom" b******t. Giving birth has never raised anyone's IQ.
Sunshine Lady 2 years ago
Baby brain is real though 😂 I've never heard of mother's wisdom
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Horosho Bodka 2 years ago
A cat can have kittens, but not all can be cared for. It is a horrible thing to know you are an unwanted child, to have those that are supposed to care for you blame you for all the things wrong in their life.
H.J. carlson 2 years ago
Better not to be a parent who, unhappy with their life, takes it out on the child!
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Ima Manimal 2 years ago
Childless couples are happier. Have more money. Less headache. Can travel when they want to.
Tamra 2 years ago
Meh, I call BS a little bit on this. At least on a couple of points. I don't think childless couples are necessarily happier than people who have kids, nor do I think people with kids are happier than those without. I think both groups find their own kinds of happiness in most cases. I was married for 16 years before we had a kid, so I've experienced life both with and without kids, and there was a lot of joy in both ways of living. And we absolutely traveled whenever we wanted to, with a child. It's just not the nightmare you're painting it to be. That said, I absolutely support people who choose to be child-free.
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#6
Anytime They Ask
Those who advocate against having babies even have a name for themselves: anti-natalists. Not only do they encourage families without children but also the gradual fading away of people. While it started long ago in ancient Greece, social media has recently made this idea much more popular. Even though there aren't many anti-natalists, some of their ideas, especially about the planet, are starting to become more popular. According to the BBC, "Among them are concerns about genetic inheritance, not wanting children to suffer, the concept of consent, and worries about overpopulation and the environment."
#7
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
Both can scream, poop on you, eat messy and talk incoherently. But only one of them can fly!
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Becky Samuel 2 years ago
Please, please, please do full research and understand what you're getting into before getting any parrot. They can live for a very long time and they have specific and difficult needs. The number of parrots in rescue with lifelong mental problems is quite horrific.
Lexekon 2 years ago
You make a good point, but to be fair, humans often fail to do research before getting a kid too...
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#8
The Doom Song 2 years ago
More people need to respect our decision to not have kids. Also mine are in all colours
Little Johnny...and Laura 2 years ago
And some of us don't have the choice. I was unable to have children.
Let’s roll 2 years ago
I know how it feels ❤️. I hope you have filled your life with happiness regardless 😊
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Red Wyvern Emperor 2 years ago
Well, I don't ever plan on having kids. Not for not wanting them though. *Cries silently.* XD
#9
Italy vs. The Wiggles
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago (edited)
Don’t we, you know, pity animals whose entire life is finding food and producing offspring? And don’t we spay them when we adopt them? And when we spay them, don’t we say, “this is wonderful, now she can relax and enjoy HER life, and play with toys and bask in the sun, and NOT have to spend her entire existence producing babies!” So why don’t we afford ourselves the same grace of opinion?
Jennifer Clayton 2 years ago
I would elect my cat as my union president. He knows our value, fights for what we want, and has very strong boundaries. He's 18, healthy, empathetic, touched with the darkness of a thousand evil lifetimes.
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CascadedFalls 2 years ago (edited)
Right?! I did research and apparently 2-3B is the ideal population. We're like 6-7B over that. If humanity reaches the year 2057, the estimated population would be 10B, and we'll all be screwed by then. Probably even earlier then that if we keep going on the same track.
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Dirk Daring 2 years ago
Yes, I absolutely do consider myself more important than someone who doesn't exist and never will.
The Darkest Timeline 2 years ago
Reproduction is not a higher order skill; societies that revere having large families are generally poorer and less educated with a lower quality of life. I say this as a father of two: there is more to life than simply passing on your genes.
Enlee Jones 2 years ago
Yes, I am the most important person in my life and will not be a breeding cow for a man just because Becky in Dubuque thinks it’s sad. Die mad about it, Becky.
Jojo 2 years ago
I love the fact that once a year the wiggles have an over 18s concert where their original fans (who are now in their 20s and up) can go get inebriated and dance to Fruit Salad.
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
Is that true??? Amazing...so the Wiggles definitely support child-free people
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Karen Anderson 2 years ago
i;ll take the 'failed human life' option- it's gonna help save the world for other's unfortunate offspring
Printerman 2 years ago
Tuggy makes no sense in the first place. How can you possibly place the importance of progeny above that of yourself... if the progeny don't even effing exist.
Although anti-natalist groups may use pessimistic language, they don't appear to pose a violent risk. When discussing extinction, it's more of a discussion than an actual danger. Most people online don't talk about hurting anyone.
#10
Democracy
meowi.anne 2 years ago
My cats are much better company than anyone I've ever met.
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Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
Cats and dogs can be potty-trained within months. With humans, it can take years.
Nonna_SoF 2 years ago
Cats don't need to be potty trained. They use the litter box by instinct with no prompting.
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Mickie Shea 2 years ago
Although in favor of proper baby making and rearing, I think caution ought become a well used word.
Lyone Fein 2 years ago
We need to cut the human population down to 4 to 6 billions in order to repair the damage humans have wreaked on the planet.
#11
pfeils wife 2 years ago
my man George! It baffles me that today, in 2023, I can listen to George Carlin's riffs on the conservative hypocrisy on abortion, LGBTQ+, etc.etc.etc. from almost 30 years ago (1996 I believe) and everything he says is STILL an issue in this country!
Bonesko 2 years ago
This reminds me of when I got a bit too drunk at a work party and said 'honestly I don't want to look at pictures of your children. I don't care. Do you want to look att cats? No? Why, they're so cute!
Beff Jezos 2 years ago
Look at this picture of my kid: No this is the third time today Look at this other picture of my cat: Aww how cute
Ima Manimal 2 years ago
When that coworker starts talking about their demon children and won’t stop… How many eye rolls does it take for them to get a clue?
#12
Jude Laskowski 2 years ago
When my mother complained that I didn't have kids, I told her she should have had more so they could satisfy her need to have grandkids. I'm an only child.
Chris Wilson 2 years ago
Me: do you really, honestly think that having kids is a good idea, having a pretty good idea of where our (planet, economy, ecosystem, social construct) is likely to be by the time they reach maturity?
However, there's a catch. In less developed countries, large families with numerous children are often the norm. From cultural values to social fairness, there are various reasons why poor families might have many children, and these factors also lead to high birth rates in less wealthy countries. From cultural values to social fairness, let's look at some main reasons.
#13
Marigold Groot 2 years ago
I chose not to have kids because I didn't want to risk the even remote possibility of doing to my kids what was done to me. I refused to pass that on. My mother accused me of cheating her out of grandchildren. I calmly said she cheated me out of a childhood so now we're even. She lost a child that day. I finally gained freedom.
Lara Verne 2 years ago
I honestly don't think I would be a good mother. I don't hate kids, but I find them annoying and exhausting. I don't want them around.
Colleen Glim 2 years ago
Not sure why you got downvoted. It’s nobody else’s decision but yours whether or not to have a child. Those are valid reasons. Have an upvote
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Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
I’m adopted. Can confirm this is accurate. One of my biological sisters has 7 kids (all with different dads) and has been to jail for meth possession. The curse ends with me! I have cats and a dog instead and they’re all spayed/neutered!! XD
H.J. carlson 2 years ago
👍🙂 you made the best choice for yourself. More people should think about the commitment to the child's welfare than blindly have children because someone wants them to confirm to peer pressure.
Load More Replies... Pascal’s Swagger 2 years ago
I saw a documentary about the descendants of some of the most prominent Nazis and how they decided to not have kids. Interesting watch, can’t remember the name though
James Howell 2 years ago
My father was an abusive, cruel, criminal who was given his freedom BECAUSE he was white AND, drumroll, wives and children were chattle. His property to do as he wished. I chose to love everything innocent and to be a gentle man. NO children Thank You. I truly stopped the cycle.
#14
They Are Irritating
Kat Hoth 2 years ago
How do you think they became adults without manners?
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Cosmetica Solist 2 years ago
It's fine to not want kids, and I actually love the love many has for animals instead, but being a self-proclaimed 'kid-hater' and comparing children to pests is just pathetic
AngelWingsYT 2 years ago
Try living in a heavy kid area. After about the 2nd day of blood curdling high pitcher shreiking just to shreik you start to lose you patience :p i dont mind kids playing its the high pitched AAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH that is unpleasant
Load More Replies... Id row 2 years ago
Oh, that kettle whistle screeching they do is like an oyster fork in the ear.
AngelWingsYT 2 years ago
You mean the high pitcher 1 min long "AAAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEAAAHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHHHHAAAAAAA" They do every 2 mins?
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Mary Ballard-Johansson 2 years ago
Behind every misbehaving child is a casual parent. Just pay attention and correct bad behavior. It ain't rocket surgery!
#15
Atleast 3 Money
Lucille 2 2 years ago (edited)
It looks so bad censored but I’m not gonna fix it 😂 I mean D I N K as in “Dual Income No Kids”
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Selfish spending by some could wind up broke with no kids to visit you at the home they tucked you away in.
Costa Villaras 2 years ago
It is so sad to normalize the connection of children with money, or "self-interest", as if any of those promoting and accepting this knows what their "interest" is. Sad and decadent; thank God it comes from America and it will stay there!
In places where children are regarded as blessings according to religious beliefs, having a bigger family is seen as a greater blessing. In many parts of the Global South, couples without children may experience social stigma. Impoverished families, particularly those relying on farming, may have more children to assist with their way of life, including taking care of older family members and younger siblings as they grow up.
#16
Hehe
baby frog 2 years ago
they’re going to sh- outside, and then wipe their a*s and snuggle with me 🥰
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Mario Strada 2 years ago (edited)
It may be a painting of Circe. First time I see this painting, but it was a theme in art. Edit: Circe the witch/goddess from Homer's "The Odyssey". She turned Odysseus' sailors into pigs and kept a menagerie of wild animals in the island where she was exiled by her father Helios, a Titan and god of the sun (before Apollo). Also, read Madeleine Miller's "Circe" for a well done take on the story.
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It's just Noah's wife bringing the animals to the ark. She's kind of a drama queen.
Pamela Christie 2 years ago
Reminds me of Princess Smartypants, by Babette Cole - both a children's book and the childless woman's Bible.
Mickie Shea 2 years ago
Appears to be a most dangerous selection unless well fed. After the children whom will they eat?
#17
So Good
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
Aren’t animals God’s children as well? Why are human children > animals in God’s eyes?
Jennifer Clayton 2 years ago
Because only the human can be conditioned to work hard for money and give it to the church.
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ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
I just keep thinking how "messed up" I am and my parents wanted me. I can't imagine the emotional baggage of someone who was forced to be born.
Naya Busch 2 years ago
Choosing pets is more selfish? Choosing to help an animal instead of choosing to procreate solely to continue YOUR bloodline? Do people even think before they say anything?
#18
Turn Abouts Fair Play
Spanish Cat 2 years ago
When my family didn't really want a cat (we lived in a rented home, so it would be hard transporting it) a flea-ridden, but cute street cat entered our home. We sterilized him, de-flea'd him and he just stayed in our home.
Anna Listler 2 years ago (edited)
I think it's incredibly rude to request that someone have a child. Seriously, yeah, make this life changing decision and have a child that you will be taking care of day in and day out for probably decades, so that this one person can play with a cute little kid from time to time. And pass it right back to the parents when it needs its diaper changed.
In the end, people's perspectives on having children and the size of their families can be quite complicated. It's affected by things like culture, money, and society, all which play a role in shaping how people decide about having children.
#19
Lakota Wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
My mom: "I wanted your sister to have a sibling." Gee, thanks, Mom. Didn't even actually want another kid because you wanted more children, but because you didn't want your biological daughter to be an only child. (I'm adopted.)
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
My little brother is 7 seven years younger than I (I'm 68). Mom didn't want another kid. Dad *wanted* a son. She didn't at that point have the will to stand up to him, remember she was born in 1919 and he in 1920, so social mores were different then.
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Nimitz 2 years ago
My parents kept having kids till they produced a male heir. Jokes on them cause I'm gay and never having biological kids. And definitely taking my husband's surname if I get married.
CascadedFalls 2 years ago
Good for you! I'm glad you're not suppressing your trueself for your parent's benefit. Good luck on getting married! I wish you and your husband a splendid day. :)
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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
My dad "Because men have children!"... My mom: "EXCUSE ME WHAT DID YOU SAY!" and that's how my dad went quietly to get a vasectomy, b/c it was that or my mom did it at hom ewith the grapefruit spoon.
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
seriously, downvoting this comment is rude. Sterility is a fact for a lot of people.
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Karin Jansen 2 years ago
How in the world can it be considered selfish to not want children? If anything, you're doing this already overpopulated planet a great service!
greasy jungle 2 years ago
There’s nothing wrong with having wants. Everybody’s wants are a little different and that’s ok.
#20
Accurate
Bonesko 2 years ago
Same. I want someone who is completely self involved and demanding. That's why I have cats!
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Abby Rexroth 2 years ago
Yep, that's me but the picture of me looking at kids would have puffed cheeks and green skin (ready to puke).
Daycare Attendant Sun 2 years ago
Absolutely me. Also, don't read my name--that's not relevant.
#21
Lakota Wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
I've held babies in my life, and they simultaneously feel WAY too heavy but also incredibly fragile and breakable. I will take holding a cat any day over holding a baby. They squirm less, smell less, and you can pet them without getting arrested.
YetAnotherSarah 2 years ago
The always-land-on-their-feet thing really helps their cause.
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Azolane 2 years ago
The only time my friend managed to make me hold her newborn, I was holding it as far as possible from me and all of a sudden he became very red so in panick I handed him back saying "omg he's getting red what do I do what do I do". She never let me live this one down but it proved to me, if I needed proof, that I definitely wasn't cut for that. Hand me a kitten, on the other hand...
Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
I always wanted babies, I eventually got myself a baby and still I hate holding other people's babies. Yeah, they're so weird and fragile and might start crying any second. I needed to hold my own by necessity, but your arms will get really tired really soon...
Your local pyromaniac 2 years ago
hell,i wouldnt hold it because without thinking my intrusive thoughts would win and i may get sent to federal prison for my 18th birthday for spiking a newborn into a brick wall. i dont know why my brain does that,thats why i dot hold babies,for their own safety. its like how i wanna go to a trampoline park and send one of those lil dudes to the ER from either the dodgeball,or those giant baton gladiator things,im straight up swiping those lil dudes off their feet and sending them to the abyss.
Mary Hurst 2 years ago
I always said, “No thank you.” Never held a baby until I gave birth. Never held another one until 37 years later when my daughter gave birth.
#22
Yeet!
#23
Good One
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
47 and more and more and more delighted with my choice
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Alexandria Tyme 2 years ago
My decision at 13 years old to NEVER have kids hasn't changed once and I'm now 49, still no kids, still not changing my mind
BookFanatic 2 years ago
One benefit of getting older is you hear the "kid question" less and less.
Carrie de Luka 2 years ago
Yes, though it has merely changed in my case. I get asked 'didn't you want kids?'
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ChexmyLicks/🇯🇵 2 years ago
my mom kept telling me this like bro im literally 15 while shes telling me "ur mind will change about kids because ur still young i know you will have kids soon" shes not rushing but its annoying how she kept telling me i want one soon like bro????????????? then i told her i dont like kids she told me im crazy because i love scaring kids
Noyfb noyfb 2 years ago (edited)
She thought you were incurably stupid and eventually you’d have a contraception failure. Just playing the odds (on your life, not hers).
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Pamela Christie 2 years ago
I'm 70 and have only regretted my decision once - when I locked myself out and was too big to climb through the kitchen window.
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crivvy 2 years ago
And you just end up in situations like when a co-worker off on mat leave brings their baby around and you end up being forced to notice things and say things - it's a baby. Looks - it's got a face. I don't begrudge people's delight at their babies and how it's a big deal. I just don't know why I should have to endure periods of time where I am awkwardly supposed to know what to say about a baby and being a new parent when I'm a woman with no kids. And yes, the ugly thing... 'oooo look! it's a.... well a baby! Definitely yours, I imagine.'
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Frances Pitchoune 2 years ago
And you, when you feel compelled to say something: "He...has...uh...your eyes" 😅
#25
greasy jungle 2 years ago
Would you say you’re radioactive enough to repel the opposite sex?
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marianne eliza 2 years ago
For me, depends on which salsa I choose as to how much I'm glowing.
Aboredpanda 2 years ago (edited)
I'm pregnant and someone told me I'm glowing. The lady looking back at me when I checked in the mirror looked exhaused, but was wearing a glowy makeup-style. I had to laugh.
#26
Naya Busch 2 years ago
Yeah, no it’s not. For some people like myself, my animals ARE my children.
Jeremy Bell 2 years ago
Yes it is! I've had both and the love is different.
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Carrie de Luka 2 years ago
People vary though. I am a psychologist and I definitely know people who have preferred the love and life they had with their pets over their offspring. More often than you will ever guess and for many reasons. Even those who were good parents. There is also far too much child cruelty and neglect in this world. A staggering amount. Proof that way too many people don't love or care for their children.
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David 2 years ago
I love animals but I pity people who are TOO attached to their dogs because the average life span is 10-13 years. I have loved each of my cats but I recognize that at some point I am (was) likely to lose them.
Lakota Wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
I lost my heart-dog when she was 12. I was fortunate to have my old gray kitty make it to 20. I have two cats (7 & 2) and a GSD-mix dog (1.5) now. I feel you. I love them all intensely, but the thought of losing them within, say, 10 years, is always a spectre :(
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Duckie Measles 2 years ago
Accurate. Just saw some photos of a distant relative's newborn grandkids and some of her dog. I only awwed at the dog.
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JCM 2 years ago
Oh you got that slightly incorrect. Here I'll fix it for you. "Your kid is special, just not in a good way"
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Auntriarch 2 years ago
I just alternate between smiley heart face and "awww!", It seems to work
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Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
In all fairness, carrying 4 large boxes of pizza with just one arm takes another level of skill.
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Crybabyartist 2 years ago
You're welcome to take all the spiders from my basement, (keep unlit until ready for use)
Load More Replies... Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
I've always wondered what the practical alternative to "treat" is on Halloween. This has given me a few ideas.
Dilly Millandry 2 years ago
Don't be mean... give them FIRE SPIDERS!! 😄😂😄
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Your local pyromaniac 2 years ago
if you ask me trick or treat as an adult,i mean when im one, you better not expect me to decide on trick. they always say trick or treat,with no regard for the fact that the question is being asked like a choice,its not their fault if i grab a handfull of their candy,or their full size candy bar,they gave me a choice,and only expecteed one outcome.
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Jon Steensen 2 years ago
Ask them: "How they expect you to sleep at night with a crying baby next to you?"
María Hermida 2 years ago
How can YOU sleep at night knowing you have crested two human beings whose lives will be definitely be worse than yours? The climatic collapse will bring famine and war. And it WILL collapse because we are not doing anything to stop it. In thirty years time or less our lives will be miserable.
Spannermonkey 2 years ago
"But who will look after you when you're old??"......"B***h, the same staff in the old-folks' home that'll be looking after you, except I'll be able to afford fillet steak and c0caine."😁
Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
"How can you have kids knowing all of you will be dead one day anyways?"
Jude Laskowski 2 years ago
My cat doesn't wake me up at 0200 screaming, and his purring is so comforting.
Azazels Child 2 years ago
I have to say that my kid has saved my life 3 times and she's 20. I have a pacemaker now and still at risk. I'm 3 years past the median age of death. My daughter lives with me or I have to move to assisted living and lose all my pets. Go figure.
#32
One Of My Favourites
Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
To the universe, our existences are meaningless. We're just the thin coating on a planet among millions, in one of an indeterminable number of galaxies.
#33
It's That Simple
#34
Oh God
Eva Kašu 2 years ago
Nah, that depression is just postponed...and one day will make that childrens lives a living hell.
Gardener of Weeden 2 years ago
Unfortunately I unknowingly, passed on my depression to my son, one more wonderful thing I gave him. ( BTW NO abuse - just sucky genes)
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Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
Of course she doesn’t have time to be depressed - she simply passed it off onto her offspring. Source: my childhood!
Naya Busch 2 years ago
Children do not equal happiness and it’s unfair to put that on your children. It’s selfish, pointless, and damaging.
Sunshine Lady 2 years ago
Such stupid advice. I have 3 kids and I had depression even after the 3rd. It's such a burden to not have time for your mental health. I have great support system and feel a lot better now, but I would never ever suggest a depressed person to cure it with babies.
Lena Flising 2 years ago
Some forms of depression can be hereditary. Do you want to pass on your depression to future generations?
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
Great idea. Then when the post partum kicks in and the mother commits suicide who will raise the children? (Just hypothetical- people with depression are probably more susceptible to PPD )
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
Hey now, let's not generalize--sometimes PPD makes you want to kill your kids, and sometimes yourself AND your kids
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Adam Denter 2 years ago
I am 50 with a 25 year old that is due to exit her first inpatient drug rehab tomorrow and a 21 year old that has finally stabilized on his schizo meds. I had a childhood defined by the same roof over my head and never an empty tummy. Lot's of physical abuse and limited on fancy stuff but otherwise not terrible. I had hoped I could provide for my two with the opportunities I didn't have like some of that fancy stuff and access to higher education. Not sure how I screwed that up. Maybe I am just not good parent material. I mean I tried my best. My children are super entitled.
Dilly Millandry 2 years ago
Don't be hard on yourself. It might not help but it's a fact that terrible parents can have great children and great parents can have terrible kids - and all of the various levels between. You tried your best, you can only do so much. At some point your children have to take responsibility for their own choices. If you are there and you care, that's a lot more than many get.
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CanadianDimes 2 years ago
I have a cousin who had cancer while she was pregnant (she’s fine now). By this logic, she should simply not have had time to have cancer and been fine without chemo.
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Witty Title Here =)
[>.<]/ 2 years ago
I loved it. WFH, little to no obligations. Just peace and quiet.
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Costa Villaras 2 years ago
Oh dear... what did you do instead? Improved yourself? Went to a lot of parties? Woke up next to many unknown men? Authored a book?
WalterWhiteSavannah 2 years ago
I got laid off during the first pandemic summer cause the boss of my small company just had a kid and shut it down cause he didbt wanna risk bringing covid home. Money wise it sucked but spending every day at the skate park on my bike and every evening chilling by the lake walking my car and watching him get super pussed off at beavers was probly the best summer ever. Also I could manage to afford that what with not having kids and all.
WalterWhiteSavannah 2 years ago
*walking my cat. I dunno how to edit. Sorry.
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That’s Just Volume 1
Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
Food for thought: you're usually not expected to have a reason for having kids, but you usually are expected to have a reason for not having kids.
Red Wyvern Emperor 2 years ago
Ah, yes. I've seen this book. It is "How to understand women. Volume 1, Part 1, pocket eddition."
Danish Susanne 2 years ago
And underneath it lies the single page stating reasons why to have kids
#37
Accurate
Lakota Wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
This is me, but the other panels would also be me reacting the same joyously excited way to dogs, lizards, chickens, insects etc. XD
#38
TiNaBoNiNa 2 years ago
Naw, for me it's the cats getting me up waaaay too early. But, then there's naps.
Mickie Shea 2 years ago
Hey, what parents spend on kids, many singles spend on substances. Hang overs, DUI's with plenty etc.
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Glen Ellyn 2 years ago
So sad, and it looks very painful. She's seven feet tall and has broken her legs in multiple places.
David 2 years ago
Not sure why someone downvoted you. This is obviously AI or photoshop.
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M O'Connell 2 years ago
It's Sharon Farrell. The lower image is a production still from It's Alive (1974), writer/director Larry Cohen is on the right.
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David 2 years ago
True story an IRL friend just posted on FB. She was at the checkout, the checker complimented her on how well behaved he son was and how she was obviously a good mother and so on. She mentioned an example of a horrible child that was in a different time. My friend didn't tell her that both of those examples were her son. The 'horrible kid' was a time he had an autistic meltdown in the store. Both happened some time ago. The kid is now 18 and doing pretty well.
Blair Doak 2 years ago
Remember the blood coming out of the milk truck? Now that's entertainment!
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PurpurLapsa 2 years ago
That's true. I was expected to do chores, help with my siblings (3!) and no privacy at all. They mess up I got punished at least half of time. That's why I had my kid so late in my early 30's. I had freedom for the first time when I left home to study in another town far far away. Don't get me wrong - I love my siblings and there is happy memories as well, but I would never do that to my kid.
Sleepy children love Moon 2 years ago
I had the exact same experience, except I have no plans for children at all!
Load More Replies... Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
I'm the oldest of 3 siblings, and the oldest of *checks family tree* 17 cousins as of this writing. It can be stressful.
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
Poor Musa... a high school friend was the mom 2 of these 7 brothers and sister since mom 1 was overwhelmed. not a childhood.
Lara Verne 2 years ago
I am oldest of 3, and oldest of all my cousins, guess who was babysitting all the time?
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Tamra 2 years ago
And the fact that process is so difficult is f*****g ridiculous.
Load More Replies... Violet Jensen 2 years ago
don’t worry I did that already. didn’t even need to see a doctor it just did that
#45
Hilarious
Auntriarch 2 years ago
Yes. Unfortunately one of them was my ex sister in law
Load More Replies... Naya Busch 2 years ago
Again, you’re putting all that responsibility and depending on your newborn child to magically fix your relationship.
Jaya 2 years ago
Yes, there's nothing that helps a relationship as much as having sleep deprivation, barely having any time for each other, and lots of stress about responsibilities, parenting choices and finances. That will surely make you fight less /s Yes there will be beautiful moments you will share together, but parenting a newborn is hard, don't do that if you're not in a good place as a couple, it will make things so much harder as a couple. And it's really unfair to a child, a child should be born in a stable and peaceful home, not in a place that has a lot of fighting or a big chance of falling apart, that will make a very hard childhood for a child. A child should not be born with the 'job' of fixing your relationship.
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Marco Richter 2 years ago
Children left unattended will be gifted with ice cream and lot's of coca cola
Sand Ers 2 years ago
Children left unattended will be given an espresso and a puppy.
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#48
Just Stop Asking
Lakota Wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
"I KNOW you know the problems that I have. You seriously think *I'D* make a good parent to a human child? You criticize my 'mental illnesses' and yet you want me to have KIDS?" -me, circa my 20s to my tia(s)
#49
Yeet
#51
Ok Then Cry
Lord Voldedork 2 years ago
Grampa fought in world war 2, he was such a noble dude! I can't even finish school, missed my mom and left too soon!
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Naya Busch 2 years ago
I never understood this, why would you be sad? It’s not like the people who say this are your spouses, and if they were, they should’ve known and talked about this BEFORE marriage.
Jaya 2 years ago (edited)
I can understand if someone's parents would feel sad because being grandparents is a great source of joy for many people. And I can understand if someone's siblings would have wished to have nieces and nephews. I think it's fine for them to feel sad about it, as long as they don't think their feelings should have any impact on your decision about whether to have kids or not, and they don't burden you with their feelings about it.
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#52
Ain’t Gonna Be Me!
Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
Like one of the images implied above- having kids doesn't prevent being depressed, it postpones it.
#53
If I Can't Get An Abortion, I'll Just Remove The Whole Damn Thing Then!
Eva Kašu 2 years ago (edited)
Well, I´m not from Texas, but I did this and you should see faces of my religious ´pro-life´ members of family.
Lakota Wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
Please tell me the magic words you used. I'm 41 and I can't get the works removed. My doctors keep telling me I might "change my mind". I'm literally near (enough) to menopause AND I'm adopted, so no thanks to biological kids either way. Yet I cannot seem to acquire sterilization surgery.
Load More Replies... Isaac Harvey 2 years ago (edited)
Republicans want to regulate women's bodies. You have to wonder- do they (Republicans) regulate their own bodies, or do they let other people do it for them?
Mona Stevenson 2 years ago
They make the rules and they cherry-pick the rationale to support them. And anyone who questions that is a godless heathen.
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A Purse Full Of Love I Guess
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
a child's drawing (probably indelible) on a chanel bag (not expensive at all)... ok
Crybabyartist 2 years ago
It is an enhancement really, the artist should be hired to do a series
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Marriage? Yes. Kids? Hell No
Naya Busch 2 years ago
This might be a crazy topic for some, but you can get married and NOT have kids and still be happy.
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
That is the character “Amanojaku”, the main ghost in the anime series “Ghost Stories” (“Gakkou no Kaiden”.)
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Marigold Groot 2 years ago
I always give out pennies from my change jar. Little kids love it, older kids not so much.
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Best Costume Year Round
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GPZ 2 years ago
They really ought to amke the phrase: Lies, damn lies, statistics & Facebook
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I Made This! I Wish More People Around Me Were Having Cats Instead Of Human Children!
Lakota Wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
Don't get me wrong, I still ask "Is it a boy?" and/or "Is it a girl?" when people show me their cat pics. XD
the_avenging_knight 2 years ago
you must refer to the fur baby by their proper pronouns!
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Laugh Fan 2 years ago
"Marie Kondo delivered a shock to fans during a recent webinar to promote her latest book, “Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life.” The decluttering queen is no longer tidying up as much after giving birth to her third son, or as Kondo put it, “My house is messy” (via The Washington Post).
#63
Wife And I Heard It The Other Day
#64
ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
I had the same thought ... end of the world and I'm stuck with two kids that aren't mine ... and they have to be quiet ... not going to happen.
#65
Such A Hard Decision
Christina Wang 2 years ago
Ikr its such a hard decision! (Have money, time and freedom for the rest of my life)
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
Even scarier is that the rate of maternal death is still relatively high! It’s 2023, that’s terrifying! I don’t want kids myself, but I also do NOT want women and people with vaginas dying in childbirth :(
Load More Replies... Mimi La Souris 2 years ago (edited)
the hard decision for me would be which part of the body to press the first button with, one hand, two hands, the forehead, a cheek, two... ? not to mention how fast ! :D
#66
Noyfb noyfb 2 years ago
Hi Gran. Time to polish your halo and practice your harp. Have a nice eternity. LOL
#67
It’s Scary Out There
#68
Mom Is Going To Be A Little Dissapointed
#69
Lakota Wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
I got Father's Day cards for my boyfriend and "signed" them from our cats and dog. I even got those safe ink pads and got their pawprints stamped onto the cards. I wrote the messages with my non-dominant right hand because a cat's/dog's handwriting would totally suck. XD
French panda says ur worth it 2 years ago (edited)
Oh, ur left handed? Cool! Edit: not trying to be sarcastic I actually think it's cool that ur left handed.
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Lynn Morello 2 years ago
Save on Birthday presents and cards, Easter presents and cards, Christmas presents and cards, Education, Medical, and those are just the basics.
#71
René Sauer 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah, anybody who tries to "trap" their SO with a baby should get severe punishment... and no child support afterwards, unless the SO wants to.
Naya Busch 2 years ago
Again, it’s unfortunate for the kid(s). Why put them in that situation?
#72
Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
The chick is known to look like this at times and still I love her like nothing else. Evolution has clearly muddled our brains so we would take care of our hairless, mushy, screeching offspring
#73
Yeeterus
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
Tell me your secret! I’m 41 and they still won’t remove mine because I “might change my mind”!
LillieMean 2 years ago
My wishes for sterilization were denied many times. After each doctor's appointment, I called myself a new appointment and spent my time in the meantime researching what questions people have been asked about the topic and how to reasonably answer them. I finally got mine when I told them that I had found out about adoption and that I am not qualified to adopt a child, so why would I be qualified to make my own children. This is where mental health issues helped me achieve my goals. No one was interested in the fact that I was afraid that they would be inherited, or that my antipsychotic medication would naturally be in the newborn's blood, or that the child would feel unsafe when the mother is a bit strange and is on vacation in a mental hospital. It annoys me that I had no right to my own body and life. Yes this curse ends with me.
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Cathy 2 years ago
Ok so just to be sure, funny pic but you need your uterus for the hormones it produces. If you want to get sterilized, you have your fallopian tubes removed (better than tied). The removal of your uterus causes you to become menopausal. And that comes with all the problems a lack of hormones causes.
Timbob 2 years ago
I think I know what you’re trying to say here, but it makes no freakin sense at all ! A one year old uterus ? And it’s removal changed you into a man ???
RedMarbles 2 years ago
21 year old uterus. It's just a common meme format for representing good riddance to something. Not meant to convey anything about gender.
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Nails On A Chalkboard Man-
Magazine 2 years ago
This is idiotic. The talk of a 3 yo child is often much more interesting than the talk of many, many adults.
niigowonderhoy 2 years ago
i mean once my brothers friends little sibling who was like 2 or 3 just stopped walking, looked at the sky and said "hmm... clouds dont have penises" and that information is more relevant in my life than half of the stuff we learn in maths lessons so
Load More Replies... Violet Jensen 2 years ago
Seriously I don’t want kids but I love talking to little kids?? My 2 year old sister is a riot to talk to. She’s so funny. She calls us nicknames and uses our full name if she’s mad at us 💀
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#76
Oh, The Bliss Of Parenthood!
Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
Serious question: I haven't seen this episode, but why is Marge looking downwards in the second panel?
Dani M 2 years ago
she´s looking him up and down and that´s the frame with the best back side view
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Finally Found A Place To Post This
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CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
f**k you you m**********r beat me to it by one hour
Load More Replies... ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
I hated it when the school would force us to buy pictures before the picture was taken. I would ask my oldest "Were you even trying"?
#82
Exasperated Side Character 2 years ago
They don’t actually want a picture of their kid
Load More Replies... Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
And I have both 😊. Just started playing pokémon omega ruby again for nostalgic reasons *content sigh*
#83
Gotta Find Me Some New Friends Now
#84
See The Meme!
Lakota Wolf (she/her) 2 years ago
WTF is wrong with you? Why do you think they are brother and sister? Because they have the same hair color? Boy, do I have news for you.
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“He Looks Like His Father”
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The Doom Song 2 years ago
I've never wanted kids. Like EVER. Nope not changing my mind either. Please respect my decision.
Magazine 2 years ago
Who's questioning it? I'm 44 and happily child free but I don't feel like everyone must conform to my lifestyle or other life choices are stupid. To each their own.
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Michael Largey 2 years ago
When advocating marriage, people used to say "Two can live as cheaply as one." When advocating parenthood, no one has ever said "Three can live as cheaply as two."
3 Trash Pandas (She/They) 2 years ago
My mom: I’m sure you’ll change your mind about not having kids some day! Also my mom: The years up until you and your brother were 8 were the worst years of my life. I get ptsd when I see a mom with a young toddler and a newborn. Yeah mom, that definitely makes me want to have kids.
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
Please don't toss around the term PTSD. It is a real mental issue and should not be dismissed lightly.
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Dre Mosley 2 years ago (edited)
Mine finally stopped bringing it up. I guess they finally have accepted that I won't create a kid just to make them grandparents. I love my childfree life, no plans to give it up. I'm fine being the "cool uncle."
Jude Laskowski 2 years ago
I dated a really nice guy who was the oldest of nine kids. I was surprised (and thrilled) when he said he didn't want kids. He said he aspires to be the best uncle ever.
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Chewie Baron 2 years ago
I think language teachers are secretly telling us to not have children. By telling us how to get to various places in a different language. Because with no kids, we can have holidays! And go to the swimming pool, the cinema, the restaurant, the shops. Everywhere!
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
My mom asks me every day, "Hwo are your girls?" and she means my cats. :-)
The Doom Song 2 years ago
I've never wanted kids. Like EVER. Nope not changing my mind either. Please respect my decision.
Magazine 2 years ago
Who's questioning it? I'm 44 and happily child free but I don't feel like everyone must conform to my lifestyle or other life choices are stupid. To each their own.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 years ago
When advocating marriage, people used to say "Two can live as cheaply as one." When advocating parenthood, no one has ever said "Three can live as cheaply as two."
3 Trash Pandas (She/They) 2 years ago
My mom: I’m sure you’ll change your mind about not having kids some day! Also my mom: The years up until you and your brother were 8 were the worst years of my life. I get ptsd when I see a mom with a young toddler and a newborn. Yeah mom, that definitely makes me want to have kids.
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
Please don't toss around the term PTSD. It is a real mental issue and should not be dismissed lightly.
Load More Replies... Dre Mosley 2 years ago (edited)
Mine finally stopped bringing it up. I guess they finally have accepted that I won't create a kid just to make them grandparents. I love my childfree life, no plans to give it up. I'm fine being the "cool uncle."
Jude Laskowski 2 years ago
I dated a really nice guy who was the oldest of nine kids. I was surprised (and thrilled) when he said he didn't want kids. He said he aspires to be the best uncle ever.
Load More Replies... Chewie Baron 2 years ago
I think language teachers are secretly telling us to not have children. By telling us how to get to various places in a different language. Because with no kids, we can have holidays! And go to the swimming pool, the cinema, the restaurant, the shops. Everywhere!
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
My mom asks me every day, "Hwo are your girls?" and she means my cats. :-)
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