This needs to be at the top. I never even realized this before but this is so important.

Chosen families are valid too!!!

Kudos! That is the cutest costume and child I have ever seen.

Tbh I don’t want kids they are loud and messy and I don’t want to procreate please don’t downvote.

Or children running on the same spot all day long.

Or the fact that you’re allowed to complain about noisy pets but if you say something about your neighbor’s noisy kid you get no respect whatsoever. My neighbor’s kid gave me high blood pressure because of constant stress and no sleep but all I got was: “It’s a child and you have to tolerate it.” No hard feelings towards the kid, but parents need to be more responsible and stop their children from hurting people. Seriously. I mean, at least TRY.

Oh, I hear you. I'm a teacher, and I love kids, even though I never had any of my own. For me, the noise is not so much of an issue. If they're playing and having fun, it's okay. My problem is the kids in my complex can make a huge mess -- apparently they think someone else will pick up their candy wrappers, juice boxes, and so on. Drives me nuts.

So true.

Yep, we've got a little twat who skates on hardwood floors directly above it and RUNS everywhere!

I don't get this... just another way to make money off of people.

Needs more upvotes.

Touche! I can't agree more with you! My two dogs behave better than most children...

Yeah but children are humans and pets are animals making it discrimination

That's what the standard deposit covers though. It's just not called "child deposit"

Erm... no. Children are just smaller versions of yourself, should they have a charging fee for you too ? ..

Lockdown with two little kids is f*****g hard and I am so sorry for my neighbours.

I was about to say that kids don't pee on things, but then I remembered...they're kids...

I agree there should be a kid fee. On the other hand, cat pee damage is awful. My daughters cat has opted to use the door frames as scratching posts, ignoring the scratching posts. Our dogs, as pups, chewed various surfaces including the wood floor. Kids aren't quite that bad, almost but not quite.

Thank you, so true!

They should be the one putting the dollar in!

Not to mention infertility is a thing, trauma is a thing, mental and physical health issues that are passed down are a thing. There are so many reasons someone might be childless and it isn't your business

Amen to that.

Yes... that's all we want. if we feel like having a kid, we'll borrow a nephew or niece for a week just to get it out of our system

I refer to my human kids as "skin babies" all the time. They think it's hilarious. They also call our cats their brothers and sister

children are EXPENSIVE, it's beyond me to think that people have more than one of them. AND you have to keep spending to care and nurture them until they are matured and ready for the world on their own. based on the culture you are raised from, that could range from 18y or until they have a stable job and/or married themselves.

Plus tattoos don't cry!

and all the people in the restaurant also trying to have a nice meal.....

*cheers with wine glass of grape juice* (Underage)

Priorities.

That's my favourite!

Ha, ha, ha! God, that's too funny.

Yes!! I never understand this. I once literally had a woman tell me I needed to have kids as soon as possible, then she spent the next ten minutes moaning about her kids and how she wished she'd never had them?! I thought that was pretty....weird.

YES

As a childless/free/whatever woman who used to work 60-hour weeks until the pandemic hit, I’m gonna vote no.

This should be higher, it's so accurate xD

🍼👶🏽=😭

I consider my friends as my family, and I certainly don't plan on having children with them.

That was always what I said when I handed back my nieces and nephews to their parents.

Oooh yes, I get this a lot. Tattoos, no kids... It feels like it's open season on my life sometimes 😬

Plus when you realize nobody is actively destroying your house, you don't have to waste time/money on food they won't eat, & that you can own even mildly delicate things without fear.

Or working retail and seeing those little crotch goblins screaming and throwing s**t everywhere. I actually feel my ovaries shrivel up when I witness this.

Ha! My ex-wife did this at a gathering of my family once. No one ever handed her a baby again.

if they're under 12mth, or you are telling your doctor of their age, it's acceptable to go by months. over a year old, please just say the years.

I love that the person who posted this is using an avatar of Princess Caroline, a character whose major arc on the show "BoJack Horseman" is that she really REALLY wants to have a kid.

Let’s apply that to commited couples who are not married. A lot of people in our generation doesn’t marry, at least in Europe.

I mean they're not wrong, the pictures are very baby

Actually, that sounds great.

Hell yes, keep doing you Auntie Shark!!

nosey coworker; "hey when are you gonna marry and have kids? why not? it's worth it, TRUST ME!". also nosey coworker: "YOU wouldn't know, having kids means you no longer have time for yourself, let alone sleep undisturbed."

4 kids and slept in until 9am, it's not al bad 🤣🤣

Every choice is nice, when it's a choice :)

I love this saying. For years, I've had to put up with: "When are you going to have kids?", "You're not?", "Why not? You'd be a great mom", "What's wrong with you?", "Everyone has children", and "You must be the most selfish person on earth". Nope, I'm just self-aware.

Yes it's selfish not to create something that you parade around for attention and gifts, and stealing people's free time.

I AM THE LAST OF MY TRIBE