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People Share The Pettiest Reasons For Why They Are Childfree, Here Are The 40 Best Ones
The debate over having or not having kids has raged for a long time, but regardless of where one stands, there is a growing child-free movement. But one netizen was curious to hear about the less common arguments for people choosing to not have children, so they asked the internet “What is your pettiest reason for not wanting kids?”
From comical to sincere, people online share their thoughts. So get comfortable as you scroll through, be sure to upvote your favorite posts and, if you are so inclined, share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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#1
I like money, silence and a tidy house.
Diana Pahule 2 years ago
I'm not particular about tidy, or I wasn't before the little plague vectors started touching everything with their unwashed sticky fingers.
BrownTabby 2 years ago
In the income bracket I’m in, having children would throw me face first into crushing poverty, which is not good for the kids either. That’s why money matters.
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#2
I like to be alone.
devotedtodreams 2 years ago
Me too. After a long day at work, coming home to my apartment where no one else lives but me is such a beautiful thing, perfect for recharging those social batteries :)
Jude Laskowski 2 years ago
Same. When I come home, my cat greets me at the door and is happy to see me. That's all I need.
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April Pickett 2 years ago
Well, I had kids - 2 - and was o.k. with it. They're grown and have kids of their own and while I don't regret having them, I love my peaceful life, and my alone time (a lot of it), these days. I don't say I wouldn't do it again (I have pretty terrific kids), but I do like my life now.
#3
I take pride in proving wrong every one that said I'd change my mind
devotedtodreams 2 years ago
This applies to me because I've known since my early teens that I didn't want kids. The "you'll change your mind" argument was made often, but I was never convinced because I knew with all my heart and soul it wasn't what I wanted. Hell, back in university/college (never sure which one's correct), a classmate said he'd make a bet that in 10 years, I'd be a mother. I took that bet with a s**t-eating grin because it's an easy win. Haven't seen him since, but I'm still winning!
sturmwesen 2 years ago (edited)
Better not to want and get children, and change your mind too late, than the other way around. Edit: to make it clear: It is worse if you put a child in the world and regret it afterwards since the chld will suffer your mood.
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Ka Se 2 years ago
I'm afraid this attitude is one that already leads to not doing what you want in the end. Personally, I think it's terrible, even as a joke. F**k what others say and listen to yourself.
XenoMurph 2 years ago
This was exactly the attitude of my sister in law. When she finally grew out of it it was too late and she was devastated that she'd been so stubborn, and now realises she really wanted a family for years but was tyoo stubborn to admit it.
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Kakashisith 2 years ago
My body decided for me, when I found out about infertility. Never been more relieved!!
Jude Laskowski 2 years ago
Boomer era here - I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard the "you'll change your mind" phrase. Women were expected to marry and start having kids. I, too, knew I never wanted any. I grew up in a home filled with chaos and alcoholic parents. I figure I had enough noise and aggravation, so I love my peace and quiet.
EarthGrowl 2 years ago
Kids are only kids for a few years. When you're young 10 years seems like an eternity, it seems like those little $hit machines will never grow up. My oldest just turned 30, those years have flown by.
Admiralu 2 years ago
Many don't want any part of it, pregnancy, childbirth or raising kids. I know I don't
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Sleeping in/going to bed late
Kakashisith 2 years ago
Being able to play with PS4 until very late at night. And then having a good sleep.
#5
I like delicate, pretty things. Children damage delicate, pretty things.
Poison Ivy/Boo 2 years ago
Now that my children are adults and moved out of the house, I can finally have all the delicate, pretty things I wanted over the years but didn't get b/c....you know....kids. More than making up for lost time lol.
Annik Perrot 2 years ago
Now's the time for... grandkids. It never ends ;-)
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Lori T Wisconsin 2 years ago
Even though I don't like most kids, it IS possible to raise a child that does not damage delicate, pretty things. I started taking my daughter to antique shows and malls around age two. She was already started on collecting things of her own, taught which things are toys and which are special or antique items to be cherished and preserved. Fast forward over 40 years, in addition to a full time business analyst job, she is a very successful antique dealer with several booths in malls as well as online and auction sales. Gotta start 'em young 🫶
Glitterati 2 years ago
Nah not all kids. Mine has never broken anything in nearly 8 years. Never locked a cupboard. She’s just not a destroyer
Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
Same here, I've broken way more stuff than my kid. It's actually disappointing, had some dishes I was hoping she'd break so I could get a different set. :D
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My cat would hate it if she had to share me
Amelia Jade 2 years ago
I thought this too. My cat was the center of my world and so spoiled. When I had my first kid, I was so worried that she'd be upset. But she adored my daughter. I have so many cute pics of them together.
Marie Anna 2 years ago
Wow, you must be a special person to be this judgmental.
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Might be cruel but every time my sister complains about how rowdy her kids get, I think 'never going to be me'.
Wysteria_Rose 2 years ago
It would be cruel if you said it to her face. It's not cruel to have honest feelings. There are plenty of times I see my friend who had twins the first time and then proceeded to have two more that I am VERY relieved that I don't have that many.
#8
I'm not done being a kid myself. Making up for lost time during my childhood now.
Wendy Forrest 2 years ago
Can we change the question as to why people want to have kids? Apart from mini me's and immotality. Why not adopt the many unwanted children?
Jodi 2 years ago
It's pretty hard to adopt in the UK atleast you can't adopt if you have any health problems and you have to have a certain amount of money
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Glitterati 2 years ago
I do awesome kid activities now with my kid. She’s my excuse. Kids shows, kids books, kid theatre, fairgrounds, dress ups, face paint, dancing in public, playing on park equipment without anyone calling the cops… You can do that stuff either way but I’m less self conscious with her to hide behind
Richard Michael 2 years ago
As someone who was robbed of their childhood by abuse I wholeheartedly agree. Also, I don't want to perpetuate the cycle of abuse. My father swore he would never be like his father, but he was wrong. I don't want to take that chance that I could turn into an AH like him, and I don't want to bring someone into the world that has my mental health issues. It would be selfish and unfair.
Blondieybat 2 years ago
That soub=nds like me and hubs. But that is just 1 of a LOT of reasons
#9
F**k the patriarchy is my pettiest reason, but I don’t really have a reason I’m just not interested - the fact that there’s a lot of advantages to that lifestyle is just a great bonus
ADHORTATOR 2 years ago
That's ok, if you don't want kids, don't have them - no other reason needed
#10
I enjoy my quiet peace and copious amounts of sleep. Kids would ruin both.
#11
So that whenever anything bad happens in my life, I can say 'at least I don't have kids.' Every morning I wake up happy to not have kids.
Also kids' music sucks.
Yin Lin 2 years ago
True, but not the author said that last part for comedy
Load More Replies... Richard Michael 2 years ago
It seems like parents band together like soldiers after a war. No thank you.
#12
I don't want to share my snacks.
Blondie23 2 years ago
I am a parent and I can tell you... you don't have to share your snacks :) but I get it!
I just work here 2 years ago
You wouldn't have to because they would not longer be YOUR snacks..
Lene 2 years ago
Oh... well, there is the option of having adult snacks out of eye sight and it comes out when the kids are asleep. And the kids only get snacks on Friday eve for the childrens' Friday-show. It's a common concept in Denmark that kids have Friday-candy. So we just try to keep it (mostly) at that. Adult-snacks for when the kids are asleep and kid-snacks for Friday evenings.
#13
To prove my mom wrong from that time when I was 10 and she told me—after [foolishly?] telling her I didn’t want to have children when I grew up: “but…having children is the MOST IMPORTANT thing I woman can do with her life!”
I have done some seriously cool s**t with my life since then that did not in any way involve having a child.
Lene 2 years ago
Having kids is not the most important thing in a woman's life. What a weird thing to tell your kid !?!
Nightshade1972 2 years ago
Assuming OP has brothers, I wonder if OP's mom told them the same thing--that having kids is the most important thing they'll ever do with their life. Somehow, I doubt it...
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Gandalf the Pink 2 years ago
It's neither fair to the child nor the adult that the adult's life's meaning should depend on the child. Don't solve your existential crisis by having a child and putting it on them. OP's mom thinks having children is the most important thing, but children should be had out of want and love, not out of duty.
I’mSoEmotional 2 years ago
I helped my Mother raise my siblings so I already feel like I had kids.
Beachbum 2 years ago
My daughter would always ask me would you be mad if I never had kids? And I always said of course not, honey it you don't want them don't have them, just give grand fur babies, and I will be fine! She has two dogs and four cats. Her finance wants kids, so now she has a one month old son, and is totally and completely in love with him! I always knew she would make a great mother, and would just love the changes in her body while pregnant, but didn't say anything, it is her decision. I asked her, if she ever thought she could fell this way, and she said no. I am so happy for their little family!
Kakashisith 2 years ago
Having kids is like wearing mainstream clothing. We can differ from it.
Angela Allen Simms 2 years ago
I was 12, knew in my soul! Fights with my many male gynecologists was full of sarcasm!! Loved the duels!! I WON!!
#14
The bloodline dies with me, and I am not giving my bio. mother the satisfaction of spreading her genetics through the gene pool. Also, maintaining my anti-social life and being able to keep up with my Art hobby <3
bbfa 2 years ago
Ditto, all the way. My mother's paranoid hate bloodline and dad's narcissism ends with me. This week I spent $140 on art pens and pencils without a second thought.
I’mSoEmotional 2 years ago
Great answer. Same for me, but father, not mother. Brothers had girls so name stops with this generation, He’s an AH and deserves it.
Load More Replies... Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
I do have a kid and overall enjoy it, but it is true that it involves a lot of socialising I was not ready for.
Richard Michael 2 years ago
Another reason I don't want children. I want to end my father's abusive bloodline.
Mini grizzly 2 years ago
I don't know what my dad has because I don't know him. But my mom .. that woman is well .., I also don't know what is wrong with her because she didn't go to the doctor as we requested about 1000 times (minimum). Could be BPD, could be sociopathy could be anything really. Also no one one was born completely healthy in my generation in my family. So I won't risk bringing another life to this world.
Shiva Ho 2 years ago (edited)
My parents abused the hell out me growing up and I swore I was never going to pass it off to another generation! Their bloodline died with meway back when I had my first nde from an infected hip caused by being forced to put shingles on the roof in a snow storm when I was 11 & slipped and fell off onto my right hip! Next week I was dying in the hospital and they blamed me for it! But instead of listening to me telling them it was my hip they decided it was my appendix and took it out and there was nothing wrong with it! My hip was infected and I had a temp of 105 for a week while they stubbornly refused to acknowledge it was my hip! Then they dragged me down to the basement to experiment on me with an new untested thermagram to determine what I said was right all along! They then operated on it stuck tubes in to flush it out with antibiotics for a month by dislocating it with a 20lb weight pulling it apart! My father was the doctor that refused to listen and then he went ballistic on me for his mistakes! I was barely alive and he's cursing me for all the trouble I caused him! There's no way in hell I would ever want to pass that abuse on to another soul!
April Pickett 2 years ago
Good for you. I'm sorry you feel so strongly about your bio mother, but it is your decision and your life to live.
#15
It hurts.
I don't want to ruin my body.
I HATE bodily fluids (snot/pee/vomit/s**t), I do not want any of that disgusting mess near me (that includes pet's fluids too).
Shark Lady 2 years ago
@Malcom, trust me if you have a stoma you deal with 100 times more s**t than you do without one.
Never Snarky 2 years ago
I can attest to this. My husband has one and incapable of dealing with it alone. Good thing I seem to be missing the “eww” gene.
Load More Replies... RavenTheCat 2 years ago
I understand where you're coming from. But its a different concept
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#16
I'm self-centred. I don't like having to live my life around others needs. Making myself happy is my primary goal in life. I live for me. I view my purpose in this life as being able to cater to my every need. I want to be able pursue whatever I like, whenever I like, however I like with no restrictions. To be a parent means you need to be selfless for decades. That sounds like pure hell!
I'm not cold or evil, and people have always come to me for advice/support and find me dependable, but I know if I had to be a parent, I'd resent my kids so much, and no child deserves a parent like that.
Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm 2 years ago
EXACTLY! A child can feel if they're not wanted. I would know. I would never ever ever make any children of mine (if I have any) feel unwanted.
Turbo the Great and Terrible 2 years ago
I have said these words for 30 years. I am selfish and self-centered. However, I am self-aware enough to acknowledge this and act accordingly. A child deserves total selflessness from parents. I see many people who are in denial about their self-centeredness and have children for the wrong reasons. I wish more people were honest with themselves.
#17
I want the option of leaving whenever I need to. I'm happy where I'm at, but I always want to be able to travel or just straight up move without worrying abt a child's schedule. I would van life, but a kid deserves space and I don't want to be one of those vanlife influencers who think a curtain is a wall.
Rocky Horror Panda 2 years ago
Ooohhh, the great bestowing of your blessing. Yer still a díck.
Load More Replies... Arrien 2 years ago (edited)
I would put in being able to move quickly (job or other reasons) without having to worry about changing kids schools in the middle of term. It would have been a lot easier for me and my husband to get a 1 or 2 bed apartment for ourselves instead of a 3 bed house with the kids...
Gandalf the Pink 2 years ago
Nothing to do with the post text but I spy with my eyes an AI generated image I think, the interior wall is coming out of the windshield :p
#18
It's something of an official "F U" to the religious upbringing I had telling me the ultimate purpose for uterus bearers like myself was becoming a STAH broodmare
Kakashisith 2 years ago
Never gonna be a single unemployed mother. Not even a wife or girlfriend.
April Pickett 2 years ago
It's the way your ancestors, grandparents, and parents were raised, it's that assumption. You don't want it, it's your decision. I'd move.
#19
sticky fingers, why are they so f*****g sticky!
JammaCoast2Coast 2 years ago
It's everything sticky! I can handle most things, but sticky isn't one of them. Kids are sticky all the time. Gross.
Raumpfleger 2 years ago
Didn't leave the house in clean clothes for about 4 years now, they always somehow get me. The upside: I stopped to care and whenever I stain them myself, I can always blame the kids.
Diana Pahule 2 years ago
My step son thinks moist wipes cure all ills, his kids are old enough to learn more about soap and water.
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Not having to answer “why?” even once per day to anyf*ckingone
Lene 2 years ago
Haha! Often the best answer is "because that's how things are". Sometimes followed by "and there's nothing I can do about it, even if I wanted to".
Diana Pahule 2 years ago (edited)
Thank you, I'll try that one. I've been reduced to "Because, I told you to." to barrages of whys when asked to do, or not do something. I will give him 3 answers, after that all whys on that topic are ignored, because we haven't gotten him to answer, "Why what?" yet. I need him to be more specific if he's going to keep questioning my answers. The why, why, why, whys have stopped. Limited whys.
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Because I like my afternoon naps uninterrupted and free weekends.
Also, not giving my homophobic fundie religious Narc dad any grandkids to abuse with threats of damnation and fear of demons wanting to destroy them for being born "sinners" is high up on my list also.
Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
You can have kids and not allow your parents near them. I hope this person cuts off contact with their father even without children. We deserve to be treated well regardless of whether we become parents.
April Pickett 2 years ago
That's a very good reason not to have children. It saves a lot of stress.
#22
I love my freedom. I want to go out one evening on the whim? I can just do it. I can travel during term time, sleep in, walk around the house in just my knickers and a t-shirt lol
#23
I like not hearing screeching, banging, and thunderous stomping inside my own home. I like having a beautiful garden with lots of plants. It's nice when the plants don't get trampled or otherwise destroyed.
Jane No Dough 2 years ago (edited)
Furbabies can be even more destructive yet we love them fiercely anyway. Material things and even the effort we put in to obtain them are not important in the grand scheme. I vehemently believe however, that anyone who doesn't want children for ANY REASON shouldn't have them.
Glitterati 2 years ago
It’s not a given that kids destroy stuff. Mine has literally never destroyed anything in my house or garden. I get some do, but just like adults all kids are different
Carrie Laughs 2 years ago
It might not be a given, but it is pretty common. I doubt very much that there's many children that haven't broken or damaged something by mistake, it's fairly normal as their coordination starts off fairly poor and improves as they get older. Most children have to learn not to shout or squeal when they want something or are lost in play. I suspect that some people forget the less fun aspects as their children grow. Which is great, just a tad unrealistic.
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#24
I didn't want to gain weight. I've had body image issues since middle school. 4 years ago, I lost weight and kept it off and I've been much more confident since. I don't want to lose that.
HighNMightyBigshotBossOfWorld 1 year ago
As for me, I didn’t want my boobs to “come in” the women in my family are HUGE. I’ve been terrified since I was 12.
Angela Allen Simms 2 years ago
FYI, not to be a downer. Beware menopause and/or meds. Weight does not care...
Lene 2 years ago
I lost all the baby weight +6kgs with both my two eldest kids. Also, I didn't gain much with either of the two. I think it was like... 7kgs with one and 5kgs with the second.
#25
Not having to worry about school districts or being close to schools when moving or relocating.
#26
I hate children's tv shows. Loud, high pitched, etc etc. If something in my home is loud it better f*****g be deathcore.
Mycroft1967 2 years ago
It's not the cartoons that I find annoying. Some are mildly entertaining. It's sitting through all those kids' commercials.
Tyke 2 years ago
My kid isn't interested in Broadcast tv. Only watches SVOD services = no ads
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Jumping Jellyfishes 2 years ago (edited)
My kids turned me on to Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's a fun one to recommend it to friends who didn't have kids and have never heard of it
Joshua Seaman 2 years ago
I didn't get turned onto Avatar until I was in my 30s, and it's still one of my favorite shows of all time. So good (and no, I don't have kids).
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Tyranamar Seuss 2 years ago
The toddler TV shows are brutal. Coco melon and Baby Bum. And stupid Paw Patrol. Argh!!
Lene 2 years ago
We introduced our kids to some of the shows we liked as kids (late-80s to mid-90s). And we have pretty much banned youtube because of how hyper the kids' stuff there is. Of more modern stuff we really like Bluey and Monster Loving Maniacs (Mesterlige Monsterbørn).
Tyke 2 years ago
Bluey is the best! Sadly Youtube broke in our house... and I've managed to keep that one up for two years now
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Carrie Laughs 2 years ago
Oliver Postgate! Yes, lovely. Smallfilms programmes that did with Peter Firmin from 1950s to the 1980s. In a 1999 BBC poll Bagpuss was voted the most popular children's television programme of all time.
Load More Replies... PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago
There are very few little kids shows that I can bear, some are not as annoying as others
Rhiannon Jane 1 year ago
My husband puts Bluey on for me if I've had a tough day, it's the only kids show I enjoy. We don't have children either and just having the freedom to choose is really nice.
#27
Loud noises hurt my ears.
Bored Potato 2 years ago
My 2 year old brother once cried from 2 to 7 am. I would be impressed if it wasn’t a school day and I wasn’t late because of this.
Diana Pahule 2 years ago
They have quite the stamina when it comes to crying.
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I love my body and don't want to destroy it.
#29
My mil wants me to
Milady Blue 2 years ago
I was told that I "owed" my parents grandkids, that I would miss out on my "prime biological" reason for existence, and that I "owed" the family to keep the bloodline going. Nope. I have plenty of cousins who very enthusiastically took on my share for me.
Jude Laskowski 2 years ago
I wouldn't want to pass on the family "bloodline" as my parents fought constantly, drank and generally made everyone around them miserable. Who needs that?
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Ka Se 2 years ago
WHY, please, tell me why so many people seem to base their decisions on others? (Even if they just do the opposite of what someone else says). This feels so incredibly wrong. What is wrong with people? Can /they don't want to stand up for themselves?
Peggy 2 years ago
The topic is petty reasons. This met the criteria. What makes you think this is the ONLY reason?
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#30
The idea of growing something inside my belly sounds too much like Alien the movie and feels so animal world.
Cate 2 years ago
I completely understand people not wanting to have children. I have children and the sheer animalistic process of giving birth just did my head in. Why does no one tell women? Post birth, it is as if you are now a member of a secret society. And it does screw up your body. It really does.
Jane No Dough 2 years ago
I read everything I could get my hands on but nothing prepared me for the trauma of childbirth or the sheer terror I've felt every day since.
Load More Replies... HighNMightyBigshotBossOfWorld 1 year ago
YES! Sex Edna egg implantation? Yeah, that’s what tapeworms and other parasites do,
April Pickett 2 years ago
Yeah, well that's what kids do before they're born. You do have an alien growing inside you.
#31
They don't belong in breweries. They also smell worse than dogsh*t.
Jane No Dough 2 years ago
I agree with the first statement wholeheartedly. They do not belong in breweries, pubs, bars, restaurants where their parents are drinking alcohol or any type of get together where parents are getting drunk. Even with the stringent DUI laws here in the US, you see this ridiculous behavior all the time.
#32
Babies are ugly. I struggle managing my weight and I don’t want to gain it from getting pregnant. I like to sleep I like spending my money on myself.
Kakashisith 2 years ago
And babies are annoying. I gonna be dead too, I don`t want a corpse near me. Why should I want a kid?
#33
I want to spend my money on _my_ games and books, not on _child's_ toys and books.
#34
They're stinky.
madeleine f 2 years ago
A friend's kid always farts a lot at the dining table when I come around for food. 🤢
Sammie 19 2 years ago
Suggest getting the child tested for lactose intolerance. When I eat or drink anything with lactose in it I'm farting constantly and it's really smelly
Load More Replies... MoodyBlue 2 years ago (edited)
Went to have a family dinner at my (now ex) parents-in-law. Obviously, sister-in-law was also there with her approx. 2-year old daughter. Everyone else was finished with the dinner, I still had some food left. The 2-year old decides to come under the dinner table and starts s*itting in her diaper. Everyone else was very amused, I had to do everything I could not to vomit. Did not finish the dinner either, excused myself to the bathroom.
Carrie Laughs 2 years ago
It isn't just farting to be fair. The number of times I'm with a parent who is sniffing their child's a-r-se and going 'have you done a poo?' when the whole room besides the parent knows very well they have! All too often the parent gets inured to it (probably fortunately). Nothing to do with being a child or not yourself either.
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I'm a maximalist. I'm sure as hell not trusting my trinkets around sticky, clumsy hands.
cecilia kilian 2 years ago
I would wager that some minimalists feel the same. Sticky handprints on pristine walls, food stains on shiney countertops, toys, shoes, and other stuff scattered everywhere! I have 2 now adult kids, and enjoyed most of the journey, but I totally get that not everyone wants to go that route. I am also covering up the troll's comment.
Bored Potato 2 years ago
Yep. It’s impressive how easy it is for a child to break literally anything.
#36
I absolutely loathe children songs. I actually cannot even describe you the primal anger I feel every time I hear something like baby shark.
ToGo 2 years ago
I've still never heard Baby Shark. Heard people talk about it and make jokes about it but I've never heard the song (? Theme tune, maybe? Idk). I know it'll come for me one day 🦈
The Shadow of Darbows 2 years ago
Every time I hear Baby Shark or any song by pinkfong I instinctally cover my ears.
#37
Babies are cute on the other hand my reasons to not have kids are cultural indifferences, generational trauma, spankings, groundings and my autism. I don’t want my future offspring to suffer the same way I did. I like to sleep in, work, watch movies, go on road trips and I’m actually behind on adulting at 31.
#38
I wouldn’t call it petty but it’s also the same reason why I have never understood the urge to be in a relationship: I don’t want to go by someone else’s schedule. I have OCD and the idea of having to change things around makes me physically ill. A petty reason? Hmmmm…. I simply think life would be so much more enjoyable if we had less of a population. Don’t want people to die, but I sure do hope that less people are born. But then I love animals and my life is always astronomically better when I have an animal to take care of (which means changing schedules), so maybe the reason is just that I really do not get any positive results from people. Like I love my family, but why the hell would I want to continue it? I’m sure my dad’s batch of secret children that he’s hidden all around the country will continue my blood line just fine. I don’t feel the need for human interaction, and I sure as hell don’t need a kid that actively NEEDS my attention. Having friends is already too much of a burden on my life I can’t imagine having a kid jesus christ. Love my half-brothers more than anything. I’m over 10 years older than then so it’s not like I grew up with them or anything. I seriously adore them, and when I’m with them I can understand the love that parents have for children, but I seriously can’t imagine ever wanting or having my own. Like why not just get a dog? They’re cuter, better behaved,and less expensive.
Kakashisith 2 years ago
I understand you. I gave relationshits up 5 years ago and life is very peaceful. My body gets water, food and sleep. That`s enough.
#40
I have an extensive collection of stuffed animals, and I don't want to share them with anyone
PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago
I have a gigantic pile of at least 200 something stuffed animals in my room and I’m never sharing them, I don’t let anyone touch them, especially not siblings, my stuffed animals are way too important to me
devotedtodreams 2 years ago
Ooh, I can fully relate to this one! I remember being forced to get rid of a few many years back, and I legit worried where they would end up, hoping it would be a good place instead of, say, a kindergarten or something.
Kakashisith 2 years ago
I have collection of expencive 12 inch collector figures. No kids comes near them.
Isabella 2 years ago
Do you know how selfish it is to have a kid? parent wants a kid so they make it happen, the kid may not even be happy to be alive in the first place, no option to ask first. So it is selfish - making new human because you feel like so.
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For some, the decision not to have children is driven by a desire to pursue other creative endeavors.
It's fascinating how similar passion projects, much like transforming spaces into art, can become a fulfilling alternative to traditional family life.
#42
Getting out of my bed to tend to someone else sounds like a cruel punishment to me. 🤧
Bored Potato 2 years ago
Exactly. I want to get back the tens of thousands hours of sleep I’m currently losing because of school.
#43
Everyone hates the sound of children screaming and crying but I hate the sound of them *playing* Children's laughter is like nails on a chalkboard. I'd be a horrible parent.
PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago
I cannot handle child laughter for some reason, it is probably one of the most annoying sounds in the world to me and I don’t know why
Cesium 2 years ago
I concur. I can hardly stand their very presence, let alone if they were making noise. I would be a horrible parent for sure.
Load More Replies... devotedtodreams 2 years ago
I can't stand any npises children make, either. It somehow always hits the right frequency to p**s me off. It's why I still dream of child-free settlements where only childfree people live...
devotedtodreams 2 years ago
So what? Just because we made those sounds back in the past doesn't mean we can't be annoyed at it when we grow up. Some people just don't like kids' noises, whether you like it or not.
Load More Replies... #44
Not having to pick up your kid after school. Looks like nightmare to deal with.
Julie Schulz 2 years ago
Also, having to schedule day care or take time off work/attemp to WFH when they don't have school or it is a snow day (if you live where it snows). Plus, kids seem to have to be in everything under the sun. Shuttling them to all of their activities would be exhausting.
#46
i don’t want my vagina damaged
Ephemeral Mochi 2 years ago
Malcom, how is it a stupid excuse to not want permanent damage to your body?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complications_of_pregnancy and that doesn't even cover the issues that can occur during birth
Isabella 2 years ago
Dear Malcolm, I do understand that to this day nobody wants to have children with you and you have to pour your frustrations all over innocent people because you cannot cope with this... but this is a YOU problem. Go to therapy, work on you life and maybe someone will eventually want to have a kid with you. It won;t be us here tho, because we don't want children with anyone. Kudos.
Load More Replies... #47
I have a nice body and I’m not ruining it for anyone
#48
The thought of sticky windows inside my Audi S5 makes me sad.
#49
I hate colorful s**t. I’m a neutrals / monochrome type of girl. I ain’t having rainbow vomit in my house with ugly cartoon characters. Petty af. 😂
Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm 2 years ago
Malcom, if you need children to not have a boring life, you seriously missed out.
#50
I hate their high-pitched voices. They sound like prey animals.
NinjaKidra 2 years ago
I fail to understand your point, Malcom. You're arguing with people for posting their PETTY reasons for not wanting kids, and for what? Do you think you'll convince any of us to change our minds? Because you won't. The only thing you'll convince us of is how delusional your sense of moral superiority is.
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#51
Fashion is my pettiest reason as to why I'm childfree bc I love dressing up and doing my makeup. I would HATE to give it up due to the lack of time and energy because all of it would go to raising kids and my body would be ruined so no more figure hugging clothes/pretty dresses etc. Forget about wearing heels as you can't run to catch your kid in them or you'll snap your ankle.🙄 I'm a huge fashionista I couldn't see myself not being one!!😭😔
YTK 2 years ago
Ge, making a human f*cking being and pushing it out a hole smaller than there head MIGHT be taxing on the body.
Load More Replies... #52
I am dual citizen and have two e-passports, I zip through lines. I do not want to wait in long a*s passport controls with anything under 18 (or 12).
#54
Among hundreds of other reasons, I want to avoid the negative changes that would happen to my body. The reality is that my BDD simply cannot handle a postpartum body
#55
They may be born dumb as rocks. So... 🤷♀️
PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago
I’m pretty sure you aren’t born dumb, you either become dumb or become smart, I don’t know the actual science of it though
Lene 2 years ago
Children are born with a potential rate of intellect. Some have a potential for higher IQ's than others but it's never fixed at birth. If the parents don't challenge the kid intellectually the kid will end up having a lower IQ than what they could have had. If they are intellectually challenged in the right way they will build on whatever IQ they had at birth and end up more intellectual. I do know that IQ is not a great measurement and intellect is not equal to being smart. It is just how I sorta remember it was explained to me by a psychologist.
Load More Replies... Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
How about you stop trying to control people you don't even know.
Load More Replies... #56
I'm too exhausted from going to vocational school from 8 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. already and I have two cats to take care of. Hell no. Another reason for me is that kids so often mistreat/are cruel to pets and animals just because they don't know any better. Like, I've seen a young girl pick up a cat only to drop her to the floor once she was done petting her and she pet her way too harshly. (That still brings me to tears, seriously!) F**k no, no little a*****e sh*theads are gonna touch my Sphynx sisters. If a kid dropped one of my Sphynxes like that, I swear to the devil, I'd verbally stomp that little s**t into the ground.
The Shadow of Darbows 2 years ago (edited)
So true about the pets. makes me sad and more protective of cats. I know a kid in my family that often picks up my cat and treats them like a toy, throwing them and trapping them in a room. (Edit: spelling)
Diana Wilcox 2 years ago
As a happy parent to many small, delicate exotic pets, this X 1000. I am happy to teach a friend's kids about being gentle and appreciating animals, but to have a ham-fisted tiny human in my house all the time? Nope. My rabbit is enough free-range brat in my house!
Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
When you have your own kids, you raise them to do better. All of the kids I know who have pets at home are very good with them if their parents are at that level of caring about the pets in the first place. Those who don't care themselves are part of the problem.
Lene 2 years ago
I have 3 kids and none has treated animals like OP describes. Are my kids weird?
Paddling Panda 2 years ago
I got my first kitten when I turned six. I'd begged for months and months so my parents said I could have one when I turned six. I was responsible for feeding and watering him, and for cleaning out the litter box and cleaning up any "gifts" he brought inside. If I lapsed on any of these responsibilities, they'd take him away. 49 years later, I still - and always will - have pets. I'm weird, but not too weird to know how to take good care of my pets. And not once did I handle any of my "kids" the way this guys is describing. So yeah, let your kids' weird light shine bright; they sound awesome!
Load More Replies... #58
I have a lot of petite friends who have bounced back easily from pregnancy bc they had kids young and I’ve always struggled with the “works out but doesn’t say no to tacos” physique. However, I’ve always been athletic and strong, disciplined with working out and cooking at home. I can’t wait to see their metabolisms finally collapse from no healthy routines whatsoever and eating whatever fast foods their kids eat.
cecilia kilian 2 years ago
Not everyone feeds their kids fast food. You can educate their palate with healthy seasonal fruit and veg, served in simple ways, and let them try more highly seasoned, complicated dishes as they grow and get more curious. There are also a lot of physical activities you can do with your kids. What counts is a work/life balance which today is problematic for many households.
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lenka 2 years ago
Most of these are not petty at all, but genuine valid reasons not to have children.
Lilla Ontherun 2 years ago
I'm f.cking scared of the future, of the wars, the climate change, my government knowingly ruined the healthcare and the education system in my country. I'm not strong enough to bear it, and I know I can not raise a kid to be strong enough to handle any kind of hell that the future will be.
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
For me, it's everything all at once why I don't want kids. First, this is my body, the brains, and everything else that wants to duck everything up just to make itself comfortable is basically a tapeworm and has to be eradicated immediately. Birth sounds like the Alien movies to me, everything gets torn up, except that the thing that gets born doesn't just run away and grows up in an hour, but demands me to give it attention for like half of my lifespan. Then, babies can't do anything but scream, make messes and stink - all things I hate. When I see a baby in a train, I have to leave the compartment because the noises they make make me go Berserk. Toddlers are awful too, they're in that No-Phase, and they also scream all the time, no matter if they are happy or not. Aside from that, they just keep getting more and more expensive from this point on, given the current statistics in my country having kids makes the difference between living in a huge apartment with international holidays every year and barely scrapping by. Guess what I am choosing! This is topper off by the fact that both I and my partner have an array of mental and physical issues, and there's absolutely no reason to pass this all over to some gremlin abomination of a kid. And last but not least, my father is a narcissist who wants to become immortal through a bloodline (his words). Seriously, f**k that, I'll thwart every attempt in keeping this s**t up I can.
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
I am health wise also not able to support a pregnancy anyway, I would die because of genetic complications in my blood components.
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Poison Ivy/Boo 2 years ago
I don't see most of these as petty, they are actually real reasons. If you don't want children, don't have them. It's no skin off my nose. I've never understood why ppl push others or questions their reasonings. "No" is a complete sentence ppl.
Emma Goransdottir 2 years ago
You should never get a child if you are not 100% sure that you want and can take care of it. Too many people reproduces just because "that is what you do" or "oops, here comes another one". You should not be questioned why you don't want kids. You should be questioned why do you want kids.
Echo 2 years ago
I'm 14, (yes, I know this is the internet, but there are millions of fourteen year olds in the world. This info is not endangering me) and my parents recently learned that I don't want kids. The thing is, I'm going to have a vet business, I graduate vet school when I'm 22, I might JOIN THE ARMY (because I can't be in debt for vet school for the next decade) I would not have time to give an infant the time and attention it needs and deserves. I'm also a writer and an artist and I ride horses. I simply WOULDN'T be happy. And maybe that's selfish. Secondly, they are expensive, thirdly, I don't want to pass down mental health issues, fourth, I have a crippling fear of pregnancy, and finally, I WOULD BE A TERRIBLE MOTHER.
Paddling Panda 2 years ago
Hi Echo. I knew when I was 12 that I never wanted to be a mother. And 43 years later, I can tell you that not only did I not have human children, I've never even been pregnant. And I love my life with my dog and cats. You have a very clear idea of what you want to do with YOUR life. Go for it! And enjoy each step of the way! Also, ignore all the idiots who say you'll change your mind, including any boyfriend who tries to convince you that it'll be great to have kids together and make a "family". I'm a family of one human, one dog, and three cats and mine is just as real a family as those with human kids. You do you, Echo. Always.
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Baseball is Life 2 years ago
A lot of these comments are valid reasons not to have children, far from being petty.
Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm 2 years ago (edited)
I don't want to give any child the metal issues that me, my birth-mother (who practically abandoned me as a young child and has been in and out of my life since), and her birth-mother (who did the same to my birth-mother) have. I would never wish that on anyone. The only reason I do want kids is to show my parents (mainly my stepmother) that you can raise a child without yelling and punishing and putting them down every single day. And that's not a good enough reason to have kids. It's possible I might consider adoption in the future if I have the right reasons. But for now I'm enjoying the freedom and happiness I never had until I stopped living with my dad and stepmother. I'm not ready to not be selfish yet. Edit: Plus I still have too much trauma from my childhood that I refuse to pass on the any children I have. I need loads of therapy first and I don't have the time or money for that right now.
lenka 2 years ago
Most of these are not petty at all, but genuine valid reasons not to have children.
Lilla Ontherun 2 years ago
I'm f.cking scared of the future, of the wars, the climate change, my government knowingly ruined the healthcare and the education system in my country. I'm not strong enough to bear it, and I know I can not raise a kid to be strong enough to handle any kind of hell that the future will be.
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
For me, it's everything all at once why I don't want kids. First, this is my body, the brains, and everything else that wants to duck everything up just to make itself comfortable is basically a tapeworm and has to be eradicated immediately. Birth sounds like the Alien movies to me, everything gets torn up, except that the thing that gets born doesn't just run away and grows up in an hour, but demands me to give it attention for like half of my lifespan. Then, babies can't do anything but scream, make messes and stink - all things I hate. When I see a baby in a train, I have to leave the compartment because the noises they make make me go Berserk. Toddlers are awful too, they're in that No-Phase, and they also scream all the time, no matter if they are happy or not. Aside from that, they just keep getting more and more expensive from this point on, given the current statistics in my country having kids makes the difference between living in a huge apartment with international holidays every year and barely scrapping by. Guess what I am choosing! This is topper off by the fact that both I and my partner have an array of mental and physical issues, and there's absolutely no reason to pass this all over to some gremlin abomination of a kid. And last but not least, my father is a narcissist who wants to become immortal through a bloodline (his words). Seriously, f**k that, I'll thwart every attempt in keeping this s**t up I can.
Zedrapazia 2 years ago
I am health wise also not able to support a pregnancy anyway, I would die because of genetic complications in my blood components.
Load More Replies... Poison Ivy/Boo 2 years ago
I don't see most of these as petty, they are actually real reasons. If you don't want children, don't have them. It's no skin off my nose. I've never understood why ppl push others or questions their reasonings. "No" is a complete sentence ppl.
Emma Goransdottir 2 years ago
You should never get a child if you are not 100% sure that you want and can take care of it. Too many people reproduces just because "that is what you do" or "oops, here comes another one". You should not be questioned why you don't want kids. You should be questioned why do you want kids.
Echo 2 years ago
I'm 14, (yes, I know this is the internet, but there are millions of fourteen year olds in the world. This info is not endangering me) and my parents recently learned that I don't want kids. The thing is, I'm going to have a vet business, I graduate vet school when I'm 22, I might JOIN THE ARMY (because I can't be in debt for vet school for the next decade) I would not have time to give an infant the time and attention it needs and deserves. I'm also a writer and an artist and I ride horses. I simply WOULDN'T be happy. And maybe that's selfish. Secondly, they are expensive, thirdly, I don't want to pass down mental health issues, fourth, I have a crippling fear of pregnancy, and finally, I WOULD BE A TERRIBLE MOTHER.
Paddling Panda 2 years ago
Hi Echo. I knew when I was 12 that I never wanted to be a mother. And 43 years later, I can tell you that not only did I not have human children, I've never even been pregnant. And I love my life with my dog and cats. You have a very clear idea of what you want to do with YOUR life. Go for it! And enjoy each step of the way! Also, ignore all the idiots who say you'll change your mind, including any boyfriend who tries to convince you that it'll be great to have kids together and make a "family". I'm a family of one human, one dog, and three cats and mine is just as real a family as those with human kids. You do you, Echo. Always.
Load More Replies... Baseball is Life 2 years ago
A lot of these comments are valid reasons not to have children, far from being petty.
Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm 2 years ago (edited)
I don't want to give any child the metal issues that me, my birth-mother (who practically abandoned me as a young child and has been in and out of my life since), and her birth-mother (who did the same to my birth-mother) have. I would never wish that on anyone. The only reason I do want kids is to show my parents (mainly my stepmother) that you can raise a child without yelling and punishing and putting them down every single day. And that's not a good enough reason to have kids. It's possible I might consider adoption in the future if I have the right reasons. But for now I'm enjoying the freedom and happiness I never had until I stopped living with my dad and stepmother. I'm not ready to not be selfish yet. Edit: Plus I still have too much trauma from my childhood that I refuse to pass on the any children I have. I need loads of therapy first and I don't have the time or money for that right now.
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