365 Asshole Parents Who Ruined Their Children’s Lives

Isn't it better than someone who doesn't want kids having them and then never truly loving the kid??? I don't shame you for adding to the population why should my choice not to do that mean you get to unload your views on me...I don't walk up to pregnant women and say "ya know your life as you know it is over, have fun taking care of someone else for 18+ years because kids are depending on their parents waaay later in their lives..."Sorry about the rant I just rarely meet someone who also doesn't want children so I get happy when I meet them

I honest to God do not understand why people are so incredibly offended by people (particularly women) not wanting children and calling it "selfish". First of all, why do they care so much? But secondly, it would be selfish to have children when you don't want them instead of not having children. No child should ever be born into a world where they are not wanted!

Hey there, fellow panda! I'm 15 and absolutely hate kids and don't want any. You are not alone! The only creatures I ever want to care for are my pets! My degus, my dogs(there would be dogs but for now, it's just one dog) and all other creatures I care for!

Did Norman ever want you? ;-)

Same here Taryn. Children might be a gift to some, but not others. I"m about to turn 50 and I have NO regrets. I have no brothers or sisters, so it gets even better--I don't even have to bother with nieces or nephews! And my husband's adult kids--seems like they all decided to mate at the same time and suddenly within what seemed like about less than 30 odd months, there ended up being 5 grandkids for him, but thank god they live in another state!

Who is Norman and why don't people have the courtesy of proofreading what they write before others have to figure it out?

I absolutely respect your right to not have children, and if you don't want children, then it is extremely important that you not have children. However, that is hilarious that in an attempt to counter the argument that a man will not commit to you because you will not have children, you point out that your "BF" (boyfriend) of ten years has been unwilling to commit to you in marriage for ten years. That's not actually a good supporting argument for your position... indeed, it supports the opposing position, (even though the opposing position is wrong). Instead, you should simply leave it at "I don't want children", which again, is your right, and is clearly the right decision for you.

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Molly, I'm sure your step-grandchildren will be thankful they wont need to visit you in the state-run nursing home you get tossed in someday.

It is SO totally normal to not want kids. Our society NEEDS people from a wide variety of mindsets.

Already too many freakin people in this world, we don't need any more. Especially not unwanted kids

Given the state of our planet's resources I think it's more of a duty to NOT have them.

I'm with you, Justi, and Zori too! I don't like children. I want to go as far as Zori and admit that I HATE children! They are annoying! Loud! Demanding! Temper-tantrum disasters!! UGHHH! I'm not ashamed to admit it either. And don't anyone even come up with the line, which I've heard soooo many times and it's stupid, "But YOU were a kid once!" SO F*cking WHAT?!!! What does that even mean!! I mean, really!! Give me my dog ANY day over a kid! And don't even get me started on babies. They are the WORST. They look like aliens! Babies are UGLY when they are born! They stink, they sh*t everywhere, they puke everywhere, they cry and scream, and nope, nope, NOPE!!!! Give me a hundred puppies over any kid! I'm proud to say I'm a woman who never wanted kids--I knew it when I was a kid myself. I'm proud I made the right decision for me. And don't ask me to ever babysit, I never have, never will. Same for babies. Never held a baby, and I never will! Can't stand them!!

Society still has a hard time with a woman existing in and of herself, and not being tied to caring for a husband or kids or parents, or being someone's mother, wife, or daughter before being themselves. It's hard for many to wrap their heads around the idea we might want a life for ourselves, too.

The advantage is in the form of an emotional bond you don’t get with anyone else in that form. If one is a good parent then there is also a tremendous amount of selfless pride in the child as it grows into the adulthood that it has fashioned piece by piece. I’d say the exchange is monetary and emotional with a heavy return of beauty that never stops providing... unless you are bad at parenting then it can be just as ugly and problematic.

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I totally agree with you and feel the same way. I have two grandchildren already but keep looking at my other childless kids and thinking 'when dammit, when??!?' :-)

Legend!!!

Katinka Min You can always get your tubes tyed or have some "hormone medication" to help with the hormones.

No biological drive ever kicked in for me.

I totally agree with you here! But what people don't understand is that they don't hate kids, they hate noisy, hard to handle little people, cause not all kids are the same, some are shy and calm, others have too much energy and don't know how to exteriorize it, but it's all because of their parents and factors like not enough attention, too little time spent with them, bad education and so on. Basically the kids who's parents either didn't want them, or weren't prepared for them. So better not have till you're ready.

Funny fact: I felt I hated children, especially babies. When friends or family members proudly showed me their brand new offspring, I had to force myself to congratule them. Then I had my tubes tied to ensure my happy childfree life, and suddenly babies aren't ugly anymore. In fact, they're cute. When people announce they're pregnant, I feel genuinely happy for them. I guess once the possibility of accidentally getting pregnant myself was eliminated, I did no longer need to see babies as "the enemy".

I do hate children, they are loud, dirty, can't sit still... I never said it to THEIR face or the parents' but it's the truth.

I REALLY hate children...........completely.

It's surprising how much of society still thinks you do, and that it's an insult to them if you don't want kids. I've been saying I didn't want to be a mom since I was literally 4 years old, and I'm 38 now. Never had a single waver about it, but I've taken a lot of abuse and insults for it. Now I just tell people that my health issues wouldn't allow it, and *most* drop it, but lately I've started getting people telling me to adopt instead, so now I have to specify that my health wouldn't let me care for a child. I've worked in a group home, I know what happens to unwanted kids, I wish every child was automatically a child of choice,that it was impossible to have kids by accident. I think it would greatly benefit the world as a whole if every child was wanted.

Having one child is the most ethical alternative to none you can pick so kudos to you

Don’t do it guys it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Signed, an exhausted mother

“Holy water”

I dunno. I used to come home from work and play with the kids, and sometimes if my wife had had a unusually tough day she would give me the 'stink eye' and say things like 'oh, yeah, they won't cry for Dad, but all day for Mom'.

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