Never want kids = realizing I'll never be able to afford them
this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2025
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Well yeah but there's more too. The climate is a factor in people's choices as well.
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The economy is going great.
Pretty sure this is global.
And even if you do want kids, there are requirements that have to be met.
Stable income, high enough income, a home thats big enough... People can't have kids if half their income instantly disappears into the wallet of their landlord every month and get reamed with the other half at places like grocery stores.
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If you think that is amazing, you should see the spike within the last three months!
It's hard enough to not paint the ceiling red. It would be cruel to bring kids into the hell.
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I love my daughter. She’s 4yo. She’s so amazing. But if I knew what I knew now in the US… I would not put her in it.
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We could probably do with some slow to the exponential population growth. The problem (as foretold by Mike Judge) is that doubling population of non-kid havers are the ones that are thoughtfully considering their futures. Meaning the pool of intelligent, responsible people that are having kids is getting smaller.
The global fertility rate (the number of child born per woman) has been declining since 1963 or so, and is almost at replacement level, which is usually considered 2.1 or so.
Population is still going up since global life expectancy is still rising, but the expectation is that population will peak in 50 years or so.
They made life an unbearable nightmare. I refuse to bring another life into this world against it's will, born into an unnecessary struggle against an upper class that only sees us as chattel to be used as exploitable labor
Responsible people not having kids while careless people do. How many generations before society implodes for that reason alone?
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As someone with kids, I don't blame modern society, honestly. I tell my own kids to think long and hard before they have kids themselves. Life isn't easy and I never really thought I would have kids, but I did it.
I would never trade them in for freedom or childless life. They did change me and, in a ton of ways, make me a better person.
But I would never judge anyone for not having kids.
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Honestly my spouse and I were on the fence until Trump got elected… the first time; the second time just helped ensure us we made the right choice.
Edit: Oh, right, also the climate crisis. That hasn’t gotten better either.
Do I hold resentment against my parents for subjecting me into this bullshit of a world? Not really... They couldn't have known it was going to get this bad three decades ago.
Do I intend on subjecting another human to this bullshit of a world? Hell no! I decided long ago that if I ever wanted kids than I was going to adopt. There's people out there who've got it worse than I do and I would rather help improve the life of somebody who's already here than bring in a whole new consciousness all for the sake of continuing my genetic legacy.
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I used to deal with heavy depression, even into my 30s. I also have a number of health issues. That was enough to decide to get snipped. Bringing a kid into this world as things get worse than they have been in a long time in a number of places... absolutely not.
I have kids. I love them. They are my hope for the future, and I have never once regretted the decision to have them.
I completely understand why people don't want kids. I wouldn't try to talk anyone into it.
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