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UT1999
12/25/21 4:00:55 PM
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what?



eh ?

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Senta
12/25/21 4:02:00 PM
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I hate children and enjoy my freedom in life.

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Heartomaton
12/25/21 4:02:11 PM
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Another reason. I loathe those things.

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The Popo
12/25/21 4:03:42 PM
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Its 18 years (minimum) of constant responsibility. No thanks. Ill keep my leisure time.

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LeoRavus
12/25/21 4:07:31 PM
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Senta posted...
I hate children and enjoy my freedom in life.

This is part of it. I'd just say I find children annoying. I hear them screaming outside my bedroom window constantly. The parents don't even care that they're screaming bloody murder in the street and I work in the evening so it disturbs my sleep. Imagining that in the house is a terrifying thought.

Plus I don't feel the world needs me to breed. Depression issues run in the family and it doesn't need to be passed on. No offense to anyone in that situation who chooses to have kids, I just choose not to.

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JimmyFraska
12/25/21 4:07:41 PM
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Senta posted...
I hate children and enjoy my freedom in life.
Heartomaton posted...
Another reason. I loathe those things.
The Popo posted...
Its 18 years (minimum) of constant responsibility. No thanks. Ill keep my leisure time.
Survey says THAT........ was a lie
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Machete
12/25/21 4:12:29 PM
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It's just my default setting. I'm wired differently. There was never a point where I stopped wanting kids or any reason for doing so... because there was never a time when I did want kids. I was always just either "I don't know if I will want kids someday" or "I definitely don't want kids." Nothing ever happened in my life that caused me to want them.

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Heartomaton
12/25/21 4:13:33 PM
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JimmyFraska posted...
Survey says THAT........ was a lie

Your face is a lie.

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David1988
12/25/21 4:16:16 PM
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I dont want to be responsible for another life, I barely have my own life in order

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Glob
12/25/21 4:18:51 PM
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I like my life as it is.

I work with kids all day and I like that but I also like being able to give them back at the end of the day.
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Zikten
12/25/21 4:19:11 PM
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I'm autistic and might pass it on

Also I barely am capable of taking care of myself

And yes, I'm worried about the near future. I think America is headed for scary times
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Guide
12/25/21 4:22:58 PM
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I have a strong paternal drive, might adopt, but I don't want to pass on depression. Also, having kids is kinda greedy when there are already extant kids who could use families.

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Nacen
12/25/21 4:24:13 PM
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I like being alone. I don't want the responsibility of having to care for someone else. Also my genes suck anyway.

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ScazarMeltex
12/25/21 4:26:03 PM
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Neither my wife nor I are interested in being responsible for the care of another person.

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FabIe
12/25/21 4:26:07 PM
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AngelicRadiance
12/25/21 4:26:32 PM
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Pregnancy is terrifying to me

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Criminalt
12/25/21 4:26:45 PM
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Never wanted it enough. I don't believe it's sufficient to think maybe it'd be a neat idea, you've got to want it.

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MetalGearOcto
12/25/21 4:27:51 PM
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-They're annoying little shits lol
-Can no longer plow my wife in every room at 11am
-Saving money
-Can't handle it if he grows up with shit taste in music and games and would prefer ass over boobs >_>

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Forest_Temple
12/25/21 4:28:43 PM
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Heartomaton posted...
Another reason. I loathe those things.
Geez lol

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orangefire25
12/25/21 4:31:12 PM
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Senta posted...
I hate children and enjoy my freedom in life.

The Popo posted...
Its 18 years (minimum) of constant responsibility. No thanks. Ill keep my leisure time.

ScazarMeltex posted...
Neither my wife nor I are interested in being responsible for the care of another person.


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hitokoriX
12/25/21 4:32:27 PM
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This generation is so self absorbed, I'm glad many people have realized they can't raise a kid.

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Jagr_68
12/25/21 4:33:02 PM
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Senta posted...
I hate children and enjoy my freedom in life.

Nailed it.

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__starsnostars
12/25/21 4:33:22 PM
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Surprised its not already mentioned but the cost. It's prohibitingly expensive to deliver a child not to mention then raising and supporting it for another twenty years.

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Panthera
12/25/21 4:44:09 PM
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I already have one obnoxious, whiny little bastard to take care of - myself. I really can't handle another one.

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LeoRavus
12/25/21 4:44:31 PM
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__starsnostars posted...
Surprised its not already mentioned but the cost. It's prohibitingly expensive to deliver a child not to mention then raising and supporting it for another twenty years.

Especially for single people who don't make a fortune and also don't qualify for government assistance. My coworker makes more than me and falls in that category. He says he's always broke. That's having the kids on his own, not having to pay child support. Child support is a whole other ballgame. You just never know where the relationship with the other parent will go.

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Itachi157
12/25/21 4:46:06 PM
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Rationally I don't really want any (love my alone and leisure time, etc) but I think biology is starting to trick me into wanting one.
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KStateKing17
12/25/21 4:47:35 PM
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Senta posted...
I hate children and enjoy my freedom in life.


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teep_
12/25/21 4:59:15 PM
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I was 15 when my mum had my brother and I've watched him grow up since then (he'll be 12 next month)

That was enough for me

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Aressar
12/25/21 5:03:10 PM
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- I've never felt the desire to have children.
- My life ambitions are more about doing what I can to help preserve the environment and try to inspire people to try and be a little more tolerant and understanding with each other. I have more time and resources to do that if I don't have children.
- I believe there are too many people in the world to sustain in the long run already.
- Although I don't hate children (I've met some thay I get along with), I cannot imagine sincerely caring more about any child than I care about cats.

Also, I got a vasectomy a few years ago, and so far I don't regret it. At some point it did occur that I dated and kinda fell in love with someone who really did want children at some point, which made me reconsider my decision for a little while, but I eventually decided that I personally sincerely did not want children.
And I realize that healthy relationships come with mutual sacrifice and compromise, but I think something as real and significant as having a child together should really require both parents sincerely wanting it.

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TheOtherMike
12/25/21 5:03:35 PM
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There literally isn't a good reason to want children.
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sp0rklez
12/25/21 5:20:54 PM
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There's multiple reasons for me, really. I don't feel like I'm responsible enough for myself emotionally or financially, so adding a mini me to the mix would complicate matters further. I don't even particularly like being around kids and I have no maternal instincts whatsoever. I'm not a fan of the idea of being pregnant. I tend to like women more than men, so that cuts down my chances of having to ever worry about this at least.

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Reverend_Wilson
12/25/21 5:23:19 PM
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Plenty of kids in the world, and the world needs less terrible parents. I know for a fact I would be a terrible parent.

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SSJPurple
12/25/21 5:58:14 PM
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Kids take up way too much of your time. Im just a dude who wants to live and do what I want. Im not trying to be a dad.

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1337toothbrush
12/25/21 5:59:35 PM
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I'm lazy.

I find it funny that people are usually asked why they *don't* want children rather than why they do. And no, I don't think many actually are thinking "I need to continue the species" as if there aren't already billions of others who already have that covered if you don't.

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CaptainOfCrush
12/25/21 6:03:39 PM
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The responsibility, work, and cost needed to raise kids scare me. The older I get, the less I seem to want them.

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MrFingers07
12/25/21 6:09:58 PM
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Criminalt posted...
Never wanted it enough. I don't believe it's sufficient to think maybe it'd be a neat idea, you've got to want it.
I feel like this applies to me, like the idea of me having a kid sounds okay but honestly having that kind of mindset is pretty bad for the kid tbh. Like to have a kid you have to be 100% in, you can't half ass it... unfortunately too many people do just that :(

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JoeDangIt
12/25/21 6:22:20 PM
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No desire.
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anttttt
12/25/21 6:23:48 PM
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money, and my internalized ableism tells me that my disability will stop me from being a good parent
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kinetika_
12/25/21 6:27:49 PM
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Machete posted...
It's just my default setting. I'm wired differently. There was never a point where I stopped wanting kids or any reason for doing so... because there was never a time when I did want kids. I was always just either "I don't know if I will want kids someday" or "I definitely don't want kids." Nothing ever happened in my life that caused me to want them.

This is me, too. I just never had a desire to have kids. I either have them or I don't. My overall happiness and reason for existing isn't defined by having children/being a parent.

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LeoRavus
12/25/21 6:28:13 PM
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TheOtherMike posted...
There literally isn't a good reason to want children.

I think a lot of it could be peer pressure from society. When people hear I don't have kids I often get a response of shock. Like everyone expects people over a certain age to have kids. My mother's tried to guilt trip me about it tons of times. "I guess I'll never have grandkids", or says something about how cute a baby is and asks me what I think.

Fuck if I'm breeding to make someone else happy or seem "normal" to people. I think that way of thinking is changing rapidly though as more people are choosing less traditional paths in life.


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The_Korey
12/25/21 7:05:16 PM
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I haven't heard a single reason in why I would want them.

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SauI_Goodman
12/25/21 7:07:46 PM
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I feel im too old at this point. Guys can have kids anytime but i mean energy wise im too old.

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joe40001
12/25/21 7:44:17 PM
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Why would I?

Plus it's an insane amount of time effort and money for something that is very difficult to not mess up.

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FL81
12/25/21 7:45:58 PM
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I'm poor

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12/25/21 7:46:06 PM
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Birds are enough trouble. Kids would be even worse.

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