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People Who Decided Not To Have Kids Are Sharing All The Reasons They Don t Regret It
10/22/2022 6:24:00 AM
' I would find no joy in raising a child but I am finding joy by living the life I want without kids '
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“I would find no joy in raising a child, but I am finding joy by living the life I want without kids.”
'I would find no joy in raising a child, but I am finding joy by living the life I want without kids.'
"We loved the kiddos while we had them, sobbed when they left us for family members, and then kind of sat down and decided we would be the awesome auntie and uncle — that we loved kids but didn’t want to live with them, and that we just wanted more out of life (I make it sound easy, but it really wasn’t and took months of talking/soul-searching)."
"There won't be a future for many of us, much less any future generations. The climate is collapsing because of fossil fuels. And we are in massive resource overshoot of earth's boundaries.
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Human Rights much? Sanction incoming...oh wait.
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Because they never join the Convention on the Protection of Children. FHP: Child killed after exitin...
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Because they never join the Convention on the Protection of Children. FHP: Child killed after exiting disabled vehicle, struck by vehicle on JTBThe Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department has reported a traffic crash in the area of J. Turner Butler Blvd.
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Eastbound and Kernan Blvd. Mom , father, relatives and friend please place the child lock when drivi...
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Eastbound and Kernan Blvd. Mom , father, relatives and friend please place the child lock when driving if you have a child less then 6 yrs old, my god, my condolence goes out to family. I understand this one.
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They are not only irresponsible but sadistic and stupid. Parents are putting their hopes in Republicans...Why am I NOT surprised. Parents hope their children will have better
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The disturbing allegations have led to an investigation by the Philadelphia Police Department’s Special Victims Unit. Momo Productions / Getty Images 29.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.October 19, 2022 at 8:31 pm EDT Child hit & killed in traffic October 19, 2022 at 8:31 pm EDT JACKSONVILLE, Fla.By. "I thought I wanted kids.
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We were foster parents for a bit, and it was overwhelmingly exhausting and monotonous." In addi...
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We were foster parents for a bit, and it was overwhelmingly exhausting and monotonous." In addition, Munoz told Reuters he had ordered a broader investigation into Hyundai's entire network of U. I remember asking my mom, 'Is this it? The next 18+ years are just being asked at breakfast (before coffee even) what was for dinner, and a couple hours of family time and school work before baths and bed, and you go to Costco on the weekends and just.
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This resulted in a red 2019 Audi that stuck the toddler in the travel lane." Images By Tang...
Eastbound and Kernan Blvd.. auto parts suppliers for potential labor law violations and "to ensure compliance.. that’s it?' She responded that of course there are amazing moments, but, basically, for the most part, yes.S.
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This resulted in a red 2019 Audi that stuck the toddler in the travel lane." Images By Tang...
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The eastbound travel lanes of Butler Blvd. The climate is collapsing because of fossil fuels.S....
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This resulted in a red 2019 Audi that stuck the toddler in the travel lane." Images By Tang Ming Tung / Getty Images "We loved the kiddos while we had them, sobbed when they left us for family members, and then kind of sat down and decided we would be the awesome auntie and uncle — that we loved kids but didn’t want to live with them, and that we just wanted more out of life (I make it sound easy, but it really wasn’t and took months of talking/soul-searching)." — jenaer2 30. Hyundai's $1. "There won't be a future for many of us, much less any future generations.
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The eastbound travel lanes of Butler Blvd. The climate is collapsing because of fossil fuels.S....
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The eastbound travel lanes of Butler Blvd. The climate is collapsing because of fossil fuels.S.
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And we are in massive resource overshoot of earth's boundaries. This is already leading to d...
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And we are in massive resource overshoot of earth's boundaries. This is already leading to disasters on a massive scale, heat waves, flooding, famine, fires, drought, and this is only the beginning.
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The executive also pledged that Hyundai would push to stop relying on third party labor suppliers at...
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The executive also pledged that Hyundai would push to stop relying on third party labor suppliers at its southern U. Juvenile pedestrian exited disabled vehicle and entered lanes of travel." "We are not prepared for what we are already experiencing, much less how much worse it's going to get in just a few short years.
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Having children with this being their fate is selfish and irresponsible on both micro and macro scales. operations." — jessicaf65 31.
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— FHPJacksonville (@FHPJacksonville). "Kids make my anxiety shoot up to 1,000 every time ...
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— FHPJacksonville (@FHPJacksonville). "Kids make my anxiety shoot up to 1,000 every time I’m around them.
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In a statement to Reuters this week, Hyundai said it had already stopped relying on at least one labor recruiting firm that had been hiring for SMART. There’s no way I could handle the constant random screaming every day.
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I wouldn’t be able to be fake nice all the time and do the whole, 'Oh wow!' thing while they tell some meandering story that goes nowhere." Munoz did not offer further detail into how long Hyundai's probe of its U. I would constantly be on edge all the time, and they would suffer for it even though they’re just being kids.
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Not worth risking putting me or them in that situation in the hopes I’ll feel differently because they’re my own. supply chain would take, when Hyundai or any partner plants could end their dependence on third party staffing firms for labor, or when Hyundai could end commercial relationships with two existing Alabama suppliers investigated for child labor violations by U.
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" — Geber86 / Getty Images 32. "I'm 49 and don't regret it at all. authorities.
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It's a huge responsibility, and I've seen too many people have kids not thinking tha...
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It terminated its relationship with the staffing firm, took more direct control of the hiring proces...
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It's a huge responsibility, and I've seen too many people have kids not thinking that through. Then they're miserable because parenting is really hard work, so they either do the hard work and become resentful or they don't do the hard work and their kids are monsters.
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It terminated its relationship with the staffing firm, took more direct control of the hiring proces...
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It terminated its relationship with the staffing firm, took more direct control of the hiring process and hired a law firm to conduct an audit of its employment practices, it said." Peopleimages / Getty Images/iStockphoto "Also, while people always say that I'm selfish for not having kids, when I ask them why they had kids, they say, 'Because I always wanted to have kids. I always wanted to be a mom/dad,' with a big focus on the 'I want.
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Munoz's comments come on the same day that working with union pension funds sent a letter to Hyundai, pushing it to respond to reports of child labor at U.' That is what sounds selfish to me. I think it's more altruistic to choose not to bring a child into the world when you know you can't put in the time it takes to raise a decent human and not be resentful. parts suppliers, and warning of potential reputational damage to the Korean automaker.
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I've also had people ask me, 'But who will take care of you when you're old?' Again, that sounds selfish to me." — jcweb21 33. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.
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"I was raised to believe that you don't get to have a child just because you want one. You have to have the financial and lifestyle stability to ensure you can offer your child a great life. I don't have that.
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I've never made enough money to not be living paycheck to paycheck, so I don't get to subject a child to the instability that could potentially cause us." "And given the current state of US politics and the environment, I'm nothing but delighted with my choice to not have children. I can't imagine wanting to force someone to live in this miserable world." — sitkal 34. "I was always meant to be an auntie, and I love every second of it.
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And I love handing the kid back and going home to peace and quiet." — Pamelajoemcfarlane ...
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And I love handing the kid back and going home to peace and quiet." — Pamelajoemcfarlane / Getty Images 35. "It started around the time I realized I was trans because I realized I never want to be pregnant. I know there are other options, but since my being pregnant to have kids was such an expectation — from society and myself — growing up, it really made me rethink having kids altogether.
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At this time (in my mid-20s), my young sister and I also still lived with my mother, and my sister had a daughter. Having lived there and helped raise her from birth, I knew I wasn't ready for that sort of responsibility.
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I'm now in my 30s and still do not want that responsibility. I do like kids — I'm a youth worker for teens, a Cub Scout leader, a former teacher, and I spend a lot of time with my niece — but I do not desire any of my own." — padawanryan 36.
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"I have very little tolerance for people or things constantly demanding my attention. I need a lot of silence and alone time to be comfortable.
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I know for sure that if I had kids, I would spend a huge portion of my time in an absolute rage, overstimulated. My husband once told me, 'You would make a great mom, but you'd make yourself a shell of yourself to do it.' It surprised me that it was so obvious to him, but he is absolutely right!
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I would hate it!" — Yoshiyoshi Hirokawa / Getty Images 37. "For me personally, there’s just not a single aspect of raising children that I would enjoy. I know myself well enough at this point to know this.
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None of it appeals to me: not the early mornings, not the playing with them, not the school drop-offs and pick-ups, not the endless school activities or extracurriculars, and for sure not the diaper changing. I would enjoy none of it.
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And when you get to be an adult, you don’t have to do anything that you don’t want to do.&qu...
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And when you get to be an adult, you don’t have to do anything that you don’t want to do." "I don’t want to have kids, and I don’t have to, so I don’t. And I have no regrets about that.
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My life is pretty full and enjoyable without kids. And so many of the things that bring me joy curre...
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Many kids are loud, make huge messes, and need constant attention. I don’t have the emotional ener...
My life is pretty full and enjoyable without kids. And so many of the things that bring me joy currently I wouldn’t even have if children were in the mix." — tadh2 38. "Spending LOTS of time with other people's kids — including lots of overnight babysitting — gave me insight into how exhausting parenting is.
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Many kids are loud, make huge messes, and need constant attention. I don’t have the emotional energy for it. I’m glad I got to see what it was like before I had any myself and regretted it." — Peopleimages / Getty Images 39.
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"Honestly, I just cringe and feel like my body is not my own even THINKING about being pregnant or the birth process. Never had a desire to go through that, and I already know how much it would mess up my mental health." — Djelics / Getty Images 40.
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"I wanted to be a mom but chose not to for several reasons: I wasn’t going to be able to afford to raise them the way I’d like to, there’s lots of family history involving pregnancy complications and other reproductive health issues, I spent most of my childhood raising my younger brothers and sisters, and I wanted to have time for myself. I’m in my mid-40s now; my partner and I have not regretted our decision one bit." Momo Productions / Getty Images "We have disposable income and time, and this allows us to contribute both to our own well-being and that of our community in ways we wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. We are able to be a very involved auntie and uncle to our siblings’ kids.
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And we are able to contribute our caregiving energies toward elderly members of our families when needed. The choice to not have kids was absolutely the right choice for us." — nerdygrrl 41.
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"Kids deserve to be wanted. I have never had a moment where I genuinely longed for a baby, and that in itself is enough." — papaya2 42. "The world is in absolute shambles right now!
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The rise of fascism, climate change, a housing crisis, stagnating wages, lack of universal healthcare, and mass shootings are something no child should have to experience. I also have mental illness, and sometimes I barely feel like I can take care of myself, and now you want to care for a baby that might also get my lovely combination of mental illnesses? Hell no!" "After Roe was overturned, I knew my access to a safe abortion was in danger, so I immediately booked an appointment to have a surgery consultation for permanent sterilization.
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On December 2 I will be having my fallopian tubes removed. It honestly feels like a sigh of relief knowing I'll never have to have kids." — .