10 Brutally Honest Reasons I Don't Want Kids

[ginny_weasley]

It annoys me that strangers, especially strangers on the internet (yes I am talking about some fellow gag users) have the audacity to say that they me well enough to know that I will change my mind about kids. I know myself better than anyone, I am not too young to decide this. Which is funny because I am in college and I am expected to have a life plan figured out by now.

1. I want to have a nomadic lifestyle and kids won't fit into that.

I value my freedom and independence. It is so nice to drop everything and get on a flight somewhere or doing something small like getting lunch by myself.

2. I plan to be an EMT, which is stressful by itself I don't need to add kids.

If I have a stressful day at work, I can see myself yelling at them over nothing. I am still trying to figure out how I can make work and traveling a lot work.

3. I never loved kids.

When I see a crying baby, I think ugh get me out of here. Even when I see a baby behaving, I don't think it's cute. I feel indifferent about it.

4. I would much rather get a dog. Or several.

5. When I want a cheeseburger, I will get myself a cheeseburger.

It's the same with kids. I never wanted kids, if I wanted them I would have them. I think if I don't kids, I really shouldn't have them. I think we all know a family member that shouldn't have had children because they're awful parents.

6. I never had an interest in being pregnant.

Even when I was a kid, I never had a fascination with pregnant women. I work for a newspaper where I can write whatever I want and one week, I decided to write a letter to my pregnant friend. When I referred to the baby I kept calling the baby, "It" I kept correcting myself because apparently that's offensive. I remember when I was a freshman in high school and my health class saw a video on a woman giving birth, I was the first to scream.

7. We are overpopulated.

There are 7 billion people on this earth apparently 10 billion is the absolute maximum capacity but people still keep having kids.

8. My parents didn't have me solely so I could give them grandkids.

9. I don't see the appeal in doing day to day parenting.

10. I enjoy the shit out of my "me" time.

Ultimately no one needs a reason to not want kids. But because people won't shut up about me not wanting kids because apparently a total stranger knows me better than I know myself and they keep saying I will change my mind, here we are.

[Ntnrmlchck]

The best method of birth control for me was when my parents decided to have another child. I was 10 when my brother was born, he introduced the thought of a never having children... that was 1988. Fast forward to 2013, when his daughter was born... yup... I was right waaaay back then. All your points from both your takes are spot on.

[pervertedjester]

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[Library]

7-10 is my reasons too. Other reasons are: They cost a lot of money. Raising a child for 18 years will cost more than $200,000 and on top of that is college education. Kids can embarrass me by their bad behavior. Kids can waste my time. Kids are annoying. What if my child turns out to be miserable, I don't want to watch them suffer. Children require a lot of responsibility and if something bad happens (may not be my fault), I could get into trouble. Children are not animals and they are protected by the law. For example, if my child is anorexic and is dying, I will get into trouble. Children don't allow that much privacy. I can't have sex with my partner whenever I want because they might be there looking.

[JudgmentDay]

If you were anti-natalist they might just stop hassling you about "changing your mind". You'd probably scare them away by reminding them how nobody ever asked to come to this world and reality and that all births and life ends in death! And in between there will be much harm, suffering, disappointments, and unhappiness over the course of a person's lifetime once they had been brought into existence or born. ONLY those that had never been born or brought into existence are ABSOLUTELY and TRULY Lucky. Aborted people don't exactly count though as I'm sure they still had suffered even if it had been really brief.

Tell them you absolutely know because your an EMT and that people are hurt and dying like all the fucking time and it could be anybody and you'll encounter and see people dying and hurt on a regular basis on the job anyway.

[ProbablyTooMature]

Where did you read that we can only sustain 10b people? Have you flown at night and seem the vast NOTHING through most of the country? The vast majority of the US is not developed.

#2 - You really can't have a stressful day without taking it out on someone?

[ginny_weasley]

#1 you can look that up for yourself, as I don't feel like getting my source.

#2 I plan to be an EMT. I think its fair to say they have seen some shit. If I for example have to pronounce someone dead, and come home to annoying children, yeah I will probably yell at them for no reason.

[ProbablyTooMature]

#1 - And when I look up something to refute it instead?
www.pop.org/content/debunking-myth-overpopulation
www.realclearscience.com/.../...ulated_106247.html

#2 - That would be awfully immature of you, so it's probably good that you don't want them.

[ginny_weasley]

Yeah I am not looking at that link. Much too lazy.

I don't think it's immature. I already know i am prone to stress. And people have a right to feel what they want to feel.

[ProbablyTooMature]

That's fine. Keep spouting disprovable nonsense then.

Feeling a certain easy by no means justifies taking it out on someone else. Christ, it's a VERY good thing you don't want kids.

[Maik567]

Lol pretty much half of those reasons are just "I dont like kids", and Im gonna tell you right now that you're delusional if you think you can have a nomadic lifestyle and be an EMT at the same time but good luck with your fantasies lol.

[ginny_weasley]

I will find a way to make it work. My sister is a care flight paramedic. Her and I are leaving to London in two days.

[Maik567]

Sure you will, good luck.

[ginny_weasley]

And we are going to be gone for two weeks

[Maik567]

Ok? Have fun I guess.

[Josht13]

I don't want kids either but If I changed my mind I would rather adopt, a lot of my family is adopted and when there are already so many people in the world I'd rather have one from an orphanage. Plus you can trial them lol.

[JudgmentDay]

And skip the diaper duties too, am I right?

[smahala1991]

Those are some great reasons. If you have a kid of your own it does hinder things. However If you work with kids or have realitives like nieces and nephews or. Cousins then not really so much.

[COCOCHANEL]

what if you start wanting a cheeseburger after... cheeseburgers get outlawed?

[ginny_weasley]

I will have cheesecake or a dog

[COCOCHANEL]

a cat will love you more

[sedrftvgyhujik]

Then if you have the money you can have a 3 parent child with your dna in a surrogate egg!
I think thats how 3 parent works anyway?

[sedrftvgyhujik]

In the meantime since your in the US you could consider donating eggs to help couples trying to conceive for extra cash if you think you could meet the criteria I don't know how it compares to sperm donation but I imagine it being a lot less restrictive so could be worth looking into to see if it requires much effort and how strict the criteria are?

[Joshua2332]

You're 19. Trust me you'll think differently 5 years down the road. I'm not saying you will want kids, but your mindset will be different. I don't want kids either. Too much money and time.

[Dred1614returns]

All great reasons not to have kids. I want them, but my lifestyle plan is vastly different than yours. Kids would fit much better into my ideal lifestyle.

[FallOutBoy2001]

Also you bleed for at least a month after you give birth. Who that fuck wants that?

[ashley1996]

Love this. Lol agree.

[JudgmentDay]

You a proponent or supporter of "childfree"? If so, what about Anti-Natalism?

[ashley1996]

@JudgmentDay yes I support anti-natalism.

[JudgmentDay]

It's about time I find a lady here that supports Anti-Natalism. I find that there's really not much point of continuing this life and death cycle through births since all life comes with pain, suffering and disappointments no matter what.

And you want to know the real truth on what's worse? Corruption in this world that's what. The systems in place that had been established before us had been completely fucking rigged against us the moment we had been brought into existence. The whole unfairness of this world greatly if not entirely had to do with corrupt ruling class, the "Elites" because "they" run our world and influence the governments and everyone else the commoners or peasants or regular people like you and I are really just slaves and expendable assets to this system that had been establushed entirely in favor of those that are in power.

[ashley1996]

@JudgmentDay I couldn't have said it better myself! I would never bring another life into this horrible world just to be another body for pain and death.

[takumii]

11. Kids are imbecile creatures.

[SlightlyCrazy]

I like you dude

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

Cool 👍