Life Without Children
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Life Without Children
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#2The biggest reason not to have children may be missing: responsibility. Raising a child is a massive responsibility, and one not everybody is well-equipped, or willing, to bear. It's no easy task, and it takes precedence over everything else. The news is filled with stories involving parents who probably should never have had children.
I have two children, and I'm really glad I do, but I would never judge anyone for choosing not to.
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#3this article has to much soy milk
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#4>It’s not a great world to be raising kids right now.
It's never been a great world to raise children in. Years ago the child mortality rate meant every family had a Jimmy that wouldn't make it to age 5.
It bugs me no end when people assert without citation that the world is worse than it ever was. One thing to keep in mind is that our awareness of the bad things in the world has certainly gone up due to our digital connectivity but that is not the same thing as actual crime, sickness, etc., going up.
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#5The biggest reason not to have children may be missing: responsibility. Raising a child is a massive responsibility, and one not everybody is well-equipped, or willing, to bear. It's no easy task, and it takes precedence over everything else. The news is filled with stories involving parents who probably should never have had children. I have two children, and I'm really glad I do, but I would never judge anyone for…
Hey, I agree with you. I feel as though I should've included Responsibility instead of Freedom because that's exactly the point I was trying to make. Not having that responsibility is what gives you the freedom.
I'm so glad that someone who has kids can be honest enough to say what you said. Usually people with kids become really defensive if I talk to them about my reasons to stay child free.
Thanks again!
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#6The biggest reason not to have children may be missing: responsibility. Raising a child is a massive responsibility, and one not everybody is well-equipped, or willing, to bear. It's no easy task, and it takes precedence over everything else. The news is filled with stories involving parents who probably should never have had children. I have two children, and I'm really glad I do, but I would never judge anyone for…
I'd love to have children. It took my sister having a kid to make me realize this. But with some health issues I have, I don't know if I could ever handle the responsibility. In normal circumstances it would be worth it.
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#7The biggest reason not to have children may be missing: responsibility. Raising a child is a massive responsibility, and one not everybody is well-equipped, or willing, to bear. It's no easy task, and it takes precedence over everything else. The news is filled with stories involving parents who probably should never have had children. I have two children, and I'm really glad I do, but I would never judge anyone for…
I'd love to have children. It took my sister having a kid to make me realize this. But with some health issues I have, I don't know if I could ever handle the responsibility. In normal circumstances it would be worth it.
I know what you mean. My sister has a kid and I love my niece to death. Not sure if I'll be able to deal with one of my own though.
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#8this article has to much soy milk
Thanks :/
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#9The biggest reason not to have children may be missing: responsibility. Raising a child is a massive responsibility, and one not everybody is well-equipped, or willing, to bear. It's no easy task, and it takes precedence over everything else. The news is filled with stories involving parents who probably should never have had children. I have two children, and I'm really glad I do, but I would never judge anyone for…
I would not judge people for not having children. And plenty people should not have children - those who have tendency to be abusive and so on.
But I also think that many people expect/require too much of parents and parenting. It does not have to be and should not be insummortable all encompassing responsibility for average person. It does not have to be as isolating as it is and should not be.
These are doing of the way our society is structured, not something inherent to parenting.
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#10TLDR: This article is written by someone who never had kids, someone who never asked her parents if they'd ever regret having her.