• Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Not having kids, every time I have any remorse I spend some time around kids and their parents, in about 5 minutes I’m good

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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      5 hours ago

      Same here, having watched how the lives of my friends who had kids changed reaffirmed the decision of not having any for me. You basically have to be prepared to dedicate next couple of decades of our life to raising kids and not doing much of anything else. And you end up giving up the freedom to do things like move to a different town or try a new career. Your primary goal in life becomes having stable income to raise your kids.

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        3 hours ago

        This is an interesting nuance. I find most children annoying, and I don’t want any of my own, but the love I have for my niece and nephew is bigger than I ever could have imagined.

        I guess there’s always room for exceptions.