• AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world
    28·
    6 days ago

    i have no idea how many times i had to tell my parents and grandparents that we have decided to not have children, but over the course of ~6-8ish years, it was consistently asked more than once every time we saw each other.

    was not a big fan of having other people’s wants being thrust into my life as if they are more important than my own.

    thankfully, still kid free at 41.

        • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
          8·
          5 days ago

          Rising global fascism, rising global temperatures, enshittification creeping into every possible facet of life both on-line and off-line…

          This is a scary fucking place to try to raise a kid. I wish I lived in this hypothetical universe where I “changed my mind” about having kids as I got older - that place must be amazing. Instead every passing year, and every passing headline, reaffirms my decision to remain child-free.

          I wish my mind could be changed on this. I love kids. Growing up, I always thought I would be a parent. But after working 40 hours a week, I still can’t find affordable rent, I still wear old clothing full of holes, I still settle for a protein bar or crackers as “lunch,” and I still have to pay a deductible for my medicines even though I pay nearly $100 to my health insurance company every goddamn paycheck.

          This life is a scam. Like hell am I bringing kids into it.