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submitted 2 years ago by Amicchan@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I try to be. Children would be exhausting to parent in the current era. Humanity's future is gloom too.

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Never had any interest in having children, and the more I've learned about the state of the world the happier I am with my choices.

[-] QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes. I'd rather be the "eccentric uncle QuentinCallaghan" to my siblings' kids than a father to any kid in a world like this. I'm so used to having my own independence and freedom, and I'm a hedonist to some extent. Also having kids would require a relationship, and the Yellowstone volcano erupting is more likely than that.

[-] DPUGT2@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago

God no. I can't imagine a more horrific punishment than to be childless.

I wish we had more than the two we have, but my wife and I started late. My daughter (12) sometimes asks how many children she could realistically have... a good sign that she hasn't been tainted by whatever mental illness it is that the "childfree" people have.

[-] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago

My daughter (12) sometimes asks how many children she could realistically have… a good sign that she hasn’t been tainted by whatever mental illness it is that the “childfree” people have.

Nice way to call many people's choices a mentally ill condition.

this post was submitted on 24 Apr 2022
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