I know a couple of people who regularly share things on social media about climate change, political unrest at home and abroad etc and seem deeply troubled by it. They share their worries about the future but their response has been to actively have children.Every day I am amazed that people still want to bring children into this world. I have colleagues that are talking about starting families in the next couple of years. Are they oblivious or just blinkered?
The oversharing is too much for me. Surely you can have a conversation about a taboo topic without describing your sex life in detailAnother reason to add to the list!
I really hate the way this is worded. ‘Baby shortage’ ‘keep the population stable’ it’s just horribly pressurising isn’t it? As if having babies is ‘work’ that women ‘need’ to do or ‘owe’ to society. Ick.Metro have a thread on bring childfree today. Granted I haven’t read the article but the thread kind of annoys me because it feels like women still have to clarify that they like children.
Apart from kids in my family (who I love), I don’t like kids. There, I said it! They’re loud, messy, dirty and snotty. And don’t get me started on the high pitched screaming and tantrums
Agreed, I would say there are quite a lot of people out there are child free through circumstance and not because they dont want kids. If you dont have a support network but want to or need to work it can drastically become unaffordable. So many companies offer the bare minimum with maternity/paternity pay. Childcare costs are eye watering. More space in your home requires a more expensive house. Its not rocket science that some people just cant see how theyd manage.It's funny that the country/govt make life so difficult with everything from house prices, wages, the environment etc and then act shocked when people don't want kids...
Also, agreedJust popping in to add my two-pence worth. Kids are overrated. I have three. You’re welcome.
I’m a parent too but for me i can’t stand other people’s kidsJust popping in to add my two-pence worth. Kids are overrated. I have three. You’re welcome.
You know when you order a meal- and it ain’t great- but you keep eating in the hope that it might magically improve. I did that with kids.
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