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re: Do any parents out there wish they didn't have kids?
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:19 am to Pecker
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:19 am to Pecker
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But what if we hit 35 (or some later age) and just decide kids aren't for us?
Assuming you don't have them already, this is OK.. kids aren't for everyone and that is a personal choice
ETA: you don't need my approval, I was just sayin....
This post was edited on 1/4/17 at 9:20 am
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Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:19 am to Pecker
I feel the same way as the OP. Gf and I debate this topic frequently. She want them, I don't. Then we babysit her little 6 year old niece who's hell on hot wheels and she realizes that we're not ready and prob never will be.
Eta: I'm 36 too. I'm too old for that shite now.
Eta: I'm 36 too. I'm too old for that shite now.
This post was edited on 1/4/17 at 9:20 am
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:20 am to Pecker
When my 10 year old son was just 4, he pointed to a very fat lady directly in front of us at HEB and loudly exclaimed "Daddy, she looks like Jabba the Hutt"....yes, during that moment I wish I didn't have a kid.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:20 am to Pecker
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But what if we hit 35 (or some later age) and just decide kids aren't for us?
then you become that annoying "fur baby" couple
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:20 am to BeachDude022
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I feel the same way as the OP. Gf and I debate this topic frequently. She want them, I don't. Then we babysit her little 6 year old niece who's hell on hot wheels and she realizes that we're not ready and prob never will be.
How old are y'all?
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:20 am to JJ27
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you want an example of how expensive, I pay over 10K a year just for dance/cheer
What the frick? You could get piano lessons or any other real skill for a fraction of that. Is this a social status thing?
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:21 am to Pecker
then dump your ol lady and use all of that cheddah you have (bc of not having kids) and pick up a 20-something year old. She could have kids for a lot longer. lol jk
for real though....
Then maybe when you are 35 and still dont want kids then yall werent meant to have kids?
for real though....
Then maybe when you are 35 and still dont want kids then yall werent meant to have kids?
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:21 am to Mr. Hangover
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How old are y'all?
33 and 36
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:21 am to Salmon
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quote: But what if we hit 35 (or some later age) and just decide kids aren't for us? then you become that annoying "fur baby" couple
Or this
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:21 am to Pecker
I have an 8 month old son, so obviously i only have a small window to speak of, but i can't imagine not being a dad. He's the best thing that's ever happened to my wife and i. We tried for 4 years and had 2 ectopic pregnancies (baby had to be cut from Fallopian tubes). All that siad, i might be in a different place I'm speaking from than others.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:21 am to Pecker
I didn't want kids until I started making a lot of money and got stable. Early 30's. Having kids is great when you can afford the finer things in life and have the time and desire to work with them to mold a decent person out of them.
You don't see worthless, shitty kids all over the place with their fat, worn-down parents. You just see shitty people with shitty offspring. So don't be that.
You don't see worthless, shitty kids all over the place with their fat, worn-down parents. You just see shitty people with shitty offspring. So don't be that.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:22 am to JJ27
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This is a legit reason not to have kids. I love them to death and wouldn't change anything, but damn they're expensive. The one reason why I would advise anyone not having kids is money. If you can't provide for them, don't have them. It's not fair to them or you. If you want an example of how expensive, I pay over 10K a year just for dance/cheer and they're not in junior high yet. When they get to high school, it could cost me as much as 28K just for school cheer/dance, not counting actual lessons.
Our combined income is quite a bit and neither of us is in our 30's yet. That being said, a lot of the things we want to do are still very expensive. We feel like if we are going to have a kid(s) we want to put them in the best school and give them a good life. At some point you have to choose one or the other.
Is it selfish to think that I'd rather do a lot of things in my life that I know a lot of other people wish they could do but couldn't because of their kids?
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:22 am to BeachDude022
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33 and 36
Damn, when you said GF I was thinking you were in HS
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:22 am to Salmon
and for all the travel/experience life comments from people that don't have kids yet
no vacation has ever brought me as much joy as my daughter
and experiencing life with a child, witnessing that sheer joy and innocence, is more joyful than anything you and your partner could do
no vacation has ever brought me as much joy as my daughter
and experiencing life with a child, witnessing that sheer joy and innocence, is more joyful than anything you and your partner could do
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:23 am to LucasP
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What the frick? You could get piano lessons or any other real skill for a fraction of that. Is this a social status thing?
There's two of them...
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:23 am to Mr. Hangover
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Damn, when you said GF I was thinking you were in HS
Not quite. Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:23 am to Brinner
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Not much more joyful than having a kid.
What if your kid is a shitbag?
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:24 am to BeachDude022
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Then we babysit her little 6 year old niece who's hell on hot wheels and she realizes that we're not ready and prob never will be.
Totally different when they're not yours. I wouldn't base it on that.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:25 am to Pecker
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Is it selfish to think that I'd rather do a lot of things in my life that I know a lot of other people wish they could do but couldn't because of their kids?
Sort of.. but imo it's way less selfish than having kids and doing it anyway
Posted on 1/4/17 at 9:25 am to Salmon
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no vacation has ever brought me as much joy as my daughter and experiencing life with a child, witnessing that sheer joy and innocence, is more joyful than anything you and your partner could do
Just think how much more fun you would be having if you had a boy
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