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re: Do any parents out there wish they didn't have kids?
Posted on 1/7/17 at 12:59 am to Pecker
Posted on 1/7/17 at 12:59 am to Pecker
The shite is hard. No doubt. Unless of course you intend to raise a shithead as you put it. I have 4, 2 under 3 and 2 over 12. As far as your monetary concerns, very much a valid reason. I'll tell you though, whatever pleasure you derive from those material things will pale in comparison to seeing your child taking her/his first step, hearing them laugh, seeing them enjoy Christmas and the being called dad. But to each their own. I couldn't imagine being 40,50,60 with no kids. Especially for the holidays.
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Posted on 1/7/17 at 6:51 am to Pecker
What is your favorite color? Why?
Either you like something or you don't. Why feel like you have to justify your decision?
Did you have a logical discussion to decide on getting engaged?
Either you like something or you don't. Why feel like you have to justify your decision?
Did you have a logical discussion to decide on getting engaged?
This post was edited on 1/7/17 at 6:57 am
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:01 am to Pecker
Don't worry. Chances are you'll end up divorced and only have the kids two weekends a month anyway.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:04 am to Pecker
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Reasons not to: 1) they seem like a lot of work 2) there is always that chance they grow up to be worthless shitheads (no matter how well you raise them) 3) I'd like to enjoy the finer things in life 4) we see worthless shitty kids all over the place with their fat, worn-down, depressed parents and I don't want to be that
All of this is true. Don't have kids unless you are willing to make them your top priority. Once you have one, your life will never be the same. For the longest time, I didn't have kids because I thought I'd be a shitty parent (we waited 10 years, went on road trips every weekend, etc.). Once I had them, they became our top priority. I made enough money so we could afford for my wife to be a stay-at-home mom.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:30 am to Pecker
Kids are a lot of work and you lose a lot of the freedoms you enjoyed before them, but life seems kind of pointless without them and they're a joy most of the time.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:43 am to arktiger28
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I've got 4 under 10 years old. Though I do not wish I didn't have them there are moments I miss days of doing what I want to do. I just want some silence. Then my wife takes them to see family for a few days. While the first night is pretty dang nice, the second is less so, by the third night I'm a mess and long for the chaos to return. The best thing about me are those 4 kids. You can't really understand it until you are there.
Exactly same feelings here. Except it's just me and my wiener dog.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 7:46 am to Pecker
I bet the parents that "forgot their kids in the car seat in summertime" did.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:14 am to DrewDawg13
This kind of thinking is why the Muslims are outbreeding us and will take over in a few generations.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 8:29 am to Pecker
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Do any parents out there wish they didn't have kids?
I am your father and the answer is yes.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:04 am to Saint5446
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This kind of thinking is why the Muslims are outbreeding us and will take over in a few generations.
That's the dumbest answer I have seen yet in this thread, and that's saying a lot.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:14 am to Pecker
I wish I had more. The last one will be moving on to college after next year, and empty nest syndrome will hit me like a ton of bricks.
A friend of mine and his wife are in their 60s and have gone the childless route though.
A friend of mine and his wife are in their 60s and have gone the childless route though.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:27 am to Pecker
Kids are awesome. I love having mine around. No part of taking care of them or being more tied down with them has been a let down.
But...... It changes your marriage relationship way more than when you get married. Marriage with no kids is almost like being engaged. Once you have kids your wife goes to having a mother role and it is a hard transition for them.
But...... It changes your marriage relationship way more than when you get married. Marriage with no kids is almost like being engaged. Once you have kids your wife goes to having a mother role and it is a hard transition for them.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:45 am to Pecker
We have an 18 month old daughter and wouldn't trade it for anything. We don't have to sacrifice everything we want to do. Honestly, our two dogs are a bigger headache to traveling than our daughter.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 10:49 am to Smoke7024
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We have an 18 month old daughter and wouldn't trade it for anything
Hmm...
Posted on 1/7/17 at 11:08 am to Brinner
If you're happy don't have kids. As much as you love them your life will be worse and you will be less happy.
That being said, once your wife gets the thought planted in her head there is no turning back. Just get it over with as quickly as possible.
I made it ten years living the baller DINK life then one day my wife was like "I think I want a kid" a week later there were charts and shite and I was getting it on so much I was the one complaining about having a headache.
Having a kid is incredible - but also fricks your life up.
That being said, once your wife gets the thought planted in her head there is no turning back. Just get it over with as quickly as possible.
I made it ten years living the baller DINK life then one day my wife was like "I think I want a kid" a week later there were charts and shite and I was getting it on so much I was the one complaining about having a headache.
Having a kid is incredible - but also fricks your life up.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 11:39 am to Pecker
5)The world is severely overpopulated.
Posted on 1/9/17 at 3:57 am to Pecker
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We enjoyed those things together. Those are things that would be lost in our relationship if we had kids.
I fully respect your decision to not have kids if you don't want to but I wanted to share some thoughts.
We still travel just as much if not more so with kids than before we had kids. Traveling with kids definitely makes it way tougher but introducing them to a new place or experience and seeing that look in their eyes makes it all worthwhile.
Also and something that's very underrated. Having kids allows me to still hold on to a bit of my own childhood through their experiences. I loved being a kid and really look fondly on my childhood. Going camping/hiking with my kids or taking them to Disneyworld or playing at the beach lets me tap into the kid in me a bit too and that's helps to recharge my batteries when adult shite starts to suck the life outta you.
Posted on 1/9/17 at 4:32 am to Pecker
Not one second.
The best part of me is my children.
The best part of me is my children.
Posted on 1/9/17 at 6:52 am to Pecker
There are moments they get on your last nerve but the joys of watching them grow up far and away outweigh the stressful times. I've been pretty successful in my chosen profession but my children are what I'm proudest of. They are truly a gift from God.
Posted on 1/9/17 at 7:22 am to samson73103
Not for one second. They're the reason that I wake up every morning. All of the things that a man thinks he wants and can have without having kids to support suddenly becomes an after thought when your in that hospital. The only thing that you can think about is what you can give them and what ways that you can improve yourself to be the best for them. Its like the strongest love that you've ever felt X10000000.
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