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I like the “you don’t know how hard it is”
Fuck yes I do
That’s one of the reasons I chose not to do it!
You know what will really bring us together and save our marriage?
Definitely not traveling, going on dates, or doing the things that used to bring us joy. Let’s bring a massive bundle of stress back home from the hospital.
The urge to procreate is instinctual, and having children is essential not just for the survival of our species, but also for the continued functioning of society, let alone the economy. Governments should, among a great deal of other things, be supporting parents. At a minimum, parental leave and tax incentives are essential under capitalism. Otherwise, yeah, it’s easy to feel beaten down by a society that expects you to take care of multiple people with an income that is increasingly barely enough to take care of yourself, and also expects all of your time to do it, so you must choose between taking care of yourself or your family. Then to add insult to injury, they hate you for it, make memes mocking you, and devote entire forums to discussing how entitled you are.
All of that is true, with the backdrop that while we do need to have some children, we probably actually need fewer humans on the planet. The fact that society is structured so that we need to keep increasing the population is a problem that we need to admit exists and solve, but we aren’t because that also involves examining if capitalism in its current form is really the best way to run society and the billionaires have a vested interest in making sure the general populace doesn’t realize that it is not.
There are already 8 billion humans, countries have destroyed 80-90% of their forests to put plantations to feed animals to feed ourselves and our children while we waste a big chunk of it. Not to talk about the tons of rubbish we create in the process and a pollution that may already doomed us.
And we want more and more. When will be enough? At 20 billion? Or do we make infinite children? Maybe actually stopping having children before it’s too late is the essential for the survival of our species.
And for the continued functioned of society and the economy? Yeah you are right here. But again when will be enough? At 20 billion? Or do we make infinite children for infinite continuation of the economy? The economy is slowly collapsing already.
This post is weirdly judgemental.
If you like your child free life so much, why do you feel the need to comment on those that aren’t.
Funny how we all celebrate when leopards eat the faces of those complaining about their own actions. But for some reason when it comes to the regret of having children, people clutch their pearls.
I’m not judging all parents. I’m judging parents that didn’t think about wtf they were doing while making life decisions. The same way I judge people that voted for a clown and were shocked when they got a circus.
Comparing this to leopards eating faces is a little much.
My point though is, why do you care so much? Their choices don’t really affect you and you’re just kicking someone when their down.
LoveLive your life and let other people live theirs.Now if they were constantly annoying you about not having kids and then complain how kids ruined their lives, then yeah, judge away.
Otherwise, this is just shitty.
Edit: Love to Live
My point though is, why do you care so much?
Who says that I do?
It’s a fucking meme! Chuckle, or move along. This conversation is over.
Check the sidebar - this is /c/childfree
I’m guessing you came here from All and didn’t seek out this community specifically?
Scrolling through All provides a glimpse into the variety the Fediverse offers. Even when I find a community I don’t agree with or care to hear about, I can simply block it. Meanwhile, I’m glad that those who do value those topics have a place to discuss things.
Which is all to say that those who feel strongly about being childfree deserve their space to talk about it, regardless of your feelings toward their opinions. This is their space, and nobody’s forcing you to be here.
Because parents comment on our “selfish” child free life all fucking day long, I guess
It reminds me of MGTOW, where men don’t want to associate with women (no homo apparently) but every single thing those people say is about how they’re so over women or something.
Or I guess Linux communities that talk about Windows all day.
I am a single man at the moment and couldn’t care less. But the MGTOW community is just too funny and lack self-awareness! Precisely why they are single, because they lack self-awareness that there is something more about them that turns off women!
I guess i must’ve had a child without knowing
CapitaIism has similar symptoms.
