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Do you want kids? Why or why not? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’ll start. I’m a 37-year-old woman, and I’ve always been indifferent about having children. I love peace and quiet, but at the same time, I wouldn’t mind having kids if my partner really wanted them.

I’ve been with my husband for 13 years now and married for 11. I’m his second (and final) wife. He has three kids with his first wife. She was supportive of him taking a second wife, with just one request: no more children. That solidified my decision not to have kids.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Im 36 years old. No I dont want them. I would never wish a life to experience this economic selfish and greedy system.

Average salary in the United States is 40,000. People are paying over 60% of their income on housing. Prices for everyday goods continue to rise and the commitments to protecting the Earth aren't taken seriously.

Weather continues to be more extreme and oddly behaving. Corruption increases in politics and technology is being developed without ethics in mind.

No way in hell I subject my children to any of that. Plus my husband and I have both mental illness in our families and suffer from depression from time to time. I never wanted to be here and neither did my husband. We wish everyday we didnt have to exist here. We love each other and our families, but this experience on Earth is not it.