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Originally posted by shakran
I've been told I'm selfish because I don't want to have kids. Still haven't figured out what the hell that's supposed to mean.
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I think you answered your own question in your third paragraph, just read what you said bellow
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By not having kids you are sentencing yourself to a life in which you have more disposable income than you would otherwise, a life in which you can go out any time you want on a moment's notice because you don't have to find a sitter, a life in which you can sit at home at night doing what YOU want to do rather than picking up after a kid, a life in which you do not have to perpetually fight a school district trying to make them actually educate your kid rather than sitting him in a classroom to be bored all day. In short, your life's gonna be great.
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Besides, statistically, childfree couples are happier on average than couples that have kids.
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Where did you get this info, I'd be interested in reading it.
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Raising kids is HARD work if you do it right (and most don't), and if you're unwilling to make a minimum 18 year committment to HARD work with NO vacation days, NO weekends, NO time off, NO set hours (raising kids ain't 9-5 like most jobs folks) and NO pay, and NO recognition (how many times have we heard "does your wife work or stay at home with the kids - - as though staying at home with the kids isn't harder work than a 40 hour a week job), then more power to you. That's your choice, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.
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Again, I think this answers your question.
I underestand and accept your choice for not wanting children, but I think you're making it sound alot worse than it actually is.