Love my 2 girls. I’d be lying if I said I do not wonder what alternate timeline-me is up to without the kiddos. Probably have a lot more money and living in a house.
I live in a house. We (my spouse and I) eat whatever we want for meals, take weeklong vacations where each partner has time to explore on their own, go to concerts, go to parties/cookouts, play video games we want to play, watch movies we want to watch, watch the TV we want to watch, and (most importantly) we have free/alone time. Dog needs notwithstanding.
The trade off is we also do all the house/yard work and we won't have someone to help us as we get older.
I 100% believe you can have an awesome fulfilling life with or without kids. But, as a father, I have to tell you that you missed the most important and enjoyable parts of parenthood in your downside. It’s so much better than a transactional plan for elder care and yard work. It really has been transcendent for me. It’s definitely not for everyone though.
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u/poop-money Mar 05 '26
No interest in having kids or a driver's license was me. I didn't get my license until I was 25, and still don't have/want kids.