How would you live your life if you didnt have kids?

[Lockdowner35]

What would be the major changes?

I'd return to taking my holidays during term time. Cheaper and more peaceful. I hate my life being dictated by school terms.
No parents evenings. Ghastly bun fights and the same bland, beige blah blah from the teachers.
Wed go on walking holidays again. Our child has foot problems so cannot walk far. I miss the mountain walks ALOT.
Loads of lie ins, long afternoons at the pub and a bus or cab home.
Wed move well away from ANY schools. Living near one is a fecking pain.

I wouldn't wake up at 4am every day worrying about them.

I could afford to have a holiday.

I'd be bored stupid. Probably spend more time at work and maybe going on some more holidays, but my DC are my motivation and myself and DH revolve around them

I would probably not be drinking half a pint of gin every night... probably.

More cats. Live in the country, with nothing around for miles. Lie in. Forget the sound of my own voice (I have WFH for years and communicate with colleagues almost exclusively via email/text).

Probably be bored witless.

It would be so different as to be unrecognisable. I'm not sure I'd be still even be married; I don't stay with DH "for the kids" but equally, I suspect no kids would mean I would have lost tolerance and left during challenging periods I have managed to cling on for. My time and money would be mine. It would be a totally different life.

Travel, spend lots of money on me.

I’d work long hours and develop my career because there’d be nobody to trap me at home for childcare. I’d spend my money on travelling instead of saving for my kids university. I’d read books instead of playing with boring dolls and cars. Basically I’d enjoy my life instead of just surviving.

I’m an adventurer at heart. I’d travel the globe and write about it.

I don't have children sadly, nor do I have pets who need walking.

I have also retired very early with a good package, so I am very lazy now and can stay in bed all day if I want. In fact I can do exactly what I want and it is fan bloody tastic!

Indolence is bliss. All this bollix about being active and having hobbies is for some, not for me. LOL. I worked so hard for so many years I don't care anymore.

I would live in a converted van, i hate being a slave to the system, council tax, utilities, rent etc etc many do where i live and I’m secretly envious of their freedom tbh. I’d travel in in and see as much of the world as possible picking up casual work along the way to survive.

I wouldn't have a fucking dog for a start...and my house would be pristine.

Sex!!!!

Lockdown would have been quieter. I'd still be working and lots of our staff were a mix of WFH / office rota / furlough. As I've of the few on the team without kids is have expected to be expedited to work.

Is have cried over Covid etc less.

Pre covid we'd have travelled more. Holidays with friends more. Weekends away. Continue my volunteer work.

Generally much more me stuff, more sleep, probably not more money as I've always been useless with it so actually parenthood and not working had made me be better.

More sex.

I’d like to travel to remote Pacific islands by cargo boat. I have a CELTA qualification, so maybe I’d teach English.

I'd be in a constant Bridget Jones cycle of unsuitable boyfriends, shabby one bed flat and job I hated.

I'd also have a great body and fabulous underwear.

I would not be utterly exhausted all the time.

But she is worth it, I have never known a love like maternal love

I’d like to kid myself that I’d have an immaculate home and a high flying job.

In reality I’d probably be totally rudderless. Having children pulled my head out my arse and made me a doer.

I'm a total all or nothing person so I'd either be living my best life working, volunteering, exercising, lovely home, active social life or I'd be a homeless drunk.

Single, travel, job I wanted, lay ins, wouldn’t have the horrid c section belly haha! I’d have more money too.

I'd have my old life back - time to myself and time to do my hobbies, amazing holidays and meals out (pre-Covid), a DH who was my husband, not just housemate, a career, and a stress and worry free life.

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I'd have my old life back - time to myself and time to do my hobbies, amazing holidays and meals out (pre-Covid), a DH who was my husband, not just housemate, a career, and a stress and worry free life.

Same

My house would be gorgeous, pristine, modern, no chunks out of the walls, no stains on carpets or furniture.
We would be having 3 holidays a year abroad.
I’d have lovely clothes, a nice car with no boot marks on the dashboard, sweet wrappers in the side panels.
No toy boxes or Lego lying around.
Yeah, clean, tidy, carefree.

Would be: travelling the world with someone else, reading loads, writing loads, having loads of sex, keeping a tidy (ish) home, watching tonnes of interesting sweary, violent, sexy telly... and wishing I had kids... Oh my silly mind wanting things I can't have. Is this the human condition?