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I dont understand why anyone would want children

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Careerchangeplease · 09/09/2025 13:05

I'll preface this by saying I can sort of semi understand why people with lots of money and time and support etc would have a more enjoyable time having kids but for the 90% of the population, I dont understand why anyone would want to have kids and give themselves

  • less sleep and rest
  • more work
  • more stress
  • less money
  • more worry/anxiety
  • less free time
  • less relaxation/leisure time
All the stuff that comes with pregnancy and birth, pain, bleeding, prolapses etc etc Not to mention all the shit things that are happening in the world, the fact that the kids will probably never be able to buy a house, cost of living is just getting worse etc Obviously each to their own and live and let live but am I missing something?

HopeMumsnet · 09/09/2025 13:56

Hi all,
Just to say that we have moved this to Chat because it was originally posted on the Child-free board, where it didn't sit exactly comfortably. It does have the potential for an interesting conversation especially if everyone sticks to our long-standing aeons-old guidelines.

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