Post #1473403

2026-04-21 00:08 UTC

Were you told you would regret having your kids? That’s wild. It’s a lot more common for people to be told that they will regret not having kids, than being told they’ll regret having them… so I think the similarities in the responses is quite natural, dont you? Not a lot of parents can answer this post with their kids in mind, but pretty much every voluntarily childless person can.

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@sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2026-04-21 00:17

I’ve certainly heard the sentiment from childfree people before. My late BIL used to call kids “demon spawn” and “crotch fruit” and loudly proclaim he would never have children because they’re such a drain physically and financially. There’s assholes everywhere unfortunately. I know childfree people frequently get pushed to have kids as well.

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@fizzle@quokk.au 2026-04-21 00:44

It’s a lot more common for people to be told that they will regret not having kids, than being told they’ll regret having them That’s not my experience, at all. When I was in my 20s plenty of older guys would tell me not to have kids. Admittedly, these were the older weirdos hanging out at bars, but the source of the advice isn’t really in question right now.

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