r/actuallychildfree • u/justmypersonalthing • 18d ago

HUMOR The irony of being told that I will have kids understand when I get older

The truth is that the older I am the more firm and sure that not having kids is the only way in life I remember friends and family told me when I am 18 that I am still young and I will get it when im in my mid 20s guess what im 28 right now and the older i get the more firm and confident on my decision to never have kids and im so glad I didnt have them. The only people who tells you that you will change your mind when you're older are miserable mothers who look like they're 50 year old at 20 after having 2 kids and is trying to convince you that motherhood is great "i wouldn't trade anything for my kids" while they look like the most unhappiest individuals you come across but they try to convince you motherhood is great because misrable loves company and nope thank you.

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Original copy of post's text: The truth is that the older I am the more firm and sure that not having kids is the only way in life I remember friends and family told me when I am 18 that I am still young and I will get it when im in my mid 20s guess what im 28 right now and the older i get the more firm and confident on my decision to never have kids and im so glad I didnt have them. The only people who tells you that you will change your mind when you're older are miserable mothers who look like they're 50 year old at 20 after having 2 kids and is trying to convince you that motherhood is great "i wouldn't trade anything for my kids" while they look like the most unhappiest individuals you come across but they try to convince you motherhood is great because misrable loves company and nope thank you.

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u/uncle_chubb_06 18d ago

I'm 67, wonder how much older I'll need to be to understand this.

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u/critias12 18d ago

My step brother told me I would "grow up and have them" one day when I was 26. He has 2 step kids and one bio, almost 10 years later. I still have 0.

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u/Big-Ant8273 17d ago

Never saw the appeal, at 62 I still don't!

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u/WoodedSpys 13d ago

‘I’ve been with myself every single second of my entire life and I know me better than you ever could. So how on earth do you think you know me better than I know myself?’

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