Looked after her when the rest went on holiday and when I left home at 18, regularly had both her and my middle sister staying with me for weekends and weeks during the summers.ĭon't get me wrong. I was 16 when my youngest sister was born and my mum relied on me heavily with her. I was the eldest in a family of 4 and was defacto childminder from the age of 8. We're both more than happy with how things are. Even though one couple took care of a baby from a relative for a couple months, raised it like their own apparently, and developed parental feelings, they didn’t want to have their own." "There were some who, looking back, would’ve wanted children. "They didn’t change them at all, if anything I was overwhelmed by the ratio of people regretting or not regretting it," she shared. We also asked the author if the replies to this post changed her opinions on being childfree at all. But with everyone around you telling you that you’ll want them sooner or later/with the right partner/etc., I was looking for some assurance (or proof that those people are right) from older folks." I have known for quite a while that I don’t want kids, at least not my own biological ones. The woman, who we will refer to as the post's author to respect her privacy, told Bored Panda, "I’m 24 and childfree. To gain more insight into how this conversation began in the first place, we reached out to the woman who posed this question on Reddit.
Then, if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article highlighting why being a parent is not for everyone, look no further than right here. Keep reading to also find interviews with the woman who sparked this conversation on Reddit in the first place and Wilmarie and Ryan of the childfree blog Life Without Kids. Be sure to upvote the replies that resonate with you or that you’d like your fellow pandas to see, and if you’re childfree, we’d love to hear how you feel about that decision in the comments down below. To set the record straight, we consulted this Reddit thread, where a curious user asked childfree people over the age of 40 how they feel about their decision not to have kids, and gathered some of the most compelling responses down below. And although being childfree is becoming more common all the time, there are still some people out there who believe that we’re all meant to have kids and that anyone who doesn’t will regret it. Whether it’s due to financial reasons, physical limitations, wanting to put all of their energy into their career instead, or simply lacking any desire to be a parent, there are infinite valid reasons for not having children.
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