ProphetOfPhil
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We're good thanks
Sep 16, 2021 1:14 PM
ProphetOfPhil
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We're good thanks
DukePhelan
I love my kids and they make my days better, but please if you aren't sure you want them do not have children.
ProphetOfPhil
My SO lives at home with her mother and brother, brother has 3 kids, all young. I wasn't sure but that house cemented my answer
SmashySashimi
"That'll be 3 money please." DAMMIT!
tacopartyinyourmouth
I am incredibly happy with my tubal. Some people get real butt hurt that I have exercised my bodily autonomy this way
maybeamarecan
I'm all for not having kids as much as Ricky Gervais's bit. but after just recently watching Idiocracy, I can't help but...wonder...what if?
sushiengineer
We're still deciding if we want kids. Our kids don't know that but when we figure it out they'll be the first to know
Jenshk
ProphetOfPhil
somethingsomethingsomethingclever
I love my kids to death. At the same time I can appreciate people that don't want kids. Too many people out there that shouldn't be parents
PPlank
And when the other one dies you're left all on your own. Then comes the big sad. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ProphetOfPhil
I don't want to have kids just so if my SO dies first I have company. We just don't want them. It's ok if you do want kids
ilsen
Not sure I get the point of this post.
FAroundFindOut
Smart & moral decision. There’s less than 30 years of quality life left on this planet before climate change kicks into high gear
Kbantar
Dude, many of us here have 0 kids and 0 money.
flaminghotchido
I have 3 kids and money. Some exceptions I guess haha.
skythief24
But how else am I supposed to fix my toxic marriage?
MyNameIsCoolerThanYours
Therapy. It's actually kinda useful lol
Thatknifeguy
No no, that can’t be right… have another kid!
demergivore
This is misleading, it's actually no kids no money, 1 kid -1 money, 2 kids -2 money, and so on
ProphetOfPhil
So you're saying -1 kid = 1 money, -2 kids = 2 money?
demergivore
Exactly! Fun fact, that's how Epstein made his several moneys.
martineb72
How about no kids, and still no money.
Mewmus
better than kids and no money
daojones75
No kids, no pets, no responsibility! Just me and my wife doing whatever we want whenever we want! (Now if I could just not need my job…)
SkynetWithAPoopKnife
That's the life
MyNameIsCoolerThanYours
Woot woot. Child free and just got my tubes removed! Such a great feeling.
Thatknifeguy
Just healed from getting snipped! I like the child free club!
Mewmus
worst part was the 3 local anesthesia shots to the sack. stung like a motherfucker
Thatknifeguy
God did those suck. “You’ll feel some pressure”. Yeah, sure, the same way I feel pressure when I get kicked.
Mewmus
did you get a heat lance for your cauterization or an electric one?
MyNameIsCoolerThanYours
I can only imagine the person that would feel the need to downvote this lol god forbid I make decisions about my own uterus
maholt
no kids, still no moneys
Sconels
Best I can do is no kids and no money
HogWashDiddler
Or...for a more realistic take....'no kids and no money'
PimpinKen
And that's where I'm at
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HogWashDiddler
Kbantar
Is today really the day you learned poor people exist? Really, that's your position?
YouGoHugo
Mmmmokay
Darkadonnis
Right? I'm barely meeting my needs. Also why I don't have pets - I can't be sure I can provide for them
imgurianitarian
And so many people make this mistake. Animals get pricey. Think hard about your means.
Kbantar
Pricey especially if you care about them.
TheLeanWolf
Well '3 money' doesn't sound like a lot..
HogWashDiddler
Still more then 0
ktncuteness
Alpha5772
For all you non parents with all that money, who do you leave it too? Charities, nephews, a random imgurian you don't know?
joeyecho101
TinyOctopus
Tiny Octopus has 2 kids and 1.3 money.
RackhamTheRed
What did you do with the rest? Buy octopus drugs?
TheyHaveThePlantButWeHaveThePower
I've never seen so many downvotes for you Tinyoctopus! I don't think people realize who you are. I thought you deserved a +1. Was funny.
Toofwess
There's enough people in this fucked up world. I'll pass on adding to the problem.
magnesiumshoecovers
Paradoxically the best course is to have 1 child, who has 1, who has 1. Putting everything into them. Otherwise your mindset dies with you.
magnesiumshoecovers
.. and all your possessions go to a person who wants 5 kids.
imgurianitarian
Jokes on you I have no possessions. Only junk.
Auxilium
I'll consider kids when our Government will realize that people won't produce good results if we keep 40 hours work weeks and minimal pay
Kbantar
Our government is run by rich people that care about short term profits, not long term, or "good results" by any other metric.
EchoWhiskyBravo
Brother, 40 hours a week isn’t a heavy lift.
SerialChickenLover
You could have three or more days a week to give to your family or personal pursuits, and yet you want to give them to your employer.
drbloodbathmc
It’s not the hours (though studies indicate 30-32 is much better for mental health), it’s the pay that is grossly low. 1/2
drbloodbathmc
Millennials have about a quarter of the wealth boomers had when they were the same median age we are now 2/2
SerialChickenLover
And the $15 min wage people fought like hell for in some states is already too low.
jcarenza67
Too bad empirical evidence proves otherwise. Brother
DustyPigeon
I know some DINKs who are amazingly happy, but I enjoy my kids. DINK is Dual Income No Kids FYI
Lazybot
Now you know where Doug's neighbors, the Dinks, got their name.
ProphetOfPhil
I'm glad you enjoy your kids, it's good to know they're Inna loving home. I think they're just not for everyone though
zanoii
More people should reason like this. I love kids but never wanted any of my own. Not for me. Don’t get kids because it’s the norm.
PapaBaruk
And here I thought that's what a group of Peter Dinklages we're named.
ITellBadPuns
It's a "to each their own" kind of thing I think. You gotta live the life you want to live
Supaji
dildos are double income large dog owners
DustyPigeon
I am going to use this just as soon as I can!
Czarmorte
So that makes me a SINK then? I'm cool with that
SkynetWithAPoopKnife
Dogs > children.
maplegrl
We're DINKS except for our dogs. We are 100% ok with it.
DustyPigeon
Are you the Dildos the dude up above was referring to?
squalenework12
You kept your word. So fast!
CT1space3DX
Today I learned I'm a DINK.....or perhaps 1/2 of a DINK?
DustyPigeon
Youd be a SINK.
AwwDamn321
Yea but it also refers to people who have kids but are grown and out the house. But the statement still stands. I’ve heard the moment they>>
AwwDamn321
leave is a joyous occasion.
terriblethunderlizards
i like my kids but being a parent isn't easy. definitely not for everyone.
deannaisaberry
I love being a parent too! And I would never wish it on anyone who didn't truly want it lol
DukeofKMS
I‘m glad you have kids. I gladly pay more in taxes for not having any
sadsquatch
Same. And I’ve never had money so I don’t know the difference
CPLKenDude
I have one...it's endless work. Lots of fun mixed in though!
PastaLaPizzaBaby
freckledkink
I agree. It has ups and downs and isn't for everyone. I love it and my kids. They're actually good people (not mom-biased). I hope they
freckledkink
Keep on being good people. That's about all I ask of them (and do the best they can in any situation).
ProphetOfPhil
I'm glad you like your kids and I agree they're not for everyone. It does get tiring hearing "it's different when they're your kids" though
Habfan18
Yeah it’s worse
CommodusLeitdorf
I mean, it is different but that doesn't mean its for everyone. If you don't want them dont have them
Kbantar
I think ot's like being a man. Despite the obvious increased hardships faced by women, many would still prefer to be women.
zazznz
They tell themselves that, but it's not. Money leeching pains in the arse every day, with sprinklings of cuteness and reasons to be proud
DutchBoeremeisie
My hb said "if we had 7 kids, we'd love them with all our hearts and take great care of them. Doesn't mean we should have 7 kids, though".
CyngusX1
It's different when you kids......you're always tired
creamyt
There are some amazing, unique experiences you get with kids. Both of pure joy and incalculable frustration and/or panic.
creamyt
There are a number of reasons to not have kids that are perfectly valid. Plus you can change your mind in the future. But you don't have to!
freckledkink
Eh, women only have a certain amount of time and men need a womb and an egg. Fostering and adopting aren't easy to get into.
XicoLarico
But it is eheh doesnt mean better tho, just different.
halshing
You're more willing to put up with shit if they're your own kids. I mean, do you put up with yourself...?
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
As a brand new parent who heard that all his marriage, oddly enough it is different. However, it still isn't for everybody. Do what you & 1
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
your partner want and forget what everyone else pressures you into. It isn't their life, it is yours. Live it how you want.
RumpBuffalo
Well OF COURSE it's different. It's different for most people when it's their furniture. That doesn't mean having children will suddenly
RumpBuffalo
Make your want/like them though, like some people seem to believe
iamthedoctorthisismytardis
Exactly, 100% agree. Tho I didn't realize how different it truly is, until she came along. But, again, people's reasons to/not to have kids1
daftthoughts
It is different -- if you wanted them in the first place! It's also a lifetime commitment (not 18 years, it's for LIFE) and it requires a >
daftthoughts
> lot of personal sacrifice to prioritize your children. It should be a decision made after doing a lot of thinking, and not 'because it's >
daftthoughts
> different when it's yours', or 'everyone is doing it', or 'your life won't be complete without kids'. That last one in particular irks >
njr12
Kids are like farts. Other people’s are loud and nasty. You don’t mind yours though. In fact, you’re even weirdly proud of them sometimes.
Kbantar
Proof you don't live on my block... because my garlic flatulence is a crime against nature.
Kbantar
My mom's 70 year old husband can tell if I'd eaten garlic in the past 72 hours.
Messina
As in... smelling it in your farts or just your skin/breath smell?
Kbantar
Skin. That long after eating even I don't still have gas.
HMSFord
TRUTH.
AcidZebra
PlankTableGo
LOOK CLOSER LENNY
MAN9000
One of the reasons I wanted to have kids was because it seemed like the people without them tended to be more self centered, less gracious.
SmashySashimi
Is this a Treehouse of Horror?
wallsywallsybingbang
No its one of homers daydreams
TheyHaveThePlantButWeHaveThePower
Indeed
ThatGuyFromJustSouthOfTheMiddleOfNowhere
DINK = Dual income, no kids
SingingandDancingInTheRain
Dunno, sounds judgmental. Pigeon holey? Dinks must be diverse, why count people’s income streams? Envy of nice holidays and tidy homes?
CalvinisHobbes
How about Dionk?: Duel Income One Kid (that'd be me). We are friends with several DINKS. Kids/no kids, nobody in our circle cares
FiveShiftOne
I mean, it just describes a couple that both work and have no childcare-related expenses.
SingingandDancingInTheRain
It doesn't really describe them, it reduces people to an acronym, with no reflection of their culture or individuality.
FiveShiftOne
It doesn't do any of that. It doesn't attempt to do any of that, because it needn't. It is a descriptive term that does not reduce them >
FiveShiftOne
and has no interaction at all with their culture or individuality. It's just a shorthand so I can say thinks like "I look forward to being >
CT1space3DX
Older childless couple here.....by choice! Never regretted that decision.
ilikevans
It is best to do it by choice. Have friends who just kept putting it off until having kids was never an option. I am happy you got to choose
CT1space3DX
As we reached our 30's and 40's we did question the decision. Late 60's now and still OK with the decision. For the record we love kids >
CT1space3DX
We both had long teaching careers. Love to be around our nephews and nieces and now their kids. Just wasn't a lifestyle we wanted.
triptolemus510
Same.
destructo5000
Like I always say to people...you ever decide you want kids later, there are plenty out there to adopt that need a good home.
PPlank
Never regretted that decision so far. (While this meme is relying on Homer Simpson...)
siilverbolt3
Childless couples unite! And then go do anything we want on any night of the week
mcglirkymeow
Childcare, not childless.
CT1space3DX
Well...there is that
mossc8
Go on holiday twice a year, rather than once during the school holiday.
azurevin
And who will inherit your accumulated wealth in the end? Surely you're not simply "fine" with it all going to the government, riiite?
ILikeToMakeBelieveICanSpeakForeignLanguages
We still have friends and family yaknow....
Fryfryfryfry
Accumulating wealth? In the current times? Good one :D
CT1space3DX
Family....siblings and their children.
siilverbolt3
Charities, scholarships, relatives. We are childless we still have families and friends. Or throw it in a bush for all I care, I'll be dead
Mewmus
*childFREE, not childless
doesntmatter
Using childfree instead of childless is usually the mark of separation between a normal person who doesn't want kids and a creep who 1/
doesntmatter
doesn't just hate children but hates other people having children too. 2/2
sospicy
I disagree. For me it’s an important distinction to respect those who want to have children, but can’t, “childless”. “Childfree” meaning I
sospicy
don’t have children, but also am choosing not to have them.
TheS4ndm4n
If only children were free
toadwoman25
Exactly
amishbrobot
We've decided children aren't for us, but I always have the worry that I'm going to regret it or change my mind later. (33)
mcglirkymeow
I’m 50. You won’t.
stickywiggit
I also worried about that but I'm 38 now and have only become more certain over time. The social pressure releases when you approach 40.
CT1space3DX
We questioned the choice too.....every once in a while. You question lots of life decisions, but this one we don't regret.
mouthfullofpebbles
Exactly. Better not to gamble on this, than to have kids and regret it. And you can still be an important adult in other peoples kids life!
amishbrobot
Glad to hear it! Our idea is that if we changed our minds later, we would adop but honestly I think adopting a dog would be far more likely
CT1space3DX
Yes..we went through that discussion also. I think a mature mellow cat is in our future. Good on you guys for thinking it through
Lesighsear
Me and my so went through the same , we used to say maybe have kids then had a pup and trained it properly now that answer is naaa fuck kids
Lesighsear
We prefer dogs :)
MyDogsBeinStupid
But who will be obligated to take care of you when you can no longer care for yourself?
MyDogsBeinStupid
Jk. I have accepted that part of my choice is that I have to die alone.
CT1space3DX
Paid caretakers. There is no guarantee your kids will even like you, much less be around.
AShartInTheWind
I'm just gonna go to Washington and do assisted suicide when I get too old to have a decent quality of life.
Dalael
It can happen.. we changed our mind, im 40 shes 36. Didnt want kids until about 8 months ago...
TheFreemen
How can you never regret that choice without expirencing the opposite first?
CT1space3DX
Oh my...well....if you take the road less traveled...what the hell did you miss on the well traveled road? You can't back up in life.
trigonman3
I read the news. And imgur comments.
crazyspelling
Because you're content with the outcome already achieved?
FrequentlyBaffled
See your friends with kids. Then see world news. Easy decision not to have any.
stickywiggit
You don't need to have kids to feel like there's a gaping void in your life that could be filled by them. Not me, but I can see that.
Mewmus
you can't just try before you buy when it comes to having children