Parents React To Me Being Childfree

The main problem in the US is that there isn't any motherhood allowance, child raising allowance, universal health care , no Mother Protection act, and no child aid. There isn't any paid maternity leave either. This is absolutely ridiculous. Europe and Scandinavia have those wonderful programs AND LESS TAXES!

59 childfree woman. Love it. Best decision I have ever made😊

Im 34 years old i decided to be childfree when I was 11 years old i do not regret my choice to me children should have a loving stable home life i have seen so many people who have kids and basically be neglectful towards them like Tatum o'Neil and her brother both of their parents never wanted them and left them to fend for themselves

This is so nice, it’s painful to be raised by a woman that don’t want kid’s, this happened to me and so many friends! This thing about “grandma “ my son sees his grandparents maybe every 2 years, and the woman’s that I know complaining and making the life of her children terrible by emotional and physical aggression just got pregnant “ by accident “ or because they want to get married, this is so crazy, obviously after some years they are all divorce 😢

I think being childfree looks much better or more desirable on higher incomes, where people have the money to fill their free time with travel and and amazing experiences. For everyone else, life is a lot more mundane, and the rest of the population has to rely a lot more on children for care in old age.

Nobody cares if you have kids or not. And 30 is still very young btw.

I can't believe I have never come across your channel before ...
I'm 35 years old, I am a writer and an artist, my partner of 15 years and I have two dogs. We are childfree and we enjoy life so much, it feels incredibly full, actually sometimes crammed with too many things that we want to do, want to explore, want to experience etc. We just couldn't imagine adding a child to this, it feels we would either have to "bury" our old life or become very bad parents. So the decision is clear, but this age is hard, everyone around is having kids. it just makes us review our decision again and again .. but we always come to the same conclusion. not for us. listening to this healed my heart a little bit. thank you!

So I’m a mother myself and I have an indifferent opinion of whether people have kids or not. No one’s lifestyle is better than the others if they have kids - it’s just, different - in the most neutral of ways. What makes it annoying is if you are the type of person - parent, non-parent, lover or Chinese food, vegan, meat eater, insert political party of your choice, foreign film aficionado, etc who criticizes other people’s choices because it’s not what YOU do or what YOU like. Yes, you can make a respectful observation and please be considerate of other people’s perspectives and feelings but don’t still down your point because you think it’s the correct one.

They forget that it’s very unnatural to force people to have children 😂.
I have 3 children and no one has ever run to me ,while my children are screaming at me on streets and say wow you have children that’s wonderful enjoy your stressful afternoon.

I really don't care if you have kids or not, and I don't think that most people do, either. I love my child, and have learned so much patience, humility, and empathy from her. However, do you.

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Can I just say, your photography is on point. I love your artistry and style.

its your freedom to have children and your right not to have

Ik denk dat de mensen die wel kinderen hebben misschien wat jaloers zijn op de kinderlozen, zou het niet zo zijn? Nu een kind op de wereld zetten vind ik sowiezo heel erg egoistisch en voor mij not done, ik heb zelf wel twee volwassen kinderen, maar zou ze nu niet meer op de wereld zetten, moest ik het over doen.

All fine if you don't want kids. The thing is that childless people claim they aren't missing out on anything.... but they do. We were childless too before we became parents. So we have seen and experienced both sides. Yes, you are missing out if you decide to stay childless, period. But it's your own choice, so you want to miss out because you know being a parent isn't for you. Nothing wrong with that.

35 with no kids; I feel a lot of pressure and shame to want them, thank you for discussing 🙌🏽

Cannot BELIEVE someone would say it should be required by law for women to have kids!! Quite apart from all the ethical and environmental issues with that idea, what if someone can't have kids? Would they be arrested?? 🤣

you might be surprised, but I'm a man who prefers to be single rather than settling in a toxic relationship... and I get the pretty much the same shade when it comes to not having children.

that being said, I do acknowledge that population decline can be a problem in the future, but it's not a given that it will be. 20 years ago everyone was worried about overpopulation. Well congrats, you seemed to have solved that concern by making it too expensive for people to afford children. Now deal with it.

Childfree is fine. When people question it, they are often questioning their own choices. IE, “Why do you get to do that?”

But as a technically “Childfree” woman, I love all the kids I have in my life. I love all of my relative’s children and dote on them.

I may be able to have children, I never tried. Birth control has been my friend. It’s kept me from making bad decisions.

Pls do a house tour
Your background looking so quaint😊

I’m nearly 50yo childfree by choice. Many women w kids around me are either in poor health OR super jealous of my lifestyle but they won’t say it

I’m a mother and absolutely people should not be having kids unless they are sure, and in a position to provide and emotionally support them. It’s hard, it tests you, it involves an enormous amount of sacrifice, it’s expensive and it puts a strain on your relationships with partners. I’m pleased I did it, but I was very lucky…I had support and a good relationship.

if all women becomes childfree that becomes a problem for the survival of the species, But i wonder how many humans need to exist at once?

I have only one point that procures me stress as a childfree 34 years woman. What whit all the savings that our parents gave us, our one savings…? I want to let it to my family but my sister don’t want kids either… all the work of my ancestors, parents and me are going to the state? I don’t like that idea… that’s the only fear I have

I never wanted kids. My own childhood is something I would never wish on anyone and I'm still recovering (lifelong PTSD). I have been pressured by society and partners - my ex husband tried to khs because i told him that i couldn't have his child due to my trauma (he wasn't harmed and refused to go to the hospital so I'll never know if it was a genuine attempt or just further manipulation on his part.) He felt his life had no meaning and i told him a child cannot be his raison d'etre and his response was "yes, but..." 💀

I think people thinks in moral binaries - an act is moral or immoral, and that's not true. I can say that a person who devotes her life to service the others is more noble than a life dedicated to it's own wellbeing but that does not mean that the latter is immoral. In a time which many countries are struggling with an aging population crisis I think it's correct to say that having kids is a more noble way of life - those people are helping society with little or no social incentives. But it doesn't mean that a childless life is immoral.

Until you wont have own kids till you wont imagine what it is, it changes everything

I am a mother of one child and having them changed my life. It has been wonderful seeing the development of a person and it has changed the way I see and interact with children because I finally took the time to understand them. It is a lot of hard work and it is massive change in lifestyle, priorities and even biology so I completely understand when someone does not want to jump into that with total conviction. As you said, you do not need to be a parent to be curious about children or to treat children in your life with love and respect (and not be a child hater)

I'm 54 and I knew at 18 years old i was never going to get married, never have kids. I've always said that the only way my genes (jeans) were going anywhere is when I donated them to a charity drive. I've found the sanctimonious, pompous preaching types, that can't fundamentally conceive of anyone not seeing the world they eat they do, i.e., that is are the most precious things in the world and everyone 'must' have lots of them... I call out b.s. that's an ignorant attitude, often an almost cult like religious attitude. I can't stand kiss never could, don't want to be around them nor people that are parents, they're annoying whiey cretons, so yes I never had them, never will, nor should anyone like me have them. My genetic family line is dead and gone and I'm very, very cool with that. People should do what they want in life to be happy and stress free. Anyone thinking that having kids is stress free?

You are not making it up. Neofascist racism is growing fast, sadly. 😞

In nature not all individuals breed.

I'm a father and can say that my thoughts on this topic have drastically changed AFTER becoming a parent. I now think having kids has been a net positive in my life and also believe to some degree, is to society as a whole just because generally speaking, I think parents have a tendency to look at long-term/big picture more than non-parents in a weird way. HOWEVER, I 100% support everyone's choice and do not think it's helpful to force people to do what they don't want. If you're actively deciding on a different lifestyle to mine, that is totally fine by me and none of my business. At the end of the day, having kids IS a lot of hard work and even if I'm personally OK with that (and think the benefits outweigh the difficulties), peer-pressuring people into it will only result in a bad time for the parents and kids.

The people that want women to have children just want more people to feed the system & just be a cog in the machine. They need people to pay for taxes,pensions, social welfare programs etc instead of addressing the root of the problems through knowledge and good parenting.

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That was a very good analysis on the negative reactions! I have never heard someone saying people should have kids because they are white, that was horrific!
The dog comparison was really good, I love dogs but don't want one myself because of all the work it requires. I also love kids but absolutely do not want any of my own, I'm quite happy with having nieces though ☺️

You are creating burden on future Swedish children who will never have your 90s childhood. Therefore you can look to retire outside Sweden and lessong the burden.

I am 37 and will not be having children. I don't want them; I've never aspired to having them. I think it would be more selfish too bring an unwanted child into the world.

2 Natural pressures that the rest of the world still feels is the underlying thought that if you don't have kids you are a failure as a human being and that a lot of warmer countries still have a lot of children because they have a high child mortality rate. Not having kids and being from a socially strong country does allow you that freedom... I have to admit I feel the same way in the United States, I do feel at Liberty to have or choose to not have kids. I do believe that there were pressures to have kids, and they are lessening depending on where you are and more and more. It doesn't mean I want to forever be childfree it just means choice, having the choice to have kids. If you feel threatened by not having kids, get a kid fix: teach at the YMCA, try being a 1st grade teacher, volunteer at a shelter for youth some where? Try it , see how you feel?

I'm 31F, almost 32, and I'm childfree AND single by choice! Never even been on a date! lol. I just don't like anything involving having kids, before or after they're born. It's not for me. Having an SO or being married either, for that matter. I've felt this way since middle school, and it's only gotten stronger! lol. I'm VERY happy being single and doing whatever I want whenever I want without having to answer to anyone! :D

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Most pregnancies happen accidentally and people need to drastically change their lives and give up their dreams and they have a tendency to resent women whose life plans aren't ruined by an accidental pregnancy.. it has nothing to do with worry about you personally.

Wow. You’ve posted this video exactly two months ago.

I met child free women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and none of them regret their choice
but I also met childless people who grieved for not having kids
it is the childless people who have regret because they wanted them and tried to have them
but it never happened

in my early 40s and no kids . I don't feel like it's the end of the world for women who doesn't want children . Some people in society has a problem with it which is ridiculous . If the economy was much better then maybe the birthrates would increase all around

My wife and me are in our late 40s and we never had kids.
It's so great living in a nice, quiet house with plenty of room to spread out.

My parents was upset with me because my hubby and I want to enjoy our childfree lifestyle. We're only in our mid-20s trying to learn more about adult life.

Thank you for not having children. You don’t want one and you are doing great service for your hypothetical future children. They won’t be happy and thriving if they got you as mom. Keep up the great work!

It’s not you that’s selfish. It’s them that are narcissistic.