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Originally Posted by westopher
Having a kid really has been the best thing I've ever experienced. I'm a very anxious person, and there has been something cathartic about knowing you have no fucking control over what's going on and you just have to work it out.
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Same here. When they were newborns it seemed to help me out quite a bit not having the luxury to worry about any of the stuff I normally would.
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Originally Posted by westopher
That said, people shouldn't feel pressured to have kids. If you don't want it, why does it have to be "what you are supposed to do?"
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I love my kids more than anything, but having them has made me understand people who don't want kids even more than I did before. It's definitely not for everyone and I can totally get someone not wanting to do this.
Hell all the stuff leading up to actually having a kid can be difficult and dangerous too. Fertility issues, miscarriages, pregnancy difficulties, labor difficulties, recovery difficulties. Even with modern medicine there's a fair amount of risk involved so I can't blame anyone who doesn't want to go through that.