Childless Adults Are Living Their Best Lives Even Without Having Kids

[IronLionZion]

[LakeArenal]

1. We never wanted kids.

My only sibling didn’t have kids.
4 out of seven of Mr Lake’s siblings didn’t have kids.

The only one who wished we had was my dad. He lived babies. And Puppies. So we stuck with dogs.

Never missed them. Ever.

[Polly Hennessey]

2. Never wanted kids. Always loved

cats and dogs. Many years of happiness for me and my husband and our four-legged friends. No regrets.

[Mr.Bill]

3. I was 42 when I got married for the first and only time.

My wife had two kids who were already grown and had left home when I met her. Fast forward to today, my stepchildren are in their early 50s and doing well, currently no burden to us. We had to help them at times but it was worth it and money well spent. I have six step grandchildren and five step great grandchildren, and I have never changed a diaper.

We didn't spend money on our kids, we invested in them. It's paying off now. My grandson and his wife are very financially successful and are planning a home to be built for us on their five acre property, nothing fabulous, but a small manageable home for us to spend the rest of our senior years. Two of our great grandchildren live on the property and are three and four years old. I'm looking forward to participating in raising them.

I admit I lived like an adolescent until I was 40 and now I have this huge family. I feel I have had the best of both worlds and it continues.

[SharonClark]

12. You're lucky you found your wife when you did. You got the kids without most of the hard work

and now get to enjoy the grandkids. Congratulations.

[Mr.Bill]

13. Pretty much true,

but I have found out that anyone who thinks a kid is an 18 year responsibility definitely has never had kids. The responsibility is finally fading, but it lasted long after the age of 18.

The downside was that I was not there to see my daughter all dressed up to go to her first prom, or to get to be the proud parent at their high school graduations. I was there for a few college graduations, but that was a much more expensive ticket.

Then there's times when you have to deal out some tough love, which worked but was not pleasant.

Overall, though, more good times than bad and no regrets.

[Skittles]

4. I wish more people would find it acceptable not to have kids

there are so many fucked up people around

[Coventina]

5. As the world gets worse and worse, I'm glad I have no surviving children.

Who would want to bring a child into this world?

[Laffy Kat]

6. Absolutely.

We had two children and I'm so glad we did, but the childless people I know seem to travel a lot and truly enjoy life. Both my boys are adults now and I've always told them that living childless is a perfectly fine life choice. Although I'd love grandchildren, it's probably not in the cards. One son is gay and the other, a physicist, doesn't seem remotely interested in sex. It's still all good as long as they're happy.

[vercetti2021]

7. Exactly

I'm fine with no kids. Be too selfish to bring a child into this world as it is now

[Archae]

8. I have no kids, and never married.

Three of my sisters went through horrible marriages and divorces, and I just don't feel like doing that.

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. Same here

My 2 brothers have 3 divorces between them. Our parents had an awful marriage that ended after 35 years. I make a pretty good girlfriend and aunt, but I would be a lousy wife and mother. My dad was a bipolar alcoholic, and I've lived with depression for over 40 years. I didn't want tp spread my funky genes onto the next generation.

[IronLionZion]

9. Health insurance covers vasectomy

thanks Obama!

[niyad]

10. Childfree by choice and have never regretted it. When I want to be around

children, I can always borrow my friends' children, grands or now greats. I am a very indulgent Auntie! My kitties don't borrow the car or bring home unsuitable people.

Looking at the world, and family genetics, there was no way I wanted to bring a child into it. But I have spent a lifetime advocating for things that would make lives better.

[womanofthehills]

14. Opposite here - always knew I wanted kids

In fact, when I was 8, I heard some women could not get pregnant and worried about my fertility up till the time I got pregnant.