Many of those children are determined to never subject children of their own to such dysfunction and mental illness.
Posted on 07/27/2024 6:01:13 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Why?
Petco etc.
Pretty interesting until the last paragraph.
Our stacks of Benjamins will take care of us in our ‘dotage’, so please don’t worry. It’s been great, with absolutely no regrets from either of us, to remain kid-less; we are financially very stress-free, time-wise totally free (could focus on our business, which succeeded beyond our wildest dreams, which we can and do run from any continent), and we both love a quiet house. Look at what kids become; every day I am very glad I don’t have to bother with any of the strife they bring. I doubt very much either of us will suddenly ‘regret’ anything. By the way, where are your kids? Do you really know what they’re up to? Bet you don’t.
As you do, I also prefer to speak English.
Many young people have been complaining that older people are being “selfish” for not selling their homes. I disagree.
Also, I don’t think the article is criticizing young couples specifically. It gave an example of a couple aged 60 and 49.
It’s a personal decision. If a couple doesn’t want children, then, as long as they avoid pregnancy, they shouldn’t have children.
As to your last post, what would you say older people should have done about “illegals taking up housing”?
P.S. (I see you’re pretty new here. Welcome aboard.)
Many of those children are determined to never subject children of their own to such dysfunction and mental illness.
“As to your last post, what would you say older people should have done about “illegals taking up housing”?”
Kicked them out of the country by force for starters
Respectfully disagree. Any inheritance I got from my folks I’d gladly give back to have another day with them.
“You think people who live in houses should be blamed because the prices have gone up?”
Maybe they should stop demanding the government intervene and artificially keep housing prices high, every house in the USA is at minimum 75% higher than it should be
Rather be locked in a room with a puppy who’s got diarrhea for a month than try to raise kids.
not to mention it’s hard to convince young women to have kids when every example they see nowadays is screaming brats because the current parents plop them down in front of ipads when they exit the birth canal
Yeah and it hurts real bad. I’m staying single and flying my planes. When I retire I’ll get a cat or two and a border collie to herd them to keep them in line.
So those old people should demand something of our government? Have you noticed the government doesn’t give a damn what the citizens want? And they don’t give a damn about what citizens are guaranteed under our Constitution.
You nailed it.
I’ve heard that half of all marriages end in divorce. No doubt a substantial number of the rest will end in widowhood, prior to age of, say, 50 or 60.
So I would say that many people don’t want children because they don’t want to matter much to anyone when they’re older.
Scene from an old flick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hta0ndC7Dqw
“Childless you are...”
Unfortunately you are correct and right on the money. I am already beyond that stage in my life but if I be younger with the state of the economy and the world situation what it is I would give it a second thought before starting a family. Before long starting a family may become the privilege of a few with sufficient means.
I wish I could have had children. Medical conditions that were discovered in my mid-teens resulted in a tubal ligation and eventual partial hysterectomy by 27.
Adoption is off the table, too. There’s no way an agency will look at our finances and living situation and say, “Take your pick!”
It’s one thing if a couple genuinely cannot afford to have children and are avoiding it. I’d hate to bring a child into abject poverty, especially in this economy. Resources are growing more scarce as more people fall into poverty and lose their homes thanks to the erosion of purchasing power.
I also didn’t want to be passing on my illness-ridden genes. I don’t want kids enduring what I went through.
Nailed it.
Many of us tried. Even in California, six million of us voted for Proposition 187 to deny benefits to illegals. One judge overturned it. Americans made it abundantly clear, again and again, that we didn't want illegal immigration. It was forced on us. I guess we should have shot illegals, or suspected illegals, on the streets? Escorted them to the border and pushed them over? What?
The years I raised my children were the best years of my life, all the way through their teen years. If I could choose to relive a period of time, I would pick those years.
Pushes my buttons when I hear this. I bought my first house when I was a teen, single. It was a FSBO in a good neighborhood and I paid it off in a few years with no help from anyone. It wasn't 50 years ago, more like 10. It wasn't Pac Heights or the Upper East Side, but it wasn't the hind end of Buffalo either. There are plenty of places in the US where you can find an affordable home.
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