25 Honest Reasons People Refuse to Have Kids

1.

I think having children isn't something you do because you don't have a reason not to. I would have children if I had a really good reason to, and I don't. It's an important, life-changing decision that involves an innocent person being brought into the world. I don't think I should do that just because might as well.-u/DM_Rexy

2.

I'm selfish when it comes to my quiet time. I love being alone.-u/Worried_Jaguar_912

3.

I am physically disabled with a genetic circulation condition. I don't want to pass my condition onto others, and the physical aspects of raising children would be too much strain on me.-u/odysseyshot

4.

Expensive, plus being a teacher, I have seen enough and don't want to come home to deal with more kids.-deleted user

5.

I like my own personal space.-u/NotYourAverage666

6.

Because I genuinely would not be happy with kids. I strongly believe that all kids deserve to be wanted, but not all people deserve to be parents.-u/Express_Topic_4081

7.

I have no desire to raise a child, or care for one, or be responsible for one. I am lazy, I can take care of myself just fine, but the extra work to raise a child for something I don't want isn't worth it. I want financial freedom, freedom to make spontaneous decisions, children wouldn't allow for that-u/haircatmoon

8.

They grow up and tell you what you did wrong.-u/badbarn85

9.

I refuse to f*ck up a child as badly as my parents f**ked me up, and I don't think I could cope with being responsible for an infant or a toddler. Also, my genes aren't worth passing on.-u/darthfruitbasket

10.

gestures broadly-u/lasagnaromance

11.

I don't want them to suffer-u/Responsible-Page-344

12.

They’re expensive, loud, time-consuming, and don’t smell good.Plus I don’t feel like putting my body through a year of physical hell just to follow it up with 18 years of putting my goals and career to the side to make sure it doesn’t stick a fork in a socket or swallow a bee.-u/thatbikerchick51

13.

I never understood why so many want children. Life is a huge adventure without children. With children, it’s a job for twenty years-u/Hotspur2018

14.

In order of justification;-I don’t want to.-I can’t afford to.-There’s already quite a lot of us already.-Global climate change, political instability, and a very uncertain future.-u/Hiding_behind_you

15.

Cause they won't wag their tail on seeing me-u/CryptoNoob2077

16.

Noisy, noisy, and noisy-u/Treeoflifetheory

17.

I can tell my partner I love her more than anyone else in the world and actually mean it.-u/Chrisnolliedelves

18.

Pregnancy is so gross to me-u/CompetitiveVanilla14

19.

I like my time and hobbies. My dad was the same way. Rather than putting his hobbies on hold, he was an absent father. I don't want to have to make that choice in my life.-u/thunder2132

20.

I struggled with mental health for a long time. I don't want to bring someone into this world who might suffer the same way.And I'm alone.-u/reflect-the-sun

21.

They sh*t themselves. They drink too much milk and puke cottage cheese. Annoying most of the time. Can't talk right for like 2-3 years, then they don't make sense for the next 15-20. Expensive as f*ck. There is a chance they hate you and kill you in your sleep.I'd rather be an uncle and call it a day. -u/ASneakyKat

22.

They’re liabilities-u/Disastrous-Resort-45

23.

My cat is demanding and adorable as it is. I’d also take cat scratches and the occasional peed blankets any day over a ruined body and life, lmao-u/stupidmacaroni

24.

My sister had a baby with her boyfriend while she was still living at home and I wanted to kill myself from the baby’s constant crying every hour of the day. No way in hell I would purposely put myself through that again. People with more than one kid are psychos.-u/zeroj20

25.

You could get a yacht, or send a kid to college and pay for at least 18 years worth of food, clothes, and toys… hard choice, right?-u/Extension-Fox2081