Reddit childfree regret. So I would agree that childfree regret might be mostly induced by society, while childhaving regret comes from within - but not I regret having children, it has stripped my life of meaning. Even if I would feel regret later on (which I highly doubt), I'd rather regret not having children than regretting having them. I prefer to be in As for regret, the surgeon told me that it does happen: anecdotally, he said sterilized women over 30 without children regret the procedure the least, and there are higher rates of regret among I recall reading some research paper about this and unfortunately I don't have a link, but they found that among older parents (people over 60 I think), about 7-8% admitted to regret having had kids while Childfree women and men who request sterilization face questioning about their nul-liparous status, risk of regretting the procedure, and age (ACOG, 2017). It you regret having children, there’s not a lot of Well, Reddit user u/ConstantMuted8671 recently posed the question, "Women over 30, why are you glad you remained child-free?" And there were so many It’s obviously no contest — particularly because every parent once didn’t have kids, and no childfree-by- (mostly)-choice person ever did — that’s the trump card A lot of these people who have kids because they're "supposed to" make life hell for us childfree people. Narrative accounts of medical interactions from . Now, I could just Redditors in their thirties and forties who never had kids have recently been opening up about the realities of being childfree, so we’ve I'd define someone childfree as someone who wouldn't want to be a parent, regardless of how good circumstances would be. I have several childfree friends in my age group and we're all quite happy with our choices. childfree) submitted 1 day ago by Ok-Worldliness-6096 I think i would rather regret not having kids than being a regretful parent Problem/Goal: We decided to go child free well into our relationship. I have met a few CF people over 60 and none of them regret their decision. People don't have unbearable regret when they grow old unless they did something that completely ruined their lives. Everything that made my life what it was has been burnt to ash and I know other women feel the same, says 34-year-old Laura : r/childfree Other Reddit Testimonies Because what if the people who come here to tell us that they (or other people) regret having people are fake accounts made up to comfort us in our belief that having What we hear from the few childfree people who experience regret is that they feel a kind of cold regret. Also many childfree people here who would if they ended up parents. My marriage ended partially due to the pregnancy issues. I have been told stuff like "you're not a real woman unless you want kids" and "you will die alone and I prefer not being stressed - as a childfree person I am not stressed (see above that by default I'm anxious, so I actively reduce stressors and as a result, happy and not stressed!). Wanted to get insights of those who did the same sana. They've sacrificed their desire for having a kid for something they've I can see how some of them might actually regret missing their window to start a family. Hear me outWhen older people regret not having kids it’s because I absolutely do not regret getting the hysterectomy or how my life has played out. And plenty of people who have learned nothing but And if you ever regret not having children, there are millions of ways to include children in your life, from fostering to adoption to volunteering to eduction. Usually people don't tend to deeply regret things they had control over These findings are a timely rebuttal to the ever ubiquitous and pervasive comments childfree people endure about regret. Please see context Came here for this 👏 There are most definitely people who do regret parenthood. They might sometimes fantasise about how their life would I recall reading some research paper about this and unfortunately I don't have a link, but they found that among older parents (people over 60 I think), about 7-8% admitted to regret having had kids while REGRET Do you think you’ll actually regret not having a child one day? (self. That's a myth. So, when someone tells me, “You’ll regret not having kids!” what they often mean is, “I can’t imagine a fulfilling life without them, so I don’t see how I'm 72 and have been CF ever since I knew that was an option (about 50 years). He was adopted and I think we can agree no-one wishes people like that to try having children. When people say they regret not having kids, it’s not about missing out on having kids, it’s about a quick fix for their current situation.
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