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which one do you prefer? having kids or no kids? and why?? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by hungrythirstyhorny@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] WanakaTree@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I have a kid and I feel this way.

To be clear, I absolutely love my son and I'm glad I have him. But I also still feel like if I had decided not to have kids, I'd have been fine with it.

It's a different framing now though, of "Do you want a kid", in the hypothetical, vs. "Would you be ok if you didn't have [Insert your kid's name here]." I'd be devastated if my son were not in my life. But I think I'd have been fine if I chose not to have a kid.