lsybarra
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Double whiskey, 2 glasses of water and bill please bartender.
Jun 5, 2022 7:07 PM
lsybarra
181625
2999
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Double whiskey, 2 glasses of water and bill please bartender.
TankingFever
I've got the need.....the need to not breed.
Dejavudu
No kids. No regrets. Lots 'o money.
CheeseGreaterGood
38 and in the same boat. Childfree for the win!
azimir
Good for you. I've got 6 kids and I'm happy. You have zero kids and you're happy. Everyone wins!
builtlikemacktruck
53 and dodged that bullet... :)
Twinklepot
Wine certainly helps these complicated situations
NLOVNI
Yeah. I have them all the time little man.
WhaaatDa
I have kids. Don't have kids.
sirmixanaverageamount
I have kids. Do have kids. Now what?
ParallelParkingInABurka
Huh, you reposted that right after saving it. That is always so weird to me. Wouldn't it make more sense to wait? My dump is still on FP.
zeacorzeppelin10
I have a nephew and I don't want kids
BigDumbGinger
As a parent who was dreading this kind of thing, it's the sweetest experience a 3-5yr old can give you - they're trying to make conversation
msdss
This is why I don't have kids. Well... That and I hate them.
SuperDramaticFusion
Ahhh... children and alcoholism. *snorts birth control*
JudenCajun
AndrewBuggy
Well done.
aifeloadawildmoss
I too am child free. And grateful every day!
Audioclark
I love being a parent but I know that not everyone wants to be and that's fine.
Idonotkillpeoplethatismyleastfavoritethingtodo
I love listening to stupid kid's ramblings <3
blockberd
This person gets it! Thanks.
wazeewa
I don't understand people who don't. Kids are a CHOICE. I know some people want to be grandparents but you can't force someone to have kids.
CinnamonBunny
So don't get any
GayCanadianJew
Way ahead of you
Slayer3k
Happy no parents day to you! My fav. day of the year. Cuz it's every day
PippinTea
Sorry bout your parents…
lsybarra
Every day I wake up and hear my cousins talk about kids. I just go... "Oh yea?"
Slayer3k
I worked a lot with kids in the past and really don't mind them at all. But i don't wanna raise a kid at all. absolutly no chance.
agentofmidgard
I just got accepted to Childhood Pedagogy school and I think the exact same thing. I get along with them well but don't want one at all..
FlashyBeige
Everyone should do what they want. I do get tired of the smug/self satisfied contempt for children that some ppl have though.
FlashyBeige
Like, I'm never going to let my kids be shitty in public, but a lot of people don't realize they aren't small adults.
builtlikemacktruck
I was so relieved when my doc approved my vasectomy at 32! Paid off when a gf after that tried saying I got her pregnant!
Rookie8286
Having kids certainly isn’t for everyone, but the tremendous intangibles you get far outweigh the obvious downsides.
GayCanadianJew
That’s entirely based on perspective. It depends on what those things you get are worth to YOU.
Rookie8286
Yeah, that’s why I said having kids isn’t for everyone.
GayCanadianJew
I’m just saying, those “intangibles” you talk about that outweigh the downsides? They don’t do that for everyone. Quite the opposite.
Rookie8286
I think we agree. If the intangibles don’t outweigh the downsides, you probably shouldn’t have children.
NostalgicNau
Yeah, soon 40 and zero children, as I always say I will never do "child rearing" ?
grlwithnoname
Idonotkillpeoplethatismyleastfavoritethingtodo
Hahahahahahahaha
PlumbingPredator
Hahaha that's adorable and funny!
Griphox
NoKidsTeam
vicsan2000
As an uncle, can confirm
Canadianidiot86
As a great uncle can also confirm
GermanShepherdGuy
42 my wife had older kids when I met her and now I have grandkids. But I wouldn’t want my own.
cardinal29
Actually the best situation, grandkids are delightful, especially when they go home!
GermanShepherdGuy
You got it. If I’ve had enough which isn’t super often I just stand up and say “time to go!!” Lol
timvan007
I love listening to my niece's nonsense. It's way more entertaining than any adult I talk to.
GayCanadianJew
I’d rather talk to my friends (who are adults) than a child any day of the week. But we’re all different I guess.
Ilikestyx
you should hang out with more interesting adults.
MrFancyPanzer
Same. my step nephew likes to ask the same question like five times even if you answered it the first time.
superheavydeathmetal
When I was a kid, I would do that because I did not understand, or there was something unsatisfactory about the answer, and I was hoping …
superheavydeathmetal
to have it explained in a different way to clear things up. So, perhaps next time you could ask if that makes sense or if he has any …
superheavydeathmetal
follow-up questions.
MrNardtastic
Ok but hear me out. Have you ever met or known a grown ass person that did the same? Or told u the same story they done told you 5 times? >>
MrNardtastic
>>which was worse. That's right the adult was. Those ppl are the worst!
GayCanadianJew
I can walk away from an adult like that without issue. If I walk away from a kid talking to me people say I’m rude. So I’d rather the adult.
MrFancyPanzer
I understand kids behave like they are drunk, i just dont want to be subjected to it.
nanyatenyaa
No, because if you tell an adult to stop, they usually will. If you tell a kid to stop, they'll either cry, or double down or throw a fit.
andwings2go
That’s just having a good friend for a decade or longer, heard all of each other’s stories already. Just nod and act like you haven’t.
MrNardtastic
I'm talking bout ppl that do it in the span of a couple hours
andwings2go
Within a couple hours of meeting them? That’s a douche bag of no consequence. Ignore.
mebe21
I like "This is a good story" and listen intently if it's in a group where others might not have heard it.
Metallica93
Got denied a vasectomy in my early 20s, but should have enough for one before I turn 30. By Grabthar's hammer, what a savings! All the dogs!
showmeallyourkitties
My husband got his around 27 or 28 in Kansas, could be it helped he was married & I was his ride for the procedure, wish you luck my dude
DisneyCountdowns
47 y/o with no kids, wife and I are swimming in cash with 8 dogs. Rental properties, Disney 3 times a year, sporadic sex like teenagers.!!
Squeezidelic
Best of luck! Just got my tubal 3 days ago at 31. I have never felt so free.
creegro
Rasdwa
if the vasectomy is denied again, you can still come back to that hammer thing.
teardropivyyearofthetiger
At 37 I was *almost* denied a tubal ligation because I was “too young”. I already had a baby and my mother and husband had to fight 4 me
cardinal29
/r/childfree sub has a list of friendly doctors in the sidebar of the desktop site
Metallica93
Found that a while ago and certainly plan to use it when it's time!
quailow
I looked the doctor in the eye and said if he didn't do it I'd take care of it at home. He scheduled the appointment.
Metallica93
This man gets results! Just, uh... don't mind if I yoink that line...
quailow
Just remember to cauterize the ends after you yoink the line.
Metallica93
Damn it, Jim, I'm an Imgur user, not a doctor!
MrsUnderstoop
Enough what?
Metallica93
Yeah, I butchered that one. Have enough money again* lulz
lsybarra
Demon semen!
tinydog
MrsUnderstoop
I hate that it’s someone else’s decision for reproductive preferences
redexodus
well i think vasectomy rejection is on medical grounds. maybe not being able to afford it which is kinda yah
shorey66
Only in the US
SanshinDojo
Canada too.
ButtProblems
Republicans desperately need a slave force
holyshackle
Happens in Australia too, currently looking for a doctor to give me the snip and having a bunch of old people try tell me otherwise…
itsthevoiceman
/r/childfree has resources on the side bar. Mostly US, but a good starting point.
dreikommavierzehn
Nope, EU as well. Many people change their minds between 20-35, so doctors recommend against the procedure at that age.
DonnaNobleInTheLibrary
"You'll change your mind." Fuck off with that, doc! Also, it's reversible. Sometimes even happens on its own.
dreikommavierzehn
Completely with you, I barely changed my mind either. But it's definitely something you learn when living through that age, that we start
TheFishFace
The failure rate of reversals is too high to call it "reversible"
CatSingularity
How do you get denied? Could they not find them?
HPCmonkey
I have a child and was denied a vasectomy because, "what if I want another one," and, "what does your wife think?"
GayCanadianJew
Women are denied all the time, especially if they’re single. It’s not AS bad these days as it once was but it’s still a widespread issue.
MrsUnderstoop
My daughter doesn’t want children and has endometriosis and they won’t do shit
erotemeeroteme
Never know if her future husband might want to force her into a high risk pregnancy! The doctor's hands are tied. Ugh.
MrsUnderstoop
I appreciate your sarcasm!
GayCanadianJew
Tube tying I mean, not vasectomy obviously. But it’s the female equivalent
Squeezidelic
Just got my tubal (31 no kids) 3 days ago after having been asking for 10 years. Feels so liberating.
RainierCamino
Got denied in the military. Since I had no kids I had to wait 6 months and see a psychiatrist to get a vasectomy. Weird shit.
MrsUnderstoop
Fuck that!
RainierCamino
Right? I did not reenlist
enferno8
Tell them to pound sand and find a good doctor.
RainierCamino
Oh I wish that's how healthcare worked for active-duty military
Lugh314159
LOL what happens if you failed the psych eval? "No, this man is not fit to his own bodily autonomy! ... He should have children!"
Bucushin
I imagine it's the same as transition counseling. "Are you really ready to dramatically and permanently change your body" kind of stuff.
RainierCamino
Ha fuck if I know! Was in the Navy and my ship was gone so often that I couldn't do the required psych appointments. So I never got snipped
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RainierCamino
Ah you're right! Fuck birth control! Chain them women to the stove! Make men work themselves to death feeding ten kids!
MrsUnderstoop
Then don’t be a doctor, not wanting kids doesn’t make you crazy.
GondwanaCraton
Doctors will perform ~300k totally unnecessary breast enhancement surgeries, but get suddenly reluctant about a vasectomy or tubal ligation.
HurricaneShade
Mine was free 20 years ago. Back when I had good insurance, still working for the same company. Now shit insurance.
redexodus
heard its kinda tender
HurricaneShade
It was... and I do regret it. Not because of no more kids, Things felt differently afterwards.
AndreasKjell
I paid 8$ for mine, without insurance. I live in Sweden so no insurance necessary. Get your health care system fixed, you deserve better.
JazzyGaming2222
Sadly in some cases it's cheaper for us to fly to another country, have procedures done, stay a few extra days, and fly home.
antidumb
I’d like to think we do, but honestly, I don’t know that we do.
Metallica93
Was not expecting the direct shot to my feels today. Damn.
ZOMGNO
You are a person. You deserve basic human rights. It does not matter who you are or what you do, you deserve the very basics, always.
AncientAliensSayYes
$450 with insurance.
wizardOTC
Mine 3 years ago was my $35 copay. I’m US, but I have great insurance.