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[quote=Anonymous]Disclaimer: I have children. It’s harder than I thought it would be, I’m still happy overall, but I find myself reflecting a lot on what my expectations were versus reality and who can truly prepare themselves for this. I’m mostly surrounded by people who also have kids so it feels normative. But I know many people choose not to, and I am curious why, if anyone is willing to share. I guess I’m surprised there weren’t more conversations about this as a grew up and feel a bit that my mother was so overboard about having kids being so rewarding to the point it probably blinded me a bit. (She was fine and kept me mostly safe and healthy but in retrospect not an amazing mother as she might think).

Are there families/cultures where people talk more about the deliberate choice not to have kids? If you didn’t was it just an obvious choice to you? Did you have experience with younger children growing up that shaped your decision (I did not). Did you research or talk to people or you always knew? I am wondering about how my own children will develop or inherit subconscious views about having kids. [/quote]

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