Is it worth having kids?

Irony is intelligent people who would make wonderful parents are choosing not to, while less-fit parents continue having loads.

It's as simple as this: If you're not financially/mentally/emotionally stable, PLEASE do not bring children into this crazy world. You're not doing them any favors.

Being an uncle.. best thing in the world... Enjoying your nephews while being raised by somebody else .. pure genius ..

I never had children. If ever I feel a sense of regret sneaking up on me, I spend half an hour in a supermarket or McDonalds and I'm absolutely fine again.

Translation: "Please breed, we're running out of minimum wage workers"

It never ceases to amaze me people figure out the cost of children AFTER they have them and not before

The majority having children don’t think about. They just have them. As a result, we have this discussion.

Honestly they call the US a rich country, but when most people can’t afford education, homes, childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment… maybe we just aren’t a rich country anymore.

I am a quiet person and I listen to the people around me tell me they feel sorry for me because I don't have children, they don't understand why and how I can live alone... They are compassionate so I tell them "it's ok" with a smile, and I mean it. They don't realise my hapiness comes from leading a calm and simple, underwhelming life. Less problems, more time to appreciate life and know myself. This life suits me well!

Exactly, I meet lots of angry parents, cursing at their kids. As a summer camp counselor, a kid told me, "You treat me better than my parents."

If you're not finding joy and fullness in your life until you have kids, you've obviously never tried anything else.

Corporations want you to have MORE kids. They want a larger workforce (more workers for less money is their motto). By all means, have more kids, educate them and send them off to work. Someone has to make the rich richer.

"Children are your greatest source of happiness because they get rid of all your other sources of happiness."

The other thing the video didn't mention is the parents' mental health. My mother was always in a bad mood when I grew up, I always felt very intense at home, so I stayed at my friend's home as much as possible. My mother is healthy and most of the time responsible as a parent, but she didn't have the concept of emotional health. I thought a lot about her issues and temperament, measuring how I do when anxious, stressed, or exhausted. I don't do well. I cannot imagine having a kid and not having the energy to be a patient parent, as any kid deserves. To me, that's really irresponsible.

No it isn’t worth it. Inflation is getting worse and half of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

I’m childless by choice but I have huge respect for all parents around the world who sacrifice their lives to support them

One thing that I think is missing from this analysis is the fact that 40-50 years ago, one could comfortably support a family on a single average income in a developed nation. But that's almost unheard of now outside of elite professions, without welfare or some other form of support. The increase in the cost of living, particularly the cost of housing, will probably have a negative impact on birth rates.

It’s not even about having the money to go travelling, afford expensive meals and go to rock concerts, it’s about that time and space to enjoy what you have in life, to rest, recover and reflect on what you want in your life and what you don’t want. Having kids is like a mystery box, you really don’t know what you’re going to get and whether it aligns with who you are as a person.

I'm married and have two kids. It's not worth having kids and seriously not worth getting married in the first place.

People don't want children because they don't want to be working a second job, waking up in the middle of the night, disciplining them, spending thousands of dollars just for them to go to college, etc