Depending on who and where we are, we are expected to follow along with a “default” way of living, which always involves having children. These expectations can come from culture, society, religion, family, spouses, friends, etc. People bring life into existence to satisfy others’ expectations. Forcing someone into existence in order to stave off oneself from experiencing uncomfortable feelings (such as regret) is self-focused and unfair to that future child, as well as to others who exist and will be negatively impacted by that new human. By contrast, people who have children-including those pressured into having children out of fear of regret-often do experience regret. The reality is that the people who remain voluntarily childfree usually don’t regret that decision. Others may opt to have children to avoid repeatedly dealing with these anti-individualistic pressures from others to live a certain way. Many individuals abandon themselves and give in to this pressure out of fear of regret. People who don’t intend to have kids are often told they will regret this decision by family, friends, spouses, associates, and even strangers.
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