Hiking with Kids

As a parent, I see it as an attempt to connect with other parents, and validate the feeling of “this is really hard, right?” I always remark to my husband, after spending time with other parents, that I feel so much better about the whole chaos of parenting. It’s nice to feel like you’re not alone, that your kids aren’t the only ones who drive you crazy; we’re going through it together and need to be able to laugh about it!

I echo what Barbara said. Two things can be true: wanting to have children and acknowledging that things are harder with them. I hope you feel that you are able to complain about decisions you made from time to time!

Corinda I get what you’re saying I do, but: While I having kids as is a decision on PERSONAL level, it is not a decision on a SOCIETAL level. Like, legit, someone has to do it, unless you, Corinda, want to be the youngest person left on earth and grow old and retire have no younger people around to drive your bus or Uber, grow or serve your food or be your doctor or caregiver. People who decide not to have children are entirely justified in their decision, but YES, your life is logistically and financially easier because someone else is doing the heavy lifting of keeping the human race going and society functioning. These people are allowed to lighthearrtedly complain from time to time.

Remember: You were once a child. Every adult ones. Until we start cloning full-blown adults, calling having children a choice is just… Well, it’s just dumb. Sorry, I said what I said.

*So many typos in my response: sorry! But you get the gist I hope. Somebody has to have children in this world and if you personally don’t want to, all you need to do is show a wee bit of gratitude that other people on this earth are doing the hard work that you don’t want to. That’s all.

To Embed, that’s…one way of looking at the world. All childfree people are selfish and parents are doing all the hard work that support all freeloading childfree people. With that attitude, gently, any wonder that there is some pushback?