To Have or Not to Have Children

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Every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child.

In essence, you won't be ruined by the Wrong choice, but by the belief that there is a Right choice.

Never having been born would solve literally every one of my problems.

I've never understood the "you're selfish if you don't have children" narrative. For me, i believe it's the most selfless thing you can do

Most people have no idea how to be a parent nor how to raise a child. They do it simply because everyone around them is doing the same thing, and it's seen as a sort of life achievement, like owning a car or a house.

Video : whether to have child or not. 90% of comments : NO

My spouse and I have been together over 40 years. We often laugh and say, "We'd be divorced by now if we had children!" We decided when we met that we didn't want to raise children in this world. We opted to save money, vacation and retire early. We both retired by age 50, moved to Central America and our totally debt free, healthy and happy!

I wish I could call everyone who's ever told me, "You'll change your mind," and just update them that I'm nearing 40 and feel more peace in my conviction than ever.

I'm an introvert who forced myself out of my shell and dated throughout college and afterwards and almost got married because "it's what you're supposed to do", only to realize I'm actually happier living alone at the last minute. Been single for about 7 years now and no regrets. Don't force yourself to make life changing decisions just to fit in with what society considers normal.

People want babies but don’t want kids or teenagers.

I have observed many parents in an old person's home who are lonely, never visited, longing for their children.

If you thinking you're suffering, just throw kids into the mix and you'll be introduced to a whole new level of suffering.

As a woman in her 30's, I must say that it is very refreshing to read all of these comments. I've never had the desire to procreate, and I often feel alone. It's nice to see some many people commenting that they have the same feelings. Life is hard enough, why bring an innocent person into the mix, right? By the way, thank you for this wonderful video.

This video may have focused on the topic of children, but the underlying themes of universal suffering were very poignant. What an excellent way to convey the concept of choice, regret, and inevitable disappointment.

There's a thing I read a while ago that summed up my fear and doubt about having kids: I can regret a lot of things in my life. I can regret a job, I can regret a home, I can regret a relationship. I can change all of those things with temporary consequences, but I can't change things if I have kids. Kids are the ultimate Ride or Die situation for me, I need to be really, really sure that I want them. My regrets can't be bigger than my desire to be a parent, and not knowing if that will happen is kind of terrifying...

"Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all." -Heinrich Heine

I personally have never had this yearning to become a parent. There are actually a lot of people out there who shouldn’t procreate at all. The biggest reason why people would stray away from having kids is the cost. I don’t believe that having kids is an achievement.

It's incredibly toxic and damaging to have a baby primarily to save a failing relationship. The parents might resent the child for "ruining" their lives, while the child's self esteem might be non existent, and they could grow up feeling as though they're unlovable, and that no one really understands them. 💔😞

I'm a parent and I have to say, it's great seeing people in comments know what they want in life and having no regrets. I've always found it sad hearing people pressure themselves into getting married and having children. You really don't have to do either of those things. It's entirely your choice. And choosing to have a child and get married doesn't make you better than anyone else, and vice versa. We are all making our way down our own paths in life and none of them are correct and none of them are wrong and we all end up at the same destination anyway.