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There is no topic for Thursday, feel free to suggest one! (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 4 months ago by Servais@discuss.tchncs.de to c/parenting@lemmy.world

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[–] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Ouch. Potential for a quite heated discussion.

Personally I would say that everyone is free to make their own choices. Better to not have children if you know you would regret it, than to have them and then feel unhappy for twenty years because of that.

[–] peachfaced@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Agree with your opinion. More than just them being unhappy, also for the child to have a poor childhood because the parent never wanted to take care of another human

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Please don't post this as a topic next Thursday.

[–] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I've gathered that the topic is contentious, but I don't understand why.

Just as child free persons have their reasons, most parents probably have theirs, be it conscious, normative, or pressured. And at least to me, the discussion is about the choice and reasons, rather than any judgement.

I was hoping not to stir the pot, but to get a better understanding on why there's such heated feelings.