Today, I told my parents I don't really like children and probably won't have any in the future. They sat me down and gave me a lecture on how people who hate kids are heartless. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my parents disowned me because I told them I don’t want kids. FML
Today, I was advised to never have kids because they ruin your life, ruin your body, cost you money, stress you out, and the end result is they become an adult you don’t even really like or would choose to spend time with if you weren’t related. It was both my parents who gave me this advice. FML
Today, my mother-in-law asked me when my fiancé and I were going to start having children. When I told her we weren't planning on having any, she went on a tirade about how selfish and cold I am for denying her precious grandchildren. Now she hates me. FML
Today, my parents disowned me because I threw out my wife and son after I found out that the kid wasn't mine. According to them, I'm a "heartless asshole." FML
Today, I told my mom that having watched my sister ruin her life having kids who grew into brats with criminal records before their teens, I refused to ruin my life the same way and will be childless. I then turned to leave and they were in the doorway, my sister and her two brats. I got slapped. FML
Today, my husband ranted about how children are awful, and parents who claim they love their kids are complete liars, and if everyone admitted that we hated our kids and resented them for existing, there’d be a lot more happy childless couples. We don’t even have kids for him to hate this much. WTF? FML
Today, as part of my job, I had to watch a few 5 year-olds while their parents were busy with my manager. It only confirmed my choice to never have children, and yet my mother still insists I should have one, because once they exist and I love them, I’ll see how silly my choice to not have them is. FML
Today, I reluctantly went to a family get together. My nosy aunt decided to try to lecture me on why I should spank my kids. That’s great coming from a woman who was a teen mom, had kids with 3 different guys, and now has grown kids that hate her guts. Yeah I truly need lessons on how to be a mom. FML
Today, I found the courage to tell my parents about my boyfriend. They simply reacted by lecturing me about how much he'll ruin my life, and how much they don't like him. They haven't met him yet. FML
Today, my husband and I recently decided not to have kids, because neither of us like children. Learning this, my dad wrote me out of his will and my mother swore on the Bible in church that she’s never going to speak to me again until I obey God's word and start multiplying. FML
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Top comments
MDoremis 38
Which is worse? Realizing you don't like children and having them anyway to please someone and end up resenting the kid(s) or to just not have kids and disappoint your parents? I'm pretty sure it's the first one.
HAMY_fml 23
You and your partners decision, not theirs.
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Comments (148)
Tyrez 32
I was thinking about getting a vasectomy but then remembered you have to have sex in order to have children.
zaidthunder1 27
And that's why you need to use protection, OP.
NewYorksSuperman 6
This sounds just like my ex.
Dusty_Cups 30
Some people (like myself) have phobias of children. I know I'd be resentful and probably give them up for adoption. That'd ruin the kid's life and that's how I know I would be better off not having kids. If you have children or not, it has no impact on the one nagging you and it's none of their business. Don't have kids for the wrong reason and don't give in to peer pressure! You have your own life, do what is best for you.
Bluepies 24
I'm adopted. Didn't ruin my life. In fact, I'm glad; I was given a better life because of it. Kudos to my biological parents, whose names I will never learn, for making a mature decision.
catanita 18
I do not like children but that doesn't mean that i hate them. Some people are not made for parenting and we have to respect their decision.
msmedieval 11
I've gotten the same remarks (& much worse) from complete strangers. If you don't change your mind expect to hear these kinds of things for many years to come. There are lots of childfree people around though & every one I met was very nice & caring.
MonstreBelle 29
Complete stranger: "I've never met you and I don't know anything about you or your life, but you're obviously a terrible human being." Person never met and unknown by stranger: "Uh, why?" Complete stranger: "Because you don't want to push the world's greatest blessing out of your blessing box. Only selfish, heartless people don't want that."
howbout_thisone 13
I feel the same way about kids. It's your decision. They'll just have to get over it.
feeloona 18
It's better not to have kids you are going to hate!
TrumpBarrack 2
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Not wanting to have kids and disliking kids are two different things. The latter are heartless but the former are often aware of their own issues.
marcranger 29
And I say you're heartless for disliking people who dislike kids. Everyone has their preferences.
bonermonkey 31
why oh why oh why do people have to make out like I have issues because there are things I would rather spend my time and money on? reading and watching the hedgehogs and bodyboarding and camping and going out till 6am are just much more enticing to me than diapers and arguing with people who have not yet developed reason or emotional control
allplayedout 20
Disliking people or things has nothing to do with being "heartless." You can dislike something without actively wanting to cause it harm. For example, I dislike you, but I wouldn't seek you out to hurt you.
Red_Curls1995 28
You're definitely not heartless for not wanting kids. Why on earth would your parents want you to raise kids that you don't even want? You'd probably end up resenting the kids and I doubt that would make for a good life for the kid. It's selfish of them to think you should just be having them anyway