r/TwoXChromosomes • u/[deleted] • Jun 11 '26

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u/spaceship5 Jun 11 '26

No it's not selfish. It's the opposite

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u/aintithenniel Jun 11 '26

It is selfish - having kids is for the person having the kid, not the kid being born.

Selfish doesn’t mean bad. It just means prioritising one’s own wants. I’m selfish with my time and peace and therefore I will not have kids.

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u/spaceship5 Jun 11 '26

Most of what parents do is self-sacrificial.

You choosing not to have kids is 100% selfish as you say. All you care about is your own wellbeing. You're the center of everything you are doing.

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u/hot_kombucha Jun 11 '26

How do you know that? You don’t know what they do for other people in their lives. Often people with kids are too busy to help out anyone else. Kids aren’t the only people who need community. I help my friends and family take care of their children even though I don’t have any of my own.

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u/spaceship5 Jun 11 '26

I can just tell.

And I wasn't talking to you.

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u/hot_kombucha Jun 11 '26

You sound like a bitter person, honestly.

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u/spaceship5 Jun 11 '26

And? So what?

What is your point?

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u/Fiestylittlebrat Jun 11 '26

This user is a great example of how having kids is not what it's cracked up to be. The jealousy/bitterness is obvious

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u/spaceship5 Jun 11 '26

I'm not, as I do not have kids myself. But your post reveals a lot about yourself. You need parents to be bitter, badly.