I'm a 26 y/o guy and pretty certain I don't want kids. Always get told my reasons are selfish :
- Unless I'm self employed and earning a decent amount I would never have kids. Having a full job means I already don't have much free time to do my hobbies etc. I work with people who have kids and they literally have no time to do things.
- I know this sounds depressing, but I genuinely don't think life is that great. I mean it's alright, but not good enough to justify having kids. I mean being a kid is fun, but as soon as you're an adult it's pretty meh. So I'm sure they would enjoy life as a kid, I don't think it's worth it.
- I want to be flexible. Bored of my job? Find a new one. Want a change of scenery? Go travelling for a bit. Relationship not working? Move on.
The only reason I can genuinely see is it does seem pretty depressing being in your 60's+ and not having kids around, but life when your 60+ seems pretty shit anyway
I most of these are selfish, but is there anything wrong with that?
You know the places. They have names like 'Honeysuckle' or 'Karen Elizabeth', just a few racks on the walls and then a table in the middle for cashmere jumpers, and are always completely empty except for a forlorn looking person at the till, which only makes people less likely to go in because they know they'll have to make sad, awkward eye contact on the way in and say "thanks" as they walk out again without buying anything because it's all heinously expensive.
Lost count of how many of these places I've seen open up and get shuttered again within a year.
I can only imagine the start-up money for them must come from inheritance because I can't imagine any bank handing out a business loan to someone whose business plan is pay rent on a high street retail property and then try and persuade people to pay £40 for a scarf.
