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10 Reasons you absolutely SHOULDN’T have kids.
Statistics show that an increasing number of women are choosing not to have children. Some people worry about what this means for society, from fewer people reaching working age to the eventual extinction of human beings. White supremacists fear that fewer white babies being born poses a threat to the growth of the white race.
If anything, the world is grossly overpopulated. Babies will always be born. It’s natural for women in wealthier developed countries to have fewer children. With women being more educated, independent, and less traditional and religious in Western society, it makes sense that they’re less likely to want children.
Many people still do choose to have children, however, and not always for the right reasons. Love and the biological urge to procreate aren’t enough. Of course, love is a vital component, but it’s not enough if you don’t have the time, resources, or emotional maturity. It’s better not to have kids than to have them, but for them to be unhappy and struggle in life. If you want kids for any of these reasons below, you really shouldn’t have them.
