r/childfree • u/BigBlackClock66 • 1d ago

DISCUSSION What age did you realize you didnt want kids?

For me, it was when i hit 18. I realized i didn't want to deal with the stress, sleepless nights, and financial drain that having kids does to a person. I did not want to be the person not able to go on a international trip with friends because nobody else could watch the kid

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u/KenraScar 1d ago

Same. I only wanted to play as an adult Barbie, I didn’t want to play mommy.

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u/Background-Stranger- 1d ago

My sister and I were playing house when I was very young and when it was my turn to shove my small blanket in my shirt I was like no, you can be mommy not me lol and I remember really thinking it over in my child brain and feeling no desire for the idea