Being child free doesn’t mean we’re miserable

I’ve seen comments in this subreddit saying that we’re hateful and miserable simply because we don’t like kids. They assume because we don’t want kids or like them, then we must be not happy.

We just simply don’t want them.

We’re pretty happy in having freedom, going wherever we want without worrying who’s gonna watch little Timmy, not having a burden, having a good sleep schedule, etc. The list goes on.

The miserable ones here are the people with kids who constantly project their beliefs onto us. Just because your definition of happiness is having kids, it doesn’t mean ours has to be the same as yours. You need to have kids. We don’t. We’re pretty content with our lives and have a sense of self. If you think having kids gives your life meaning, then that says a lot about you and your life.

I partially think they think like that is because they subdued to societal pressures of having kids in order to have “made it” in life. Us child free folks simply don’t care about pleasing anyone about having kids.

You see people you went to school with have kids? You wanna have them too. You see relatives having kids and ask you when it’s your turn? You have them too.

Like what? Are you easily that influenced and can’t think for yourself?

Not us though. We think for ourselves and are happy with not having kids at all whether or not we like them or want them.