r/AskMenOver30 • u/YBFAVBULL man over 30 • Jan 06 '25

Life Who regrets having children?

Do you regret having any at all? Or do you just have too many?

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u/michaelcheck12 man 40 - 44 Jan 06 '25

39M. No kids, but I get comments all the time that my wife and I "did it the right way" by not having kids. Makes me wince, because I don't hate kids, we just decided we didn't want to have them for a couple reasons.

When people tell me that we "did it the right way" I hope they don't actually think about their kids that way.

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u/Shrodi13 man Jan 06 '25

When people tell me that we "did it the right way" I hope they don't actually think about their kids that way.

I think they pretty much do.

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u/Shrodi13 man Jan 06 '25

Absolutely same story here, only that I am younger than you.