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11 brutally honest reasons millenials don't want kids
When it comes to embarking on the journey of parenthood, lots of millennials are saying, "Meh. No, thanks."
According to data from the Urban Institute, birth rates among 20-something women declined 15% between 2007 and 2012. Additional research from the Pew Research Center reflects a longer-term trend of women eschewing parenthood as the number of U.S. women who choose to forego motherhood altogether has doubled since 1970.
This trend is fascinating, in part because there's long been a taboo associated with people (particularly, women) choosing to opt out of parenthood. Women who choose not to have kids have been referred to as "shallow" and "self-absorbed," and even the pope has said the decision not to procreate is fundamentally "selfish."
In an effort to find out why so many young people are really deciding against parenthood, we solicited dozens of responses from our audience via Tumblr and Google Forms. The responses we received from people of all sexes and identities reveal that there are myriad reasons why people are opting out of parenthood — and all of them are equally valid.
11 brutally honest reasons...
'Kids were crying'
Autistic traits, behavioral problems in 7-year-olds linked with gender nonconforming play
‘Absolutely dumb’ argument over ‘parenting skills’ leaves one dead
Mom Accused Of Taping Her Mother To Chair For 24 Hours
Coach accused of offering $5,000 to buy children from parents
Education advocate calls for criminal charges against NYC staff who took own kids to Disney World
As first reported by The Post, Linda M. Wilson, a Queens manager of “students in temporary housing,” and five employees she supervised used “forged permission slips” to take their daughters, sons and grandkids to the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, and upstate Rocking Horse Ranch Resort, among multiple locales.
“What happens here stays with us,” Wilson allegedly told her colleagues in what investigators called a cover-up.
Education advocate calls for criminal charges
Cat owners place their pets on VEGAN diets, despite warnings from vets
Cats are being put on trendy vegan diets by owners, despite vets warning that a total lack of meat can be fatal for their pets.
Cat owners place their pets on VEGAN diets
Dogs poop less if they eat human-grade food
Warning over new breed of super rodents
‘We Were Killing Them With These Little Pitchforks’
Rats raid storage units, destroying belongings worth thousands of dollars
How to keep rats out of homes and gardens
Rats are taking over a Soledad neighborhood
Jury convicts father after infant son suffers over 50 rat bites
The Case Against Travel
I abhor new ways of life and unfamiliar places. . . . The idea of travelling nauseates me. . . . Ah, let those who don’t exist travel! . . . Travel is for those who cannot feel. . . . Only extreme poverty of the imagination justifies having to move around to feel.
The Case Against Travel
...warning after finding a pram abandoned on the side of the road
Americans Will Need a ‘Visa’ to Visit Europe in 2024
Flight returns to NYC after passenger calls flight attendant ‘waiter’
Can You Really Offset Your Carbon Footprint From Flying?
These tourists don't want anyone to know they're American
Ohio brothers trapped in Dubai after mysteriously waking up in a cop car
Family of 13-year-old girl sues Delta for negligence after sexual assault on flight
Airline bans lesbian traveler “for life”
Passenger destroys American Airlines counter with hammer
My sister uses hippy-dippy ‘gentle parenting’
“During the first two days of their stay, her daughter drew on my walls with crayon,” said the disgruntled woman. “And her son pulled up flowers I had recently planted in my garden bed and threw a rock at my car parked in the driveway.”
“To top it all off,” she continued, “they both kept constantly pulling my golden retriever’s hair and hitting my dog in the face.”
My sister uses hippy-dippy ‘gentle parenting’
Toddler Calls Their House...
Parent proudly calls herself a ‘Venmo mom’
Cats Kill a Staggering Number of Species across the World
Exotic species such as pythons, Asian carp and cane toads often dominate the invasive species discourse. Few biological invaders, however, have wreaked as much ecological havoc as one of our most cuddly companions: cats.
Cats Kill a Staggering Number of Species
CHILDHOOD CAT EXPOSURE ONCE AGAIN LINKED TO SCHIZOPHRENIA
Wyoming hunter tortured wolf, paraded it around bar then shot it dead
Having a Cat Can Double Your Chances of Developing Schizophrenia
Horrifying last moments of mum eaten alive by safari park tiger
FURIOUS MONKEYS TEAR DOWN ANTI-MONKEY POSTERS
Dog owner allegedly decapitates bulldog after adopting him
City Defends Cop Who Shot Man's Blind, Deaf Dog
Las Vegas valley struggles with rabbit overpopulation
My Wife Is Mad I Found Our Child’s Donor Siblings
My wife and I, both women, have one child, who is now 5. We used a sperm donor from a federally licensed bank, to ensure our legal parental rights. I conceived and carried the baby, and both our names are on the birth certificate. Here’s the thing: A couple of months ago, I brought up with my wife the prospect of finding our kid’s donor siblings. She told me she wasn’t crazy about the idea but that I should go ahead and do what I want (obviously, this was said without enthusiasm). I brought it up to her several times after that, and her response was the same fatalistic, “Do what you want, obviously my wishes don’t matter here.” I took my spouse at her word, and started looking. In a secure, vetted fashion (through the sperm bank itself), I was able to find a group of other families who used the same donor. And there are a bunch of kids—over a dozen!
I am overjoyed. I’m excited about the prospect of meeting these families, of our children having close relationships with their half-siblings as they grow up. Seeing pictures, hearing family stories, and learning about medical histories are all great outcomes of this. And as a lesbian, I am excited to connect with a lot of other families, many of them LGBTQ, and have a sense of community with them. My wife is threatened by all of this. She says it feels like I am saying, “Here’s our kid’s real family.” I feel that her stance is emotionally immature and centers herself, not our child’s needs. My wife was really upset over my findings. She has asked me to not tell our child (yet?), and told me she felt hurt because deciding to contact donor siblings was something she wanted us to do together. Which is clearly not true!
My Wife Is Mad
Former Same-Sex Couple Sues State of Nebraska for Full Parenting Rights of Each Other's Children
'She was my soulmate and I vow swift justice and vengeance'
Michael Bloomberg's housekeeper was rescued after being KIDNAPPED at gunpoint
Sperm donor wins custody of child over lesbian birth mother
Community advocates for change after cyclist’s death...
Investigators believe the suspect vehicle is possibly a 2014-2019 Nissan Versa. The vehicle is believed to be dark colored and should have major front-end damage with missing parts.
Community advocates for change after cyclist’s death...
E-biking teens are attacking people
Ohio school board unanimously fires 7 coaches after Jewish student-athlete was allegedly forced to eat pepperoni pizza
The incident unfolded at the McKinley Senior High School in Canton on May 25 when the 17-year-old player said that head coach Marcus Wattley told him to sit in a chair in the middle of their gym and eat an entire pepperoni pizza. The student had been absent from a voluntary strengthening and conditioning practice.
Gilbert said that the student was under threat of having the other players being punished if he refused to eat the pizza. They also implied that he might be kicked off the team, he claimed. The student received therapy over the trauma from the incident.
Ohio school board unanimously fires 7 coaches after Jewish student-athlete was allegedly forced to eat pepperoni pizza
Football player SUES his coaches for $4m for forcing him to eat pepperoni pizza
Christian lifeguard gets an exemption to raising the rainbow flag
Man Praised for Telling Grieving Parents They 'Made' Him Get Vasectomy
For a while, life was good. He got married, had a couple of dogs and lived in a modest house. But the sudden death of his brother on his honeymoon left his parents "devastated" for more reasons than one.
"My mom said that when we had kids I should name one after my brother," the man said. "I wasn't really thinking straight so I told the unvarnished truth. I had to choose between kids and paying off my student loans."
Man Praised
Why So Many People (Myself Included) Are Experiencing Family Estrangement
Restaurant Charges Family With Children $50 Fee
If you hate dining with loud and energetic children nearby, maybe head to this place in Georgia. The restaurant owner is allegedly reprimanding families with overactive children at the table — and charging a $50 fee for "adults unable to parent."
Restaurant Charges Family With Children $50 Fee
...shop praised for denying West Coaster’s ‘scooped’ gluten-free bagel request
McDonald’s customers rage at menu prices
...dad's viral ‘hacks' for saving money on kids' meals at restaurants
New Calif. bill would force restaurants to offer only water or milk as drink options on kids menus
Newly passed legislation in California would prohibit restaurants from offering any drinks other than water or milk on kids menus. Now it’s headed to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk for his signature.
What are the details?
Senate Bill 1192 dictates that menus at privately owned businesses can list only water or milk as default drink options to accompany kids meals. The purported aim is to curb obesity and diabetes in children by discouraging the consumption of sugar-laden beverages.
New Calif. bill would force restaurants
McDonald’s is getting rid of free drink refills
Dolly Parton's mission to help kids read
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Dolly Parton's mission to help kids read
...exhibit aims to promote a love of reading
Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate
The fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris, or C. auris, can cause severe illness in people with weakened immune systems. The number of people diagnosed with infections — as well as the number of those who were found through screening to be carrying C. auris — has been rising at an alarming rate since it was first reported in the U.S., researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday.
Deadly fungal infection
Elementary school temporarily closed as illness sickens 2 dozen
Rise of mpox cases in Chicago raises concern
Syphilis Outbreak Declared: 128% Increase In Cases Among Women
About 300 people at California hospital possibly exposed to measles
California city declares a public health emergency
'I don't hate my son, I just hate being a mother'
'I hate myself for making the decision to have a child. It's so hard, I feel like I don't have any freedom since I'm a mother. I'm just waiting for him to sleep, because I'll finally be alone.'
'I don’t want to be around my child. I don’t want to play with her, hold her, or be in the same room as her. I get so anxious just being around her or counting down the hours until she gets out of daycare. I am in therapy and on medication but nothing seems to get better. Not sure what to do.'
'They love you sooo much and then the teenage years. After that, they think you're a pain in the ass and have no time for you. The teenage years are better than how they ignore you when they are in their 20s. Then, it's like you never existed. Unless they need you to babysit.'
'I don't hate my son, I just hate being a mother'
Son kills mom before jumping from building
Teen Suffocated 4-Year-Old Half-Sister to Death
Brad Pitt 'choked' one of his children
She may plead guilty to hosting sex parties for underage teens
Man beat stepdaughter to death
‘Missing’ Texas boy Rudy Farias trapped as ‘sex slave’
NYC child thieves keep targeting bars
Nicolas Cage’s son accused of beating his mom