Whats your reason for not wanting kids?

I have no reason for wanting them, zero urge. I have many reasons for not wanting them:

  1. Morally, I am an antinatalist and against bringing new existence into this world.

  2. Environmentally, we are overpopulated and increase of humans who don't have to exist brings more suffering to creatures who do exist.

  3. The idea of procreation ruins any sexual desire in me, to the point where I have serious performance issue out of fear of this shit happening.

Adoption is moral and noble, but not for me because:

  1. Lifestyle is mind numbingly boring, I need my time and have so so so many things I would rather do with it than focus on raising a child.

  2. I don't really like children and prefer company of adults and also my lifestyle of preference isn't kid friendly.

  3. I am introverted, I feel drained as it is and need long hours alone. This would kill me.

  4. I don't want a third human interfering on my relationship and steal the focus and emotions. Animals are a different story.

  5. I don't understand the appeal of creating something to worship and live for that way. This may be rude, but I am not bored of myself to need to vicariously live through someone else.

And many many many more.

I would kill myself if I had to have the burden of a kid. Every rational and every irrational part of me agree that this is something I can safely say I don't want. I would rather have an amputation, at least it would still just be my life after that and i could go through it my way.

My question is, why does anyone want them? There is no good answer. They just do it, or it's something totally meaningless to me. Looking at people deliberately ruining their lives and that is the popular choice, it just amazes me.

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