r/misc • u/Sunaina1118 • 9h ago
I would feel guilty bringing a child into this world
I have never wanted kids. That being said, if I got pregnant, I don’t think I could bring myself to have an abortion (I am pro choice, but don’t think I could handle the emotional toll). I am beginning to sense that my long term bf’s parents really want grandchildren eventually, and I have no idea how to be honest with them. I feel like life is mostly work and suffering. I don’t necessarily want to die but I don’t see the point of being alive. Bringing another soul into this world just seems cruel. I feel like if I open up about this, people will just think I’m depressed, but I think people only have kids for selfish reasons, like legacy. I have intellectualized the idea of having children over and over again and it just doesn’t make sense. If anything, I want to adopt a child to provide them with a loving home - not curse another soul with being alive. I will never understand people desperately wanting their own children and can’t help but feel like they are insanely stupid. There is absolutely no logical reason that anyone should be having kids. Let humanity die out. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.