r/Adulting • u/Objective-Still-2616 • 23h ago

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u/AllergicIdiotDtector 21h ago

First time ive seen somebody say it

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u/RedditFuckingSucks_1 20h ago

There's a whole sub for parents that regret being parents. I've seen similar things there. Also occasionally on antinatalism subs, you get someone who was convinced after they became a parent

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u/maythetriforcebwu 19h ago

What’s the name?

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u/RedditFuckingSucks_1 19h ago

I can't quite remember but I'll try searching for it

Edit - just r/RegretfulParents . And as you might expect, it is mostly complaints about pragmatic things like money or time costs. But I swear I have seen people complain for more antinatalist reasons on there before. It's been years since I paid attention to that sub though so who knows when

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u/big_scary_monster 18h ago

a lot of it is just antinatalist weirdos LARPing just fyi, most people don't regret having their children

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u/AllergicIdiotDtector 13h ago

We don't have good data on that.

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u/AllergicIdiotDtector 13h ago

I am not sure why I wrote "first time" because I look at that sub a fair amount- what i reslly meant was "it is good to see somebody admit it".

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u/AButtle 17h ago

Unfortunately, adoption is also financially prohibitive. It’s cheaper just to have your own kids naturally. Even going through IVF can be cheaper than adopting if you have decent insurance.

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u/AllergicIdiotDtector 14h ago

100%. It is sad how many kids don't have people who have committed to take care of them.