There comes a point in life when we look back and wonder how things could have been had we made different decisions when we were younger. Maybe we remember the one that got away, the job we didn't take, or the emigration opportunity that we let pass us by. Perhaps we wish things were different. Or, if we're lucky, we're perfectly happy and content.
People that might have been grandparents today are speaking out about never having kids. One thanked their "barren womb"; another lamented the single biggest regret of their life. They were responding to someone asking, "Elderly folks who chose not to have children, how do you feel about that decision now?"
Bored Panda has put together the best of more than 1,000 responses that came pouring in. Some might have you reconsidering your own life choices.
#41
I co-parented someone else's kid. Was great! Wasn't planning on it but at least i got to pick mine out instead of the grab bag special.
5points
#42
Not elderly, 53. But old enough that it's off the table.
No regrets! I absolutely made the right choice and never questioned it for a minute. I love my quiet, clean life with money.
No regrets! I absolutely made the right choice and never questioned it for a minute. I love my quiet, clean life with money.
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#43
Fantastic but I want smart people to have babies.
4points
#44
I work in elder care and I don’t know that they verbalize it, but I know the family members (brother, sister, niece and nephews) tend to resentful that they are “stuck” carrying the load.
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#45
50M here, and I wish almost daily that I could go back in time and get the professional help that I needed, instead of relying on prayer to change things in my life.
Then I think that if I could go back in time and change things, would I warn my father that his vasectomy was about to fail??
Then I think that if I could go back in time and change things, would I warn my father that his vasectomy was about to fail??
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#46
My sole regret about not having kids is that my parents would have absolutely be the best at grandparenting, and I took that from them.
3points
#47
It's too painful when you regret.
Not many of those will answer.
Not many of those will answer.
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