My brother and I once each had a rat. They eventually died, my rat killing his and then dying of a tumor to the belly, but the lesson we got out of it is that even if the little bastards costed about 7 bucks, cleaning the cage was a really big responsibility. I guess at that time I was in a phase of "I'm an adult now" (that would be around 15 years old at that time), so the experience at least had me disillusioned from how easy it was to take care of a living being. I won't go into the Spider-man morale or point out the struggle we all have on growing up and getting responsibilities, but there's effectively that tendency of people forgetting about them.
I guess I could take your rabbit experience and compare it with not wanting kids! Perhaps those who experience what responsibilities really are first-hand are the ones who are more likely to ackowledge their distate for them.
Not everyone NEEDS to have kids. I like kids but I do not want a child. I honestly do not feel like putting in the effort. I also do not want to end up neglecting them or having to worry that they are going to be killed or kidnapped.
Is it normal to not want children?
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My brother and I once each had a rat. They eventually died, my rat killing his and then dying of a tumor to the belly, but the lesson we got out of it is that even if the little bastards costed about 7 bucks, cleaning the cage was a really big responsibility. I guess at that time I was in a phase of "I'm an adult now" (that would be around 15 years old at that time), so the experience at least had me disillusioned from how easy it was to take care of a living being. I won't go into the Spider-man morale or point out the struggle we all have on growing up and getting responsibilities, but there's effectively that tendency of people forgetting about them.
I guess I could take your rabbit experience and compare it with not wanting kids! Perhaps those who experience what responsibilities really are first-hand are the ones who are more likely to ackowledge their distate for them.
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Not everyone NEEDS to have kids. I like kids but I do not want a child. I honestly do not feel like putting in the effort. I also do not want to end up neglecting them or having to worry that they are going to be killed or kidnapped.