40+ Women Are Getting Real About Life Without Kids

There are plenty of women who choose not to have kids and a lot of them have to deal with a lot of scrutiny on their decisions. In this r/AskReddit, these women got really honest about what life was like without kids. This meant sharing what they considered the best and worst parts of being child-free.

Not Always Hard

To start off, let's consider this perspective - there isn't always a negative side in people's personal lives simply because they didn't have kids. This person found that a lot of people expected to hear that there was some serious downside to living without children of your own.

However, this person found that their life was completely fulfilling even though they didn't fit into this expected mold. It turns out there are a lot of other paths to life other than just starting a traditional family.

Finding Peace

On the other hand, this person might argue that this perspective that many people share is the hardest part of being child-free. At the very least, they saw it as an unfair expectation of them as a woman.

Like many people, they weighed their own perspective of how they would do as a parent for a child. Finding that they weren't satisfied enough with the results, they made the decision that suited them better!

A Lot to Handle

Once again, this person wasn't too disappointed by any major downsides. If any, it was the perspectives that others often forced upon women that they found as the biggest negative. Yet, they don't miss anything that goes into having a child.

That includes everything from day-to-day care to the physical and emotional effects of going through pregnancy and childbirth. Not to mention, they don't have to deal with a person they were attached to through a parental relationship.

One Day

There are some things that no one can deny kids come with. For instance, they will always come with increased costs in your home and parenthood is a lot of responsibility. The only downside they saw was the concept of who would take care of them as they age.

After all, many people rely on the next generation in their family to help them out and keep them company as they age. However, there are plenty of connections you can make over your lifetime, even as you age.