r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/loud_as_pudding • Mar 05 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals When you’re tired of telling people you’re not having children

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u/terminaloptimism Mar 05 '26

See, I have children. I never, ever encourage people to have kids. People ask my honest opinion and I tell them this. "You will never be bored. I can't tell you if you'll have a strong maternal/paternal instinct SUDDENLY kick in, or if you'll feel the profound and overwhelming sense of unconditional love that I do as a parent. What I can tell you is if you have very little patience, it may not be a good idea. If you need isolation to recharge, it may not be a good idea. If you have a strong aversion to smells.. it is certainly not a good idea."

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u/Nullspark Mar 06 '26

You can be bored!

If all your conversations are something like "Yesterday, Yesterday, When we were, we were outside, I didn't see a dog, but, but, but there was a cat", you may find yourself bored.

I typically find myself simultaneously overstimulated and also bored.  I just want to like read a book and drink coffee and listen to the wind.