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JustKay

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15. I agree in that I don't have kids, but I disagree, in that I'm an optimist.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 08:24 AM

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I don't have children (by choice) and I have no regrets. I would have been a terrible mother and I decided early on to spare my potential children that heartache.

But I disagree in that, just because they won't have the life that previous generations lived doesn't mean they can't have a good life. It's a matter of shifting priorities.

And, I like to think that future generations will do better than we did. Told you I was an optimist!

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