Not a Seth Rogan fan but gotta like what he says about a childed life

Seth Rogen explains why he doesn’t want children, saying **it seems like a dark, stressful life with small moments of joy**, adding how much he enjoys life without them - “You don’t need kids...The world won’t even be here in 30 years.”






https://www.reddit.com/r/childfree/comments/1t56z8c/seth_rogen_explains_why_he_doesnt_want_children/

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I really like that he uses the term "dark".

And those small moments of joy are sometimes only there if you actually wanted kids and still want them after they are born. People who 100 percent regret breeding don't even have small moments of joy to keep them going. They just slog through each day like a horrible job they can't leave.

Like I get that some things that are worth doing may not be comprised entirely of happy moments, but if the ratio of good moments to bad moments is so uneven that bad moments make up the majority, I think it's safe to say it's not a worthwhile endeavor.

Well this Reddit moo agrees w/ him. im so glad ppl are so articulate and open about this now:

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Parenthood is a sea of bad and tiny sprinkles of okay

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here.
My daughter is 4yo and has been progressively easier to raise as her independence has improved. So much for the good.
I still don’t get to be spontaneous or have autonomy over my time and what I do with it.
I’m still on call 24/7, forever.
I’m still exhausted and out of energy.
She has tantrums, over the dumbest things. Calls me names. Isn’t satisfied with anything - clothes, food - and always wants something else. Always disagreeing about everything. These “little” things pile up, don’t get it twisted. They take the enjoyment out of life. If there ever is any, for us.
The kicker though… I’d tell people about this, and they still turn around and say how much of a blessing children are. How lucky I am.
Lucky to have sacrificed my entire life for an ungrateful child.
I’d show my friends a video of her absurd tantrums and instead of sympathy, I get jokes, like haha, it’s not a big deal. All of this bad sht. Like it doesn’t matter that it’s happening to me.

And for the lurkers? Those sprinkles of good in between all the bad? No, they are most definitely not worth it. If your abuser skips a day beating you, would you say it’s worth all the beating you regularly take? Yeah, I don’t think so.

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I still say we should go back to a pop on the butt, and start ignoring the the childish compliants, bcz I noticed that too w/ my bratty niblings, alll they did is complain, nonstop, got what they wanted and started complaining about the next thing. Part of this is spoiling kids, and part of this is modern parenting letting the kids have too much say. After awhile, just tell them this is whats happening and move on, if they melt down, try some popular tactics, if that doesnt work, a pop on the butt next, and other appropriate punishments, sit in your room w/ tech or toys.

That should say with NO tech or toys.