Not having kids?

[Ohio Snake]

A friend once asked me what I thought about him and his wife having kids. I asked him “how much money do you have in his checking account?”
He replied “$300!”
I told him “ if you have kids right now, your checking account will stay at or below $300 for a long time.”


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[black92]

Possibly, but it may depend on how they spend their money (assuming they do okay). Before kids, we were terrible at putting money away, spending and had very little in savings. After kids (now 3 and 5), priorities changed and we are in a MUCH better place right now than before we had kids.

 

[13COBRA]

Kids are literally the best thing that ever happened to me.

 

[Zemedici]

#Pointandshootgangforlife

I'm good on kids, I'll be the cool uncle with tattoos, bikes, and cars.

 

[BlueSnake01]

OP just wanted to put his 2 cents on a 3 year old thread lol

#Pointandshootgangforlife

I'm good on kids, I'll be the cool uncle with tattoos, bikes, and cars.

Dont forget the sparkle jeans

 

[Blk04L]

Kids are literally the best thing that ever happened to me.

Same, but I understand not everyone wants them. I was a little unsure on when to have one until it happened. Then it became second nature to me.

 

[13COBRA]

Same, but I understand not everyone wants them. I was a little unsure on when to have one until it happened. Then it became second nature to me.

No one is 'ready' to have a kid. haha Even if you think you are, you're not.

Once you have them, human nature takes over (for most people).

I went from zero kids to four in the matter of 3 years. Wouldn't change it for the world!

The one question I constantly ask myself though, what did I ever do with all of my free time prior to having kids?

 

[03cobra#694]

OP just wanted to put his 2 cents on a 3 year old thread lol



Dont forget the sparkle jeans

Yep to both.

 

[black92]

No one is 'ready' to have a kid. haha Even if you think you are, you're not.

Once you have them, human nature takes over (for most people).

I went from zero kids to four in the matter of 3 years. Wouldn't change it for the world!

The one question I constantly ask myself though, what did I ever do with all of my free time prior to having kids?

That's the #1 thing I tell anyone about to have kids. You don't realize how much free time you really had until you have kids.

 

[VegasMichael]

I always wanted kids but never wanted a wife. Probably why I ended up in the profession I'm in. All my paternal instincts have been satisfied.

 

[BlueSnake01]

No one is 'ready' to have a kid. haha Even if you think you are, you're not.

Once you have them, human nature takes over (for most people).

I went from zero kids to four in the matter of 3 years. Wouldn't change it for the world!

The one question I constantly ask myself though, what did I ever do with all of my free time prior to having kids?

This 100%. Even those parents who read and "study" on how to be parents usually have some kind of breakdown in the first year or soo haha

Every kid is also different, you think you learned how to raise a toddler with your first kid or two? The next one will throw your game off completely

 

[MG0h3]

Lol @$300 in a checking account.

How old is this guy? 12?


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[black4vcobra]

Daycare costs $14k a year for our 2 year old son for us. Amazingly, that is a decent price for a kid still in diapers but not great for a potty trained kid. If our careers hadn't progressed in the last 5 years, that cost would hurt pretty hard.

At 37 and 35 one child is likely it for us. My wife is struck by illogical "clock is ticking" female emotions while I am looking at things logically and after our anticipated 2022 move, we can't comfortably afford $28k a year in daycare without pulling out designated retirement funds.

I also don't want to risk a daughter and as the oldest of 3, I never wanted my siblings until I was well into adulthood. I also don't want my son living in a household where he doesn't get the experiences most other kids do like I grew up in.

 

[Machdup1]

Don’t have kids until you are mature enough to commit to raising them properly and arefinancially stable. Though if you can do the first, the second generally follows.

And don’t get married until you can pay for the divorce.

 

[Zemedici]

No one is 'ready' to have a kid. haha Even if you think you are, you're not.

Once you have them, human nature takes over (for most people).

I went from zero kids to four in the matter of 3 years. Wouldn't change it for the world!

The one question I constantly ask myself though, what did I ever do with all of my free time prior to having kids?

whatever I ****ing want to! hahaha

2am motorcycle rides or out street racing, head to the drag strip @ 8am on Saturday, or 11pm Friday night.....

another reason I dont want kids. Would be a HUGE hit to my lifestyle.

 

[13COBRA]

whatever I ****ing want to! hahaha

2am motorcycle rides or out street racing, head to the drag strip @ 8am on Saturday, or 11pm Friday night.....

another reason I dont want kids. Would be a HUGE hit to my lifestyle.

I can do all those things now.

 

[T56LS102]

I have 5 kids, out of the 5 kids 2 sets of twins, first set 4 year old identical boys, 2nd set is a boy and a girl 9 months old. Literally everything is on a schedule, its a lot of work but a lot of fun at the same time, thankfully family is there to help.

 

[Zemedici]

I can do all those things now.

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I'm not talking about 'once in a blue moon' type situation, I'm talking all of the above, multiple times weekly

My married buddies TRY to keep up week one.

Never make it past week 2.

hahaha

 

[BlueSnake01]

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I'm not talking about 'once in a blue moon' type situation, I'm talking all of the above, multiple times weekly

My married buddies TRY to keep up week one.

Never make it past week 2.

hahaha

Can't blame em, either they're having ton of sex after getting home with their wives or working their way to go back in bed with em

 

[Zemedici]

Can't blame em, either they're having ton of sex after getting home with their wives or working their way to go back in bed with em

the latter, 100% of the time.

I'm just saying, usually the women run the show at the end of the day / week, and VERY FEW 'understand' horsepower / the game lolol