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I Don't Want Kids

I really hate when people ask me why I don’t want kids. You never hear others asking people who want children why they wish to have them.

But it’s a question I will inevitably always get. So at this point, why not have some fun?

I’m my parent’s only child, so I have now made it my personal job to respond to that question with:

“This bloodline dies with me”

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Doomflower · 36-40, M

I don't want kids either! I like to use the excuse that I carry genes for muscular dystrophy and do not want to spread it.

KatherineR · 31-35, F

@Doomflower
Schizophrenia runs in my family, along with a shit ton of other mental illnesses.

My mom suffers from schizophrenia, so that automatically increases my chances of developing it.

I don’t want any child of mine having to deal with that, even if the chances are unlikely.

Doomflower · 36-40, M

@KatherineR how old are you? How old was your mom when she was diagnosed? Because, good news! As a general rule, the older a person is at the onset of symptoms the better the prognosis.

Anyway the real reason I don't want kids is because I don't want kids.