Comments on: I Don’t Like Children. Even Yours.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:17:35 +0000

There’s only one thing worse than kids today. Their parents who think their kids are complete angels and can do no wrong.

By: Jonni

Jonni — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:19:33 +0000

I completely agree, babies are fun to look at and play with….OCCASIONALLY, we adore kids cause theyre cute and cuddly, but no one brags about how they keep you up until 5am and then poop, nope not for me

By: PJ Beka

PJ Beka — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:02:18 +0000

Delicious! And all true. Thanks for keeping your world childfree***

By: Lilly

Lilly — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:07:19 +0000

Great article, congratulations! I see from the comments that most of the people who read it understand and appreciate your standing behind your choice, Lisa!
I also don’t like children, honestly, and every day I come across shovinism and all the questions they’re asking you too (in my country I believe even more, because people are hypocritically patriarchal). I wish they could stop!!! I say – kids are just not for everyone, not everyone likes red lipstick, nor cats for example, but of course if you don’t like children, it’s automatically ‘cruel’!!!>

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:21:17 +0000

Jenni dont you mean you feel sorry for YOURSELF? Just because the author has made her choice logically using her natural feelings and not had the lemming approach most of the rest of us have had. I actually envy her for having a mind of her own and not being pressured into something that she clearly does not want. Its my experience that many people who have lumbered themselves with kids, then realised their lives are worse for it get jealous of people without kids and who still have their lives, who still have freedom, who dont have to plan the simplest thing weeks in advance, who arent totally dependant on babysitters, who can get a decent nights sleep, who dont have to put up with screaming kids all day (the list goes on) and therefore want them to ruin their lives as well and be in the same boat. I love my kids but if I had my time over again I wouldnt have any. Well done to the author for being true to herself!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:12:26 +0000

Corilynn- What on earth are you on about? Nobody cares about your life and how much your enjoying it. It’s not better than anyone else’s. Nor should you be judging stay at home mums. Have kids, don’t have kids its nobodies business, if you don’t want to be judged don’t fight fire with fire.

There are so many reasons people have children and so many reasons they don’t, once upon a time it wouldn’t have even been a choice, times change quickly. I’m glad that the choice is available. I have a son, I won’t be having more. i don’t like it when people say ‘I don’t like children’ though just as if someone were to say ‘ I don’t like old people’, what bollocks. I don’t much like adults in general but some are alright.

By: Corilynn

Corilynn — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:55:09 +0000

What exactly are you “sorry” for? The fact that my husband and I have each other all to ourselves, our amazing sex life, all of our money, our exotic vacations to all inclusive resorts every year, or the fact that instead of being a “stay at home mom” (which to me says I had kids to avoid working for a living),I have managed to find fulfillment through my education and career….which one of these aspects of my life is it you feel sorry for? I chose not to breed because that is all humans really seem to excel at, and in case you haven’t noticed it hasn’t done the world any good. We can’t feed the ones we have, to make more is the truly selfish act. And FYI investing in a long term care plan for your later years not only costs less, but ensures you will be taken care of by people who get paid to wipe your backside instead of expecting your kids to feel obligated to do so…even if that’s the real reason you had them.

By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:48:19 +0000

I am with the author on this one, the older I get, the less having a kid, caring for a kid or being in proximity of a kid attracts me. They are becoming more and more obnoxious, cause their PARENTS weren’t disciplined. Their parents are the product of hippy generation parents who never said “no”, or “stay quiet until I say you can talk”..they are inane, drooling, whining, grating twerps. I’m sticking with my decision, I’m 32.. too old to try it and not interested at all. Thank god my mom doesn’t put pressure on me about it.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:29:52 +0000

Jeni, could you be more condescending? I feel sorry for your kids.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:02:57 +0000

I have heard from a fair few old age/retirement homes workers/carers that the old people who are the loneliest and most isolated in there all have children. Those who don’t seem to be more socially active and strike up friendships with other people far more because “this is it/life” for them. But the ones yearning for their kids/grandkids to “remember” them seem to fade away much quicker – if the children/grandchildren don’t visit often that is.
I agree with the author. Very happy being child-free thank you in, indeed, a very overpopulated world.