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[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 91 points 6 days ago (32 children)

There's research that found that people without children are happier than people with children.

[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (12 children)

Sounds like a kind of crazy blanket statement for actual researchers to make but then again sociology research.. well..

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (11 children)

Why is it crazy? It seems like the most sensible conclusion - no kids reduces stress significantly. Maybe in a world without need it’d be the other way around, but we don’t live in a post-scarcity society, do we?

[–] azzblaster@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago

Meaning has a lot to do with happiness and for me, my life has infinitely more meaning since the little one came along. A lot of people don’t need help finding meaning in their lives and that’s great, but taking care of my family is more rewarding than anything I have experienced. But yeah… not everyone is like me and that’s okay. Some people definitely shouldn’t have and/or don’t want kids and there’s nothing wrong with that.

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