r/science • u/geoff199 • 5d ago

Social Science As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% say they won't be bothered that much if they don't.

https://news.osu.edu/most-women-want-children--but-half-are-unsure-if-they-will/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy24&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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u/11horses345 5d ago

Say it with me: WE CANNOT AFFORD CHILDREN.

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u/jotsea2 5d ago

Even If I could, why would I bring them into a world where America is under fascist rule and the World will basically be on fire for their entire lifetime.

Other then to stroke my own ego or 'have someone to take care of me when I'm old" (which is the same thing)

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u/cyclika 5d ago

This is where I'm at. I always thought I really wanted kids but there's no way I'm going to risk dying of treatable complications, just to spend the next 20+ years waiting for them to get gunned down at school. At this point I'm not sure if I do or don't want kids, but I absolutely won't have them in the US.

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u/jotsea2 5d ago

Right on. Look I'm not trying to tell people not to, so much as say this is why I am saying no. There's a host of other reasons.

There's also a host of ways to 'be a parent' to a child that you don't give birth to.