https://www.reddit.com/r/childfree/comments/8sye8s/why_do_broke_people_have_kids/
Posted by u/napkween
Why do broke people have kids?
Genuine question.
I’m not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m
able to maintain a great standard of living because I only have to support myself. If kids are in my future (and I highly doubt they are, no matter how much money I start earning),
I’d want to be able to give them a great life while also maintaining my great life.
I just can’t understand why people who are
already struggling with only their own mouths to feed would add a tiny money-sucking human into the mix. Besides the money sucking, there’s also the time sucking. Most of the parents I know don’t seem to be able to do anything but go to work and then spend all the money they worked on their children, then get a couple hours sleep if they’re lucky, then back to work. Rinse and repeat.
Some have
struggled their entire lives and never even said “let me wait until I can enjoy life a bit and then have kids after.” They just
add the kids to the struggle.
Why choose this life?