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I think I want to have kids and frankly that’s a terrifying revelation
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Anonymous 9w

I’m not ready to have kids and I might never be, but I imagine my kids and I want them so much my chest aches

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Anonymous 9w

Are you concerned about pregnancy/birth or about caring for a tiny human? For me, I know I don’t want to get pregnant and the idea of that is terrifying but I absolutely want to foster and/or adopt and it makes me very happy to think about (even though I’m definitely not ready for that rn or any time soon)

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 9w

I’m a little worried about giving birth and what will happen to my body but mostly I’m just not ready to not put myself first yet. I can’t imagine giving up on my dreams if my kid needed full time support, or changing my life to suit the needs of a kid just yet. I think it’s because right now I’m on the cusp of achieving so much and I love my life, maybe once I’m settled in my career I will be willing to find that balance. I just have too much ambition right now

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 9w

That’s perfectly okay!! That just means you shouldn’t be a parent right now, but it also sounds like you’re going to be an excellent parent when the time comes :)

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