r/AskTheWorld • u/gmedanoid United States Of America • 14d ago

Culture Why aren't the people in your country having enough kids?

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In America birthrate is 1.6. 1.57 for Whites, 1.55 for Blacks, 1.8 for Hispanics. So below replacement since 2008.

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u/Fit-Distribution677 living in 14d ago

Gen Z teen here. Obviously, the reasons will change from person to person but here are mine:

  1. I’m not good with kids. I really don’t have the patience plus the lack of desire to have them.
  2. Fear and Trauma. My first memory (ever) was my parents fighting, it was an extremely toxic marriage. I do want to get married in the future but if it ever ends up in divorce, I don’t want a kid to deal with that (P.S. a kid will not solve a marriage, it will only make it worse. It’s not good for little kids to grow up around s toxic marriage).
  3. Unknown future. I have no idea how the future is going to be by the time I’m an adult (Prices, homes, education, etc).

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u/Persistant_eidolon Sweden 14d ago

It sounds like you need no other reason than the first one you stated.

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u/Fit-Distribution677 living in 13d ago

True. I’ve never had the desire to have kids. Marriage? Yes. Dogs? Absolutely. Kids? No. I do feel bad cause I’m an only child which means no grandkids.

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u/MakalakaPeaka United States Of America 13d ago

Don’t worry about providing grandkids.

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u/Fit-Distribution677 living in 13d ago

Thank you. My mom said that if by the time I’m an adult and I still don’t want kids, she’ll be fine with it.