Seth Rogen says he and his wife have discovered the key to happiness in their relationship: not having kids.

[TKweli18]

most people who don't have kids are not doing it for a noble reason
its just to avoid the responsibility and sacrifice that comes with kids
I wouldn't really deem it as selfish but its definitely self-serving

Most people who have kids are not doing it for a noble reason. They are doing it out of ego.
And to avoid the introspection and pestering from friends and family that comes with not having kids.
I wouldn't deem having kids as selfish, but it's definitely self-serving.

Hope you understand what I did there. And how those generalizations don't constitute a cogent argument.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

Lol it’s truly only selfish to have kids if you’re not taking care of them.

but if your actually raising your children properly, then that’s the total opposite of selfishness. And most children will grow up grateful for that.

Here’s a question for the both of you: Do ya’ll regret being born?

There are plenty of orphans that could be adopted. Why create another child when you could give one caught in the system a loving home?

The only logical answer is pure vanity to have a version of yourself.

Why would I have any regret or feelings over something I had no control over?

 

[ThrobbingHood]

going off the video
do you have data for the opposite?

You said most people, not Seth Rogan… so which is it?

And I never said I knew most people’s motives for not having children, you made that assertion, not I.

 

[ThaBronxBully]

If You Don’t Want Kids That’s Cool And Nothing Wrong With That, But Anybody Acting Like Having Kids Will Fukk With Your Life And Make It Worse Is Just An Idiot

If You’re Financially Stable, Mentally Stable, Mature And Generally A Reasonable Human Being, Your Life Will Be 100% Fine, Most Likely Even Better

I Have No Issue W People Who Don’t Want Kids But Don’t Be Ridiculous About The Lifestyle

 

[Top Left]

I grew up in a large family, and so have my parents. God willing I’d like a large family of my own as well. My sister had a kid several months ago and honestly I’ve never seen my father happier. He smiles and laughs more, his grandson brings more life to him, same as my mother. They spend every possible moment with him.
I find shyt like that beautiful and I want that too.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

If You’re Financially Stable, Mentally Stable, Mature And Generally A Reasonable Human Being, Your Life Will Be 100% Fine, Most Likely Even Better

And yet, most people aren’t 2/4 of those things listed, let alone all 4. And yet most people are having children.

 

[Germms]

If I was rich as fukk I wouldn’t want kids neither not gone lie.

 

[ba'al]

As someone who plans to have kids I never understood why those with kids get Butthurt when folks like Seth Rogen say things like this. Like that’s his decision how’s that affecting you?

Probably because they really didn't want kids but were "forced" or rather pressured into having them and are jealous.

Lol it’s truly only selfish to have kids if you’re not taking care of them.

nikka please.

Do ya’ll regret being born?

This is a loaded question.

If someone answers No. You're just going to spin it as "See you're enjoying and getting the most out of your life. Wouldn't you want someone else to experience the same joy you are, it's selfish to keep that joy to yourself."

And then if a mfer say Yes you're going to spin it as "See that's why you don't want kids something's wrong with you. It's so much to be grateful and happy for here." Or " If you had kids you would see the beauty in life."

Foh. I'm already here so it doesn't matter imo how someone feels about their birth just try to make the most out of your life how you see fit.

 

[Diyhai]

You said most people, not Seth Rogan… so which is it?

And I never said I knew most people’s motives for not having children, you made that assertion, not I.

you are arguing to argue
you gave your opinion I gave mine

 

[ThaBronxBully]

And yet, most people aren’t 2/4 of those things listed, let alone all 4. And yet most people are having children.

Those Are The Ones That The “Parents Are Miserable” Crowd Are Judging When They Say People With Kids Arent Happy lol

 

[Diyhai]

Most people who have kids are not doing it for a noble reason. They are doing it out of ego.
And to avoid the introspection and pestering from friends and family that comes with not having kids.
I wouldn't deem having kids as selfish, but it's definitely self-serving.

Hope you understand what I did there. And how those generalizations don't constitute a cogent argument.

very emotional post
your whole previous post was general argument as well

 

[ba'al]

This not on Topic but it sorta is I had a girl I was talking to earlier last year and she had the typical fat chick friend. And the topic of kids were brought up while we were out and I told the girl I wasn't interested in having kids and then the third wheel fat friend going to jump into the convo saying that was selfish.

WHOLE TIME IN MY HEAD I'm thinking you fat mfer how is eating up all the food and taking up all the space in a room not selfish. Come down off your high horse.

 

[Reptile]

I don't have kids. But it's so annoying to listen to people without kids act like people with children are miserable. Because that's really all Seth Rogen is saying here.

"I have time to do all the things I want to do and all the things I need to do" = I smoke weed a lot. Like, A LOT. And not having kids allows me to smoke A LOT OF WEED. And bang my wife sometimes. And if I need to make a movie to fund my lifestyle of smoking a lot of weed, I can do that. Because I don't have kids. And the responsibility of having kids can limit parents' ability to do what they want to do.

That's REALLY what he's saying.
Which is fine.
But that's the subtext and it sounds a lot more goofy than the dressed up bullshyt he said in that video.



Edit - Because I got called out on it in a later post, I'll clarify that it's annoying to have to listen to his explanation for why he doesn't have kids.
But it's fine that he chose not to have kids, as a personal decision.

This goes both ways.

 

[Germms]

One point in wanting/having kids is to really assist you when you’re old and have someone to bury you when you get old as well as pass down whatever.

When you’re rich like them, it’s really no point.

They’re going to have someone taking care of everything even after they die. When they get old someone will be there. Etc.

 

[keon]

There are plenty of orphans that could be adopted. Why create another child when you could give one caught in the system a loving home?

The only logical answer is pure vanity to have a version of yourself.

Why would I have any regret or feelings over something I had no control over?

Wanting a family of your own is considered vanity to you?

and it’s plenty people who have children and also adopt; my uncle did that as well as few other people I know.

im sure not once in your life did you look at your parents and tell them or think that they was selfish for creating you lmao.

again, I’m not knocking people who choose to not have kids, I just think all the sugar coating is unnecessary.