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

[The ADD]

Some people want to be adolescents forever.

So the only way to be an adult is to have children?

 

[Scientific]

Some people want to be adolescents forever.

I know he fits that mold--and I know a bunch of late 30s and early 40s men who still can't let go they're not 35 anymore). But at the same time, i know some people who didn't have kids just because it never happened for them.

This dud is rich and famous enough to adopt, but I'm sure he and his wife have "fur babies" and treat them like they're children. Honestly, why would anyone try to push or encourage selfish people to even try and raise kids?

 

[MajesticLion]

How would this apply to Rogen when he has a wife, career and responsibilities?

A steady girl with marital benefits, a career making weedhead whimsical movies enabled by his Jewish roots/ties, and responsibilities of ponying up funds on-demand for said Jewish ties when they need it?


Oh yes, he bears a tremendous burden. It's incredible how he bears up.

 

[Diyhai]

Having dependents suck but for those who are blessed to live a long time, they’d wish they had kids to love and take care of them.

never understood this rational
just have money, it will be more beneficial than kids
burdening your kids is people's plan
what if your kid is in another state or country

 

[MajesticLion]

So the only way to be an adult is to have children?

Of course not, I'm talking about Seth Rogen and people who want that similar "freedom". That doesn't make him you.

 

[perfectblack999]

Some people want to be adolescents forever.

I don’t see the relationship between no wanting to have kids and wanting to be an adolescent.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

Man I'm 37 and one of my big regrets in life so far is not having kids at this point.

I'm at the point where if it doesn't happen by 45, I'll become a foster parent.

You’re still relatively young but I have the same point. If it doesn’t happen by 45, I’d rather be a foster parent. Definitely not being a parent to teenagers in my 50s.

 

[Diyhai]

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.

plenty of people regret having kids
whether its the age they had them, the person they had them with, or not understanding the toll it would have on their lives

 

[qashif]

hedonistic babble

 

[King Static X]

I think it's probably a good thing that Seth Rogen doesn't have any children lol. Imagine little Seth Rogens running around


Anyways, that's a decision between him and his wife. Their life, their choice

 

[Conan]

lots of people think their kids are gonna look out for them when they get older. But those nursing homes are packed with sad old folks that barely see their family anymore

Relying on your kids (who could easily turn out to be bad vibe humans) being there in old age is insane.

Build a community of friends, other family members, mentors and mentes, such that you are not reliant on your kids checking in on you at the nursing home when old.

 

[Iverson_64]

you know having kids aint shyt when every time this subject comes up people with kids say...
"what about when youre old...whose going to take care of you!?"

breh odds are youre going to die from some freak accident...
..or your kids arent going to want to take care of your ass.

People that dont have kids have more money than parents so they're better prepared for old age.

Men without kids can scratch the children itch via single mommas...
...you can play with their kids, eat the food paid for via child support, fukk and then go home to sleep in a quiet bed

I was going to say......Having kids for the sake of having a good retirement plan ain't going to work out like these dudes think.

This isn't Japan or India. America is a cutthroat capitalist society where people are busy and don't really visit their old parents or elders as often as they should.

I've seen many cases of elders in the nursing home having NO ONE to visit them despite having kids because their kids are either

A. Busy as hell with work and their own families
B. Harbored resentment towards them because of some past incident
C. Lived in a different state or location and couldn't do it even if they wanted to

In Asia or Africa, having kids with the expectation that they take care of you for a long time makes sense but definitely not in America.

One of my childless uncles who passed away 5 years ago from cancer died with 2 big homes, 2 Cadillacs, a good paying job in the medical field, a fresh wardrobe, and a big will that he left for one of my cousins(and we were hating hard lol.) And he made so many friends and girlfriends over the years that his funeral was packed af and had people lining up to make remarks about his life.

Being childless doesn't mean that you have no family and friends that support you. Sometimes, that is the case but it's usually not.

All in all, happiness in general is a case by case thing. There's families with tons of children that are happy as hell and others that are miserable. And the same applies to childless people.

 

[Braman]

Why even get married if she not taking your name and not having kids


Lmfaoooo western men are fukking hoes


bytch if we aint doing the above then we just dating

I was about to type this. This brotha is hedging. He wants the freedom, but he ain’t got the facilities or swag to live a prime dicaprio/Clooney/shamar Moore life.

 

[Braman]

My face literally when I see or hear a woman say she don’t want kids. Like I’m INSULTED. bytch you really think just YOU is enough to keep me?!? I’d never settle down if it weren’t for my desire to have a family

 

[Diyhai]

Relying on your kids (who could easily turn out to be bad vibe humans) being there in old age is insane.

Build a community of friends, other family members, mentors and mentes, such that you are not reliant on your kids checking in on you at the nursing home when old.

worst case scenario they could die before you or have an illness