[–] getshanked 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Even if it were the case, there are 99 other elderly patients who love their kids to death. I work in an allied health profession and I’m doing placement at an aged care facility. Not a single one of them ever talks about their fucking jobs, their holidays or time spent with friends. It is ALWAYS family.
“No amount of money ever bought a second of time” is quote from an Avengers movie that I thought was actually really good. When you stop and just think about the quote, everything outside of family seems worthless.
[–] Bremertonbruiser 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Eye laddy but friends can be family too
[–] getshanked 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Yes but ultimately, they are still not the same. And if they have their own family, you can bet you’re coming in 2nd place. Family is legacy, it’s your mark left on the world, and the people who have it seem to be at peace while the childless are forever unsettled and confronted with a completely pointless existence.
[–] PaulNeriAustralia 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That is very true but unfortunately your children don't feel the same about you.
[–] frankenmine 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That's not how a 95 year old talks.
[–] midnightblue1335 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Whatchoo talkin' 'bout? Ya'll musta drank dat "anti-Boomer" Kool-Aid, homeboy! We all talk like this, this is just our lingo. Btw, the pills they gave us at breakfast this morning were fire, I am so fuckin' lit!! Whhoooo!! I just wanna tell all the random nurses all about my destructive life decisions and frame it as wisdom!
[–] anoncastillo ago
Shoulda let this lady take care of her when she was a kid. https://voat.co/v/news/3700701
[–] ButterBeater9000 0 points 15 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago
My wife an I never wanted to have children until one day we did, and I can say without the slightest hint of irony that my daughter has changed everything for me and given me the meaning I'd searched for and never found.
[–] PaulNeriAustralia 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
It's not in my nature nor in a lot of peoples' nature. Unfortunately people only see the pleasant side to breeding before they take the plunge. The female sees cute little human toys; the male feels pride in being the head of the pride; all advertisements by businesses showing the family are stereotypical - handsome dad, pretty mum, adorable kids. Parents are lulled into thinking that's how it will pan out for them when nothing could be further from the truth - the squalor, drudgery, boredom, stress including financial stress, the arguments ... Parenthood is a great con by females, government and business and men are the suckers.
[–] Steinmacher 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Definitely a jew
All alone at that age with no one but a stranger to care for her.
Congrats.
[–] Thisismyvoatusername 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
What subreddit is that from?
I actually find the "'the youth' (I'm 30)" the most annoying part of that. As if it is so important to (a) demonstrate the OP is an adult and (b) make fun of an older person for think someone several decades younger is in their youth. A 30 y/o is young and that is true even compared to people in their 50s, much less someone in their 90s. I remember how my grandma used to call the other elderly women in her Sunday school class 'girls', because while they were in their 70s, they were also 20 years younger than she was. Fuck I hate reddit.
[–] 22863018? [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
r/childfree