There’s a very traditional belief that all married couples must have kids. I hate to burst your bubble, but that’s simply not true.<\/p>\n
It might’ve been a necessity during early civilization to keep the population thriving, but we’re not living in the Stone Age.<\/p>\n
This is modern times with a booming population that grows every 12 seconds!<\/p>\n
Our country doesn’t rely on families to maintain it and its economy and thrive anymore \u2014 it simply doesn’t work that way anymore.<\/p>\n
You Don’t NEED Kids<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s possible for a married couple to live as empty-nesters. It’s also possible for you to live out your life as a single person, with no one to worry about but yourself. Some people simply don’t want the responsibility of raising kids.<\/p>\n “Parenting is an 18-year, full time job! If you’re not sure you want to sign up for it, DON’T sign up for it,” explains expert and author Lisa Steadman.<\/p>\n Do What Makes YOU Happy<\/strong><\/p>\n Having kids can be a wonderful, fulfilling and loving experience for you and your family … if you sincerely want to have them.<\/p>\n While many parents love their kids (even if they didn’t originally plan on them), others (pressured by society) might feel sad and stressed, which is reflected in their parenting style.<\/p>\n Sure, parents want grandkids, but remember that it’s up to you to decide whether you actually want to have kids.<\/p>\n You determine the terms of your own happiness \u2014 NOT your parents. And that’s something they must accept.<\/p>\n For those who are unsure whether they want children or not, Lisa Steadman urges, “[Happiness] is what you make it.<\/p>\n If you want kids, go for it. Godspeed! If you don’t, celebrate that child-free life, and enjoy it!”<\/p>\n Still can’t decide whether or not you want kids? Scroll up to hear Lisa Steadman offer some more great advice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There’s a very traditional belief that all married couples must have kids. I hate to burst your bubble, but that’s simply not true. It might’ve been a necessity during early civilization to keep the population thriving, but we’re not living in the Stone Age. This is modern times with a booming population that grows every […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":4491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-love-relationships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27983"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4490"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4492,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4490\/revisions\/4492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}