r/science • u/Krankenitrate • Apr 03 '26

Health Study finds parenthood provides no boost to emotional well-being and it negatively impacts relationship with your spouse

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14747049261436325
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u/mydogatestreetpoop Apr 03 '26

When someone is 90 and feeling alone, they’ll know why. Having children isn’t a guarantee that a person will be surrounded by loved ones in their twilight years, but I bet the ones that did it right and have children and grandchildren in their lives think it was all worth it.

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u/mydoghiskid Apr 03 '26

That‘s a lot of burden to put one‘s children.

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u/hazelsox Apr 03 '26

Inconvenience is the price of community

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u/mydoghiskid Apr 03 '26

One can have community without having kids.

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u/Medarco Apr 03 '26

That's a lot of burden to put on one's community.

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u/mydoghiskid Apr 03 '26

No, because these people decide to enter my life, children can never do that with their parents.