Hi folks, I thought I'd create some content and share some experience and learning around any concerns I had about being childfree in my first 10 years after my tubal. I hope this can help those that are at this stage now.
I will say that 35 years after my tubal, I realized in retrospect, somewhere during that time, that I knew in my teens I didn't want kids. I did go through a period, soon after my tubal at 24, of about 10 years where a lot of my friends tried to pressure me into either spending a ton of time with their kids or even adopt, where I wondered if I really wanted kids cuz I liked babies under 6 months of age. It wasn't until I got close to someone and her newborn, where I spent plenty of time with her kid over the next 3 years and she was TOTALLY accepting of my decision and NEVER pushed an agenda. I finally realized I truly lost interest in the kid after about 6 months of age and knew I wasn't interested, not because I was pushing back against acquaintances who were pushing their own agenda in opposition to mine, but because I JUST LOST INTEREST. It took a good, secure in their parenthood, friend to let me understand there was zero interest on my part.
As it turns out what I like about babies was the oxytocin hit from carrying them around, which I learned I could get from cats and small dogs, of which I have 2 now, and they stay small forever instead of just 6 months!
I'm sorry but they are indeed comparable. It's someone who has never experienced something pretending they know what it's like.
Nothing about this equivalency is false. You are wrong.
The comment you're replying to mentions the release of oxytocin when cuddling with an animal similar to oxytocin release when holding a baby. This is a proven fact. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6826447/#:~:text=Simple%20Summary,linked%20to%20positive%20emotional%20states.
You're comparing taking a shit with the hours long process of labor and bringing a life into the world. The 2 are nowhere near comparably
"You're comparing taking a shit with the hours long process of labor and bringing a life into the world. The 2 are nowhere near comparable."
Thank you for agreeing with me, I'm glad you came around.
The comment you're replying to mentions the release of oxytocin when cuddling with an animal similar to oxytocin release when holding a baby. This is a proven fact. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6826447/#:~:text=Simple%20Summary,linked%20to%20positive%20emotional%20states.
You're comparing taking a shit with the hours long process of labor and bringing a life into the world. The 2 are nowhere near comparable
"You're comparing taking a shit with the hours long process of labor and bringing a life into the world. The 2 are nowhere near comparable."
Thank you for agreeing with me, I'm glad you came around.