Famous Female Wrote About "Having It All," Now Admits Regretting Not Having Kids (Something I think is worth sharing. Also, only fools think that it is possible to get it all without cost or consequence.)

SparkMarcus · 2019-07-30T04:10:25+00:00

Same remark as yesterday. Children are a temporary solution for loneliness. She's 60 now and her kids would be about to leave the home and make their life.

DeusVictor · 2019-07-30T08:54:00+00:00

It’s from the daily mail are you really going to believe that bullshit?

men4feminism · 2019-07-30T10:28:54+00:00

There are plenty of people rotting away alone in old folks homes despite having children and grandchildren.

liberamesse · 2019-07-30T10:45:21+00:00

The woman is apparently worth £18 million and in good health. I doubt that there is any profound regret in her not having children. She might be a little wistful at times, wondering what if, but that is always going to be the case, no matter what choices you make, as there is always an opportunity cost with each decision or life path. Had she had children, she might be regretting that choice.

It's always been a stereotype that family men go through a mid-life crisis as they reach middle-age and lament the missed opportunities that would have been afforded them as single, free, unencumbered, men. That's when the affairs and the purchase of the sports car occur. There probably has been no life lived without regret.

Age always brings to the fore the specter of mortality and the phenomenon of the existential crisis. That's when people's egos more earnestly start thinking about things like legacy and their continued presence on this earth in some form. I would guess that despite not having children, Bushell will still be quite satisfied that she has left her mark.

Hoping to leave your mark via offspring is often a false economy anyway, because your genes only carry for a few generations before they disappear altogether, however long your lineage continues, and there is no guarantee that your offspring will continue to produce offspring of their own, not to mention that after you are dead, the existence of any offspring is of no benefit to you in any way, yet you would have expended much time, energy and lost many opportunities to enjoy your life, trying to raise them. It's one thing if money is not an issue or you don't have to adversely alter your preferred way of living that much to have children, but if that is not the case, having children can be a huge unwanted burden. If there is a question in your mind about having them, it might be best to err on the side of caution and not have them, because there is no turning back if you do.

liberamesse · 2019-07-30T10:49:29+00:00

The woman is apparently worth £18 million and in good health. I doubt that there is any profound regret in her not having children. She might be a little wistful at times, wondering what if, but that is always going to be the case, no matter what choices you make, as there is always an opportunity cost with each decision or life path. Had she had children, she might be regretting that choice.

It's always been a stereotype that family men go through a mid-life crisis as they reach middle-age and lament the missed opportunities that would have been afforded them as single, free, unencumbered, men. That's when the affairs and the purchase of the sports car occur. There probably has been no life lived without regret.

Age always brings to the fore the spectre of mortality and the phenomenon of the existential crisis. That's when people's egos more earnestly start thinking about things like legacy and their continued presence on this earth in some form. I would guess that despite not having children, Bushell will still be quite satisfied that she has left her mark.

Hoping to leave your mark via offspring is often a false economy anyway, because your genes only carry for a few generations before they disappear altogether, however long your lineage continues, and there is no guarantee that your offspring will continue to produce offspring of their own, not to mention that after you are dead, the existence of any offspring is of no benefit to you in any way, yet you would have expended much time, energy and lost many opportunities to enjoy your life, trying to raise them. Even during your life, offspring are going to spend most of their time living their own lives, not catering to their parents. It's one thing if money is not an issue or you don't have to adversely alter your preferred way of living that much to have children, but if that is not the case, having children can be a huge unwanted burden. If there is a question in your mind about having them, it might be best to err on the side of caution and not have them, because there is no turning back if you do.

cb791979 · 2019-07-30T14:07:09+00:00

If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company. - Sartre

Kinopio710 · 2019-07-30T18:43:24+00:00

Having kids is the greatest meme ever told right after voting.

Impossible-asset · 2019-07-30T20:30:23+00:00

Post removed: rule 6 relevance.

This is something more appropriate for MRA or mgtow1 sub. Thanks.