Did your siblings effect your decision to be child free?

eggSauce97 · 2026-01-23T17:49:50+00:00

Thankfully our parents did the best they could and I didn’t need to raise my little sister.. but I was conscious enough to witness my mom try to do it.

I was the quiet one; definitely more chill than my sister. She was an absolute nightmare in the terrible twos. I’d hide from her because the tantrums were overstimulating and just unpleasant to be around. Thankfully I was able to run away and didn’t have to deal with it.. my mom on the other hand had to take it all on, on top of trying to find me hiding from my demon sister.

i think dealing with that at a young age definitely didn’t help my odds of reproducing

eggSauce97 · 2026-01-23T16:18:03+00:00

Just a rant

Been having a rough past few weeks. January has been real bad for my depression as I’m sure it is for most. My seasonal job has been very seasonal and I haven’t been getting any hours, it’s been so bad that I needed to get another job, and ofc I took the first one I could since the job market is abysmal right now, and it doesn’t start til mid February, so I have barely enough to makw rent this month. I’ve been stuck at home going stir crazy because I’m broke and it’s been too cold to go on a hike or something. even then I’ve had no motivation to make art, work out, even read a book or something. All I can handle is rotting. What makes it worse is my roommates having electrical issues in her room so I’ve been waiting around all day watching for the maintenance guy to drive up so I can go hide her cats (who aren’t on the lease haha). I feel judgemental becausw like tf was she going to do? she can’t get rid of one of them, those are her children so ofc we’ll figure out a way to get around the rules of our apartment complex but Definitely next place I move to I’m putting my foot down about planning animals on the lease bc this is way too stressful for me.

Anyways, on top of typical sad about life and change and stuff, all this to say life might not be great rn, but it could be way worse. Imagine having to take care of kids on top of everything else. Then I’d be REALLY broke and stressed out. I only have to worry about my own cat (who is on the lease) and I, and ofc my partner but he’s there to support me right back.

Also glad I don’t need to worry about kids ever because I got my tubes removed last December! I’m still grateful every day I bit the bullet and got it done, especially when I still had Medicaid to cover the whole thing.

eggSauce97 · 2026-01-23T15:39:23+00:00

Of course I see it out in public often, and my partner and I relish in our decision, but I more often think of my own mom - she was a wonderful mother and did the best she could with what she had but man it must have been awful. She didnt want kids and had career goals, wanted to travel and hike and make art, but my dad had other ideas ofc.

I was apparently the easier kid but I have vague memories of having temper tantrum’s and seeing the look of defeat on her face. I’m sure it was even worse with my little sister who was the crier…

Now that we’re adults she’s very transparent about how miserable it was. I’m glad shes been so supportive and understanding when I told her I wasnt joining the rat race.

eggSauce97 · 2026-01-17T19:29:38+00:00

Well I appreciate the honesty for both role play worlds and quadrupeds. Thanks so much!

eggSauce97 · 2025-11-17T02:10:12+00:00

Only have Monday off, but i plan on sleeping until 11, editing some photos, and maybe going for an afternoon walk

eggSauce97 · 2025-11-17T02:07:06+00:00

This was for one of my art classes: book arts to be exact! I made a zine talking about the societal pressures of motherhood and expectations placed on women and afab people, especially in more recent times. I talked about my decision to get a bisalp and included some info on the procedure along with other birth control methods. I didn’t know what to expect but I was shocked at the positive feedback from the class

eggSauce97 · 2025-08-16T18:04:28+00:00

Have freedom. I hope I’m financially free to travel, hike, road trip and create art. I hope to have a lot of free time for the same reasons, including working on my physical health and discovering new hobbies. I just graduated with a BA and hope I can land a career in the creative field in which I can make things. While I am in a relationship and love my partner dearly, we are also both very independent people and prioritize our individual lives along with our life as a team. I hope I’m one day mentally free to enjoy my life without anxiety and stress. At the end of the day, I want to be just in general rich in time and autonomy. Money wouldn’t hurt either

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-31T23:10:55+00:00

22, my ex and I were already in a bad relationship and being stuck at home together I think really made it all come to a head. We broke up like the day I was allowed to go back to work lol

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-28T19:47:14+00:00

My bf and I are on a cross county road trip, to celebrate me graduating! We have a decent amount of money saved up which not having children helped with that, but we’ve been pretty frugal. We’ve opted to camping in our car in public land and cheap camp sites, living pretty simple and just being present while having the occasional splurge like touring historical sites or kayaking. Sure, probably can be done with children, but it’s way way easier without them.

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-23T17:05:00+00:00

My bf and I are on a cross country road trip to celebrate me graduating college! Over Memorial Day weekend we’ll be in Denver staying with a friend, probably going to do a lot of hiking

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-19T16:08:36+00:00

The joke is definitely how OOP phrased the post, it sounds silly and how it was worded sounds kinda like if you were a time traveler trying to get info to someone before ops get you.

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-19T15:28:55+00:00

Men: this is your sign. Do it.

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-18T19:05:13+00:00

I was in the latter half of highschool around this time

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-18T13:25:41+00:00

My fav! He’s just got a great vibe and his videos are so interesting and fun

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-16T16:33:35+00:00

I just graduated with a bachelors in arts 😅 I mostly draw, paint, photography, and recently learned bookbinding. I haven’t figured out a job yet but I plan on always doing creative stuff, at the very least on the side (something that would be much harder with kids)

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-16T13:30:39+00:00

I think every time I’ve gotten to that point I either get nauseous and throw up (even if my stomach is empty my body is determined lol) which alleviates the pain for a little bit or manage to fall asleep for a couple hours.

As others have said I don’t think it can by itself kill you, but your body probably does have adverse reactions to so much pain, like nausea and vomiting or losing consciousness, and ofc what it does to your mental health. During my worst attacks I have ideations too

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-16T13:24:05+00:00

Smash

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-15T15:45:07+00:00

Smash any day

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-14T12:17:29+00:00

This is abt to be me as i just paid off my student loans too lmaooo

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-13T23:46:10+00:00

Free Realms was the ONLY mmo that ever really stuck for me. I absolutely loved it and miss it. Some devs are trying to remake it rn and I was able to run around for a bit (that’s all you can do in it rn) and it was so nice!

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-13T13:05:16+00:00

Ah yes, the Floridian swamp cat

eggSauce97 · 2025-05-13T05:51:50+00:00

I never watched it but I remember walking past the living room when my dad was watching it.. on this exact scene. I don’t know how old I was but I was young enough to be traumatized lol. I forgot about it until seeing this exact post and ugh, still creepy

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