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For one thing, after your children have grown up and moved out, most people are really glad they've gone through parenting, have an adult child they are in rela
by badpun 4y ago
For one thing, after your children have grown up and moved out, most people are really glad they've gone through parenting, have an adult child they are in relation with, potentially grandchildren to enrich their lives with etc.
- naasking 4y agoTo claim that having kids makes you happier in the long-term requires comparing against the control group of childless adults. Last I checked, there was no appreciable difference in happiness between these groups in middle age.
- badpun 4y agoThe study I read about claimed the opposite - in later stages of life, parents are happier than childless people.
- naasking 4y agoFrom the data I've seen, the strongest predictors of happiness are maintaining strong social ties. Children are only one way to do that. I've seen no data suggesting having children specifically is associated with more happiness at any stage of life.