"What Do You Do At That Point?" — Guy Gets Lit Up After Asking People Who Don't Want Kids What They'll Do After 40

A recent tweet absolutely sent me seething and I bet it will do the same to you too. It’s callous, rude, and condescending. And sexist! It’s got everything.

“Millennials who are very cavalier about not having children are in for a shock when they enter their 40s & realize life is only half over,” an asshole named Shane Morris tweeted. He also said he “expects to see a lot of sadness & confusion about what to do at that point.

This floated across my feed a few days ago and I’ll say to you what I proclaimed to the world:

https://twitter.com/HackettKate/status/1562139114585014274?s=20&t=P3udO8PtGKAcqj5sFEw5QA

Absolutely F that guy. Here’s 20 other people who told him to shove it.

1. “Awful”

2. Yeah, seems valid

3. Forced to hang out with him

4. They miss out too

5. Me time

6. No relationship

7. Passion!

8. Not all kids want to be around you

9. Real problems?

10. Not really

11. Spiritual Connection

One thing many people don’t realise is that the spiritual connection between 2 ppl can be just as intimate as a biological one – e.g. adopted children. My aunt never married; she est the Doctor of Social Work @ UNI NSW, had friends everywhere & some friends as close as family.

— Satisfactory Dave (@docdave53) August 25, 2022

12. They’re Fine

https://twitter.com/DrKate_Miller/status/1562339308803325963?s=20&t=9GMLtd5sT5AmpJG0jzmDQw

13. They don’t

https://twitter.com/Almondrobopanda/status/1562122978137194499?s=20&t=oXrJ_q_Dbw6WGVLTkeuvKw

14. Cool lady

https://twitter.com/Melapoly/status/1562277238644641792?s=20&t=ZRcpocEE4qunqrn1Zix2zA

15. They’re already gone

https://twitter.com/KaylaAncrum/status/1562150257806417923?s=20&t=MV78E2_Z0oZTKRDMRq4K_Q

16. Same, but knees

I guess I'll continue to enjoy life and the people i care about, same as I do now but with worse knees

— Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) August 23, 2022

17. Indeed

pic.twitter.com/DjIPzcguqu

— Jeff Taylor (@jefftaylorhuman) August 23, 2022

18. Broke the monotony

I was SO bored before I had kids in my 30s.There are only so many wordsearches you can do. Once I even put a button up my nose to break the monotony! When they're grown, I'll be needy and manipulative, drive their partners to leave them, then they'll know ONLY MUMMY CAN HAVE THEM

— Shaparak Khorsandi شاپرک خرسندی (@ShappiKhorsandi) August 23, 2022

19. 100% yes

https://twitter.com/StevenGOchoa/status/1562117164504535040?s=20&t=KARCIWeKWpp86oFIWrgTMw

20. They are not joy. Or hope

As someone who has kids and loves being a mom and is thrilled I decided to – kids are not meaning. They will not insert meaning into your life. Or joy. Or hope. Or whatever. They are another human you are inviting into your home and folks who don't want them are going to be fine.

— Leslie J. Anderson (@inkhat) August 23, 2022

“What Do You Do At That Point?” — Guy Gets Lit Up After Asking People Who Don’t Want Kids What They’ll Do After 40