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ManTalks Podcast

Should You Even Bother Having Kids?

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.8591 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Talking points: maturity, parenthood I get asked this question a lot, so here's an honest, off-the-cuff response. I get why a lot of people choose not to, but I think there are also some powerful reasons in the other direction. Listen in. 02:17 - Bringing children into a troubled world07:09 - The importance of the human spirit14:15 - How parenting matures you20:11 - There are beautiful moments in parenting Pick up my brand-new book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/ Check out some free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your Relationship Build brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance and join me today.  Enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they’re looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts  | Spotify For more episodes, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Should you even bother having kids? Oddly enough, I get asked this question more than I expect.

0:09.8

I have a lot of young men that follow me. But I also have a lot of men in their 30s and 40s that follow

0:16.7

me that are asking me this question since I've become a dad since I decided to have a child.

0:22.1

And I get a lot of questions of like, you know, why did you decide to do that? And what were you

0:26.5

afraid of? And I think one of the interesting things that I keep hearing and I've heard for the

0:34.0

last number of years, that's the main obstacle for a lot of people is this

0:38.9

statement that a lot of people say they're so steeped in fear that it's pretty wild to me.

0:48.7

And I get it because there's a time in my life where I question this as well.

0:53.5

But I keep hearing the same thing from

0:55.7

people. Why would I bring a child into this world? Why would I bring the child into this world?

1:01.4

And there's a lot of other stuff. You know, kids are expensive. That's a big excuse that I hear.

1:06.8

You know, it might infringe on my freedom, which honestly was one of the hardest things for me personally. And that might sound selfish. It might sound, you know, it might infringe on my freedom, which honestly was one of the hardest things for me

1:11.0

personally. And that might sound selfish. It might sound, you know, arrogant or egotistical or whatever it is.

1:16.6

But it's just the truth. I was really afraid as a man because I value freedom. And I love having the

1:23.6

freedom to be able to go do whatever I want, whenever I want with whoever I want.

1:27.9

I love that type of life.

1:29.4

That's how I've built my life.

1:31.4

That's why I've built the business that I've built so I can travel when I want.

1:35.0

I can go hang out with who I want.

1:36.7

I can go and have great experiences when I want.

1:39.8

And I can construct my life and my lifestyle to cater to the type of days that I want to live in this

1:48.2

lifetime. And so freedom was a big one, but I keep hearing this notion of, well, what kind of

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