Recording summary · May 2018
[2018-05-09] Why I Don’t want kids [YKFccIBvJXM]
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Overview
Daniel contemplates whether to have children with his wife, balancing financial anxieties, job instability as a YouTuber, loss of personal time, risks of children turning out poorly, and an aversion to children in general.
Daniel reflects on his fertility after past unprotected sexual relationships without pregnancy, a past chlamydia infection treated with antibiotics, and childhood confrontations.
Daniel drinks multiple cups of coffee.
Daniel weighs family expectations regarding grandchildren, noting distance between Japan and England and relying on his sister to have children.
Themes
Considerations surrounding parenthood, including financial concerns, time commitments, and lifestyle preferences.
Discomfort around other people's children and opinions on infants on airplanes.
Financial sustainability and parental privacy concerns related to running a YouTube channel.
Personal fertility questions, history of unprotected sex, and recovery from a chlamydia infection.
Childhood incidents and confrontations involving peer bullying allegations.
Family dynamics across Japan and England regarding grandchildren.
Developments
At age 10, Daniel kicked another child's shoe at a park, fled home when approached by an older brother carrying a baseball bat, and his mother subsequently confronted the older brother, who claimed Daniel was bullying the younger child.
Daniel took antibiotics to resolve a chlamydia infection after suffering pain for almost two years.
Daniel drinks multiple cups of coffee.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether Daniel and his wife want to have children.
Whether Daniel would be an effective parent or feel affection toward his own children differently than toward others' children.
Whether Daniel's parents care if he has children.
Whether Daniel's YouTube channel will generate adequate income to support a family within two to five years.
Whether Daniel is physically able to impregnate a woman, or whether weak sperm or a past chlamydia infection prevented prior partners from becoming pregnant.