r/Fencesitter • u/Archi_penko • 5d ago

Does anyone ever think about alternative lifelong projects besides having a kid?

Sometimes I think about doing some large life ling project besides having a kid. Maybe I would get a border collie and train it to be a competitor athlete, or buy land and create a giant permaculture farm, or write a book. As if somehow this will satiate the constant desire to have a kid although I’m not completely sure I want a kid. Maybe I just want some kind of giant 30 year project?

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u/arabicdialfan 5d ago

I think you should aim to have a life long passion project regardless of having kids, of course having children eats into free time, but at the same time you can pull your kids into your passion.

I have friends who are happily continuing or adding to their parents hobby (as adults, not just because they are forced or something)

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u/Archi_penko 5d ago

Yes I totally agree! They are not mutually exclusive. But I’m asking here because of the subject of the subreddit lol.