What's Your Opinion on DINK Families?

Greetings my steemian friends. Today I'm participating in this contest about dink families by @boylikegirl.club

Designed with canva

Have you ever heard of that? It's actually my first time hearing that phrase "Dink families" and after my research I came to enjoy the topic and the whole concept and so I ventured into participating!
So first "dink" is an acronym that means Dual Income, No Kids. Sounds interesting right?

So I've seen a couple of dink families around though I never knew there is a name for situations like that and I sometimes ask myself what's the plan? Are they being that way on purpose? Or is it something that led to another?
Whatever the case, I feel dink couples are intentional about their decision, they must have thought it through, discussed it together and made the decision together as well. They must also have been aware of the pros and cons associated with that decision and have made plans to accommodate any excesses.

WHAT ARE DINK FAMILIES
Dink families are families that are earning well together from two or more different sources but have chosen not to have kids or who cannot have kids. This situation can be a good and a bad thing especially if the couples are trying to have kids but cannot , the pressure from families and friends or even well-wishers can be greatly overwhelming, but if they have decided not to have kids then the situation can be understood …. at least for some.
Some have chosen not to have kids because they don't think they are good with children, they may get irritated a lot around children even for the smallest and insignificant reasons or their financial condition is so dire that having a child or children will worsen the whole situation, others may be too pessimistic about what the future holds and wouldn't want to add children to the stress, still some may have some genetic issues that makes having children impossible.

WHY I WONT CHOOSE TO BE A DINK

Designed with canva

I love kids and hope to have them someday, I also want to have a busy and fun-filled home, children to share stories with and to hear from and to have the joy that comes from successfully raising children that are examplary. I believe those who do not want kids have a reason behind and I hope it works out for them.

THE REALITY OF DINK COUPLES
Dink couples may literally have it easy to some extent because, in the aspect of child rearing, school runs, household chores and constant stress from taking care of children's emotional, physical, spiritual and health needs, dink couples are free from such things. They may afford many other things that parents with kids may not afford or may afford but choose to save for some other important need that concerns their children.

When they are young and the world seems beautiful, dink couples or families may be able to spend, go on vacations and many times as possible, however, the years of old age may pose a challenge on dink families, the feeling of loneliness may creep in. Some may say that children are a blessing and will definitely take care of their parents when they are old and of course children are indeed blessings and have the responsibility of taking care of their aged parents of which many are doing just so, but the fact is we cannot guarantee whether children will actually take care of elderly parents as some have cleared deserted their parents or even abused them. So dink couples clearly have saved up for those years, maybe seeking to invest in caregivers, nursing homes or other insurances to ensure that they get the best when they are old and cannot do much. Or at least some plans have been made as no one would take such a decision without planning ahead.

CONCLUSION

Finally, everyone has free will and can choose how they want their life to look like and whatever condition we see others and no matter how bad we want to tell them not to make a particular choice, chances are they already know
So, I feel it is really not acceptable to criticize dink families whenever we see one but we all should hope for the best and make sure that our decisions are based not on selfish reasons but on a logical and reasonable basis

Thank you for reading my friends!♥️