

realizing I’ll never be able to afford them
realizing I’ll never be able to afford them without sacrificing the slightest inch of my current lifestyle
FTFY
I don’t fault you. You do you. Just stop blaming the economy.
People have been willingly having children through times tougher than anything you have or ever will experience.
You just don’t want kids. And that’s fine.
Just stop scapegoating the economy.
Pretty sure a human can birth a child for free.
Oh, you mean in a fancy hospital with modern conveniences developed by scientists to make the process as comfortable and hassle-free as possible?
Again, humans have been procreating, WILLINGLY, in conditions worse than anything you have or will ever experience because they WANT a child. They WANT to procreate.
Not wanting that is fine. Just stop blaming others.