Gen Z Is Choosing Not To Have Kids... Do We Have A Choice?

Gen Z isn’t just “refusing” to have kids. A lot of us are looking at rent, low wages, healthcare costs, daycare bills, student debt, climate anxiety, unstable jobs, and the pressure of modern life… and quietly asking a question people don’t really want to hear: How are we supposed to raise children when we can barely afford ourselves? This video is not about hating kids. It’s about why starting a family feels so much harder now, why so many young people are delaying parenthood, and why “just have kids and figure it out” does not hit the same in an economy where everything already feels stretched. Maybe Gen Z isn’t selfish. Maybe we’re scared. Maybe we still want families… just not like this. Subscribe to Stans Thoughts for more honest conversations about work, money, adulthood, burnout, housing, family, and the future we were told would be waiting for us.