Thrive Solo
Thrive Solo
Lucy Meggeson
Minisode Ep.227 — Why I Don't Regret Not Having Children
19 minutes Posted Sep 19, 2026 at 12:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail In this week’s minisode, I’m talking about why, at 50, I don’t regret not having children — and why I’ve actually become increasingly grateful that I didn’t. I’m reflecting on whether I was ever really as “childless by circumstance” as I once believed, the difference between wanting a baby and wanting to be a parent, and some of the worries, responsibilities and sacrifices that those of us without children have been spared. I also talk about the freedom and headspace being ch...