The Real Problem with 'Childless Cat Ladies'

In this episode, Trent examines the issue of "childless cat ladies" and the larger problem of demographic winter.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Childless Cat Ladies
00:36 Pope Francis comments on "pets over children"
01:24 Is it selfish?
01:55 DINKS?
03:20 IVF
03:48 Unbalanced society due to low birth rates
08:00 Self inflicted damage
10:00 Third-wave feminism
11:10 Affect on men
12:39 Are we all called to marriage?

[TheCounselofTrent]

Just to be clear, this video is a criticism of those who glorify living a childless life in order to pursue selfish ends -- it is not about those who are single or childless through circumstances beyond their control or who choose to be celibate in order to serve society or the Body of Christ.

[Veo]

Pray for us singles that do want to marry and have children, but are having trouble finding someone. It's tough out there.

[ARMNIUS]

I’m a single, childless, dog-owning, Catholic man. I’ve had a few long term relationships that never worked out. I don’t date anymore, but I go to mass, confession, and am part of a men’s Catholic fraternal order. i find meaning and significance in serving at my parish. I pray God use me however He wants to serve the body of Christ. I am at peace. ✝️🙏

[AveMaria]

I'm happily married, we have 2 dogs, never had my health to have children. Never thought for one second that children are replaceable or of less value. We are pro-life all the way. I have been sick for many years, husband also sick recently, but we're both finally healing by the grace of God. We are in our 40's now, thinking of adoption, but don't know if it will ever be possible. Say a little prayer for us. Thank you. 💖💖

[hggfhh]

Pray for all married couples struggling with fertility

[ChristianValuesRevival]

My mother who always wanted children sacrificed that desire to become a nun when she was in her early 20s. She eventually left the monastery due to circumstances out her control, and couldn’t find another monastery to join. She eventually got married at the age of 36 and ended up having 3 children. I believe God blessed her with great fertility due to her willingness to sacrifice that desire for him. It shows that if we trust in God and follow him and give up everything for him he will certainly reward us, whether be this life or the afterlife.

[daltonreeves]

Please pray for me and my wife. We are struggling to maintain pregnancies.

[KnightGeneral]

I am a Childless Cat Lady but I offered my singlehood to Christ and to the service of the Church till St.Joseph provides me a good husband. If theres no one, Im all good still. Ill continue serving our Parish and feed the hungry stray cats that comes to my house everyday.

[mariecait]

I’m a childless cat lady and admire Saint Gertrude of Nivelles for being the patron saint of cats, widows and gardeners. I really want to get married and have children but it’s Gods will before mine.

[amyrose]

I'm single and can't have children but I was desperate for a child when I was younger. Now I'm looking into a religious life within a religious order.

[MontyRL]

Babe wake up, new Trent Horn video just dropped

[robertdobie]

My wife & I got married late (we were nearly 40) and we feel so blessed to have been able to have two children of our own through purely natural means. Perhaps my only regret in life is that I did not marry and have children earlier! My children have given me a grounded & deep happiness as a father; by contrast, my life as a single man was mostly miserable.

[cassidyanderson]

My wife and I lost a child at 20 weeks. She was diagnosed with uterine cancer a few years later and had to have a total hysterectomy. We are in our early forties now. She is the principal at an elementary school (working on her PhD) and I am an attorney who serves as the guardian for children, the elderly, and mental disabled. We are both very active in the Church (Greek Orthodox, where childlessness is unheard of), where I serve on the parish council and am the parish janitor and my wife serves on multiple committees. We have three nephews and a niece with whom we are very close (they are our best friends) and we spend a lot of time with our parents, traveling with them often as they enjoy their retirement and golden years. I doubt we could have these types of relationships and lifestyle if we had children. This isn’t the life that we planned for or necessarily wanted, but it is the hand Gold dealt us and we feel extremely blessed by all of the cards. I never think “what if” or feel unfulfilled. If you can’t find purpose and beauty and adventure in the good works God has prepared for you to walk in, then having or not having children isn’t going to make you happy.

[JoKaiGonZo]

Pray for the sensitive young men who want to have families in this wild world.

[BrewMeister]

My parents' generation sought to improve their lifestyle by only having 2-3 kids. My generation has simply taken that mindset one step further.

[m.g.]

Cat ladies must be divided. Some are animal lovers, others are treating animals as their children. Loving animals and treating them kindly is admirable, humanizing animals is what's wrong. Seeing dogs in prams or bags at malls and streets is so cringe for me, they always look so stressed. I pitty them

[kaneki_ryuzaki]

Most adults are still children. In oversized bodies pretending to be somebody they are not.

[TitusConstantine]

Trent Horn calling out Anita Sarkeesian was not something I expected to see this year but something I very much enjoy regardless

[observingyt]

I'm a 30 year old man and my main priority in life is becoming Catholic and seeking God. I would like to be married one day and have children down the line but it has to be to the right person. I also have had a lot of mental health struggles in my 20's and was diagnosed with autism at 25. My intention in life it to 're train' as a joiner/carpenter so if I meet a nice lady and have ok employment I will probably get married.

Maybe I am taking this video too much as an individual rather than seeing the bigger picture for society. In that way I understand what Trent is saying. Weirdly I have this minor fear that I don't want people in my parish to think I am becoming Catholic just to get a partner and get married.

[youtubeKathy]

I feel betrayed by feminism but not because I didn’t want kids but because I thought responsible, good citizens focused on thier jobs. Now at 49, my entire outlook changed. I no longer feel the need to chase the next promotion or certification or set myself apart with skills my colleagues don’t have. I still care, but now it’s more a take it or leave it approach. I no longer feel I have anything to prove.
I am finding myself having to look for meaning for the rest of my life elsewhere, where there should have been kids and a family. I suppose I could get pregnant but I no longer think I have the energy to raise a child 😂