Brilio.net - Ariel Tatum is an actress who started her career in acting since she was a child. The star of the films "Sayap Sayap Patah", "5 Cowok Jagoan: Rise of the Zombies", and "Kawin Laris" is known for her stunning appearance on the small screen and the big screen.
Recently, the actress born on November 8, 1996 made a surprising confession about her views on having children. Although she claims to really like children, the 27-year-old artist has chosen to live a childfree lifestyle. This decision has certainly invited various responses from the public.
Ariel revealed that his decision to be childfree was not based on a specific reason. He feels that he currently does not have a strong reason to have children.
photo: TikTok/@kapanlagicom
"I'm most likely team childfree. The reason for this is that there is no particular reason at the moment, there really is no definite reason to have children," said Ariel, as quoted by brilio.net from TikTok KapanLagi, Tuesday (3/9).
The 27-year-old artist's decision to be childfree apparently stems from her desire to focus on self-development. The young star feels that there are still many aspects of her life that need to be improved and achieved.
As time went by, Ariel became more aware of how many personal dreams she wanted to fulfill. This made her rethink the desire to have children that had crossed her mind.
photo: Instagram/@arieltatum
"I used to want to have lots of children, but it turns out that the more I get to know myself, it turns out that there are lots of things I want to improve, lots I want to achieve," said Nicholas Saputra's co-star.
Ariel said that she still wants to do things she loves alone, such as traveling. By doing these things, Ariel feels that she is still changing and developing, which makes her think that it is not an ideal idea to have children.
"Oh, it turns out that I like doing simple things like traveling alone, I have made it an annual thing. So once a year I go to a place that I have never been to alone. It turns out that with the person I am now, I know now that I am ever developing ever changing, I feel, the more I go here, I am not ideal, for example," he said further.
Despite deciding to be childfree, Ariel does not deny his love for children. He admits that he really likes the presence of small children around him. However, Ariel also realizes the great responsibility that must be shouldered when having children. This awareness of the heavy duties of being a parent also influenced his decision to be childfree.
photo: Instagram/@arieltatum
"I like children, I really do. I think having children means having a big responsibility," said Ariel.
Furthermore, Ariel emphasized that his decision to be childfree is not something absolute. He is still open to the possibility of having children in the future, even though he currently feels unprepared.
"If you have it, okay, not even that, that's okay. Later, when asked why you only like small children, because they're cute, you'll want to, but that's not an excuse," he added.
Netizens also responded to Ariel Tatum's statement. They also hope that Ariel's thoughts will change regarding his decision not to have children.
" For now, yes, hopefully tomorrow you'll change your mind about wanting to have children, it's such a shame ," said @desinatalia6547.
" Hopefully someone will change your mind, Ariel, " said @nstiawan.
" For now, hopefully tomorrow we will be enlightened, because having children is one of the goals ," said @fianah.fianah.
" It's really difficult to have children ," said @momsyehan0721.