Children are a burden.

https://lemmy.world/post/7862745

Children are a burden. - Lemmy.World

I have kids that I raise, they are great kids, I live them to death but if someone thinks kids aren’t a burden (of any sort) than they’re lying.

that’s because the word “burden” carries a negative connotation with it, implying that it’s something you’d rather not have to be burdened with.

ideally, you would see your kids as a commitment or responsibility rather than a burden.

Definitely due to the negative image of the word for some people and I guess a sentence could be crafted to make something like saying kids are a burden to make it sound cheerful and some people would be fooled by it lol