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In reply to the discussion: Are you planning to have children (procreate)? [View all]betsuni
(26,013 posts)Always said I wouldn't have children, NOBODY believed me. "You'll change your mind." Still have the same mind, no kids, am too old for anybody to ask about my future because clearly the trip is all downhill from here. Luckily I didn't get asked about kids nearly as much as other women I know who in some cases couldn't have children. Painful for them when the subject came up. When asked about them I just made faces and said, "Ewwwwwww." Subject never came up again.
Some people do take it personally if you say you don't like children. Well, some species EAT youngsters of the same species when they come across them -- I think that is a little worse than disliking them. I wonder if men are told they're selfish for not wanting children? And when women say they want children because who will take care of them when they're old, I think to myself, "So you made a few people just in case?"