Reply #32: child free by choice here! [View All]

neither I nor my husband want children.

We have plenty of nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews, and cousins ... we occasionally do stuff with them.

I realized quite early, while doing all that babysitting as a teen, that I had no desire to wipe butts and noses for anyone, 24/7. I have neither the desire nor the temperament for parenting.

I'm 44 years old, and have felt this way since I was a teenager. Some people probably do change their minds as they age, but that does not mean that all will. Parenting well and responsibly is too important for someone to take on lightly (as too many people seem to do), and it is not something a person should be pressured into doing. It should, ideally, be a well thought out decision, made freely.