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    Default 30, no children, and don't want any.

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    Ok, so I am 30 years old now and so is hubby. I have never really been the motherly type. Kids drive me crazy and I hated babysitting growing up. For a brief few months, I thought I finally wanted kids. Now I am back to feeling like it just isn't me. I have no desire really to have kids. The whole thought of the ridiculous amount of responsibillity is just not appealing. Nearly all my friends have kids now and they are ALWAYS stressed and irritated. Any time they want to go do something either they can't because they don't have a sitter, or it's this huge fiasco dealing with taking the kids. I always heard everyone say "wait, don't have them yet". My clock is ticking and part of me feels like I am missing out on something big and important, but most of me is saying "no way!". I guess I just don't buy into the whole concept that your life is about having kids and growing old.

    Hubby feels the same way I do, but we are both kind of feeling like "if it happens, it happens".

    So what do you think? And what is your situation?
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    Good topic Jessica, was going to pass but hey, can't miss the opportunity of saying hello to you....

    You know I have been where you are at, and you know I am 45 now, and a bit (shhh).

    There were cetainly times where I thought, well I don't want to miss out on being a Mother, but I really am not maternal at all and so time went by, and by, and by.

    Your still very young and you may change your mind in 5 - 7 years.

    If you are young in spirit, age has nothing to do with it, because when your 60 years of age, you'll still be a killer go getter, let's face it...

    I never really changed my mind..

    It's too expensive,

    It's too hard with trying to establish a business, as we do and even if we don't we definately need two wages these days.

    And for me at my age, imagine, in the next 5 years or so, I could if I work correctly, retire and see the world, smell the roses, sit by a lake, what ever, off which I would not be able to do if I bought a child into the world, say 5 years ago.

    I will say that whilst I am not maternal, I am great with kids, (just like to give them back), but I get on with them really well and spoil them rotten.

    We have nieces, nephews, friends children, enough I think to be content.

    Sit back and sip your glass of wine after a hard day and smile for now....

    If you feel the same in a few years, don't stress, I have never regreted it..

    But that's me...

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    You do what works for you. Long ago there was a real push to procreate. Lots of children didn't make it to adulthood, adult didn't live all that long and things were very different. A recent study found that for a lot if couples having children actually decreased the quality of their relationship. Don't have kids unless you Really want them. Enjoy your life. Isn't it great to live in a time when we have a choice?!

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    I agree, I would not worry about what everone else thinks, you dont want kids, dont have them. The important thing is that you and your husband are on the same page and there is communication. Outside of that no one else really matters.

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    I agree with what everyone else has said. Do what is best for you not what everyone else thinks you should do.

    If you are not totally sure it's best not to in my opinion.

    There are nieces, nephews and friends children to spoil.

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