Childfree by choice
If I accidently got pregnant somehow, I would probably end up murdering my child before it was born via doing something to make myself miscarry or I would probably kill myself if I got pregnant. If I did have a child and didn't kill it at birth, it would be very badly physicaly abused. I loose my temper too easily and lash out at anything that is in the way. My meltdowns are very violent and are often triggered by noise. A child's crying, sceaming or squealing would definatly trigger a meltdown and in an attempt to make the crying stop I would probably murder or at least severely injure it. When my neice and cousin were babies, my parents would force me to hold them even though I violently objected. My parents were smart and made sure I was sitting down on a sofa when holding a baby. I would just abandon the child on the sofa and if they insisted anything I would threaten to hurt it. If my parents made me stand up to hold it I would have dropped it on the floor just to get the message across that I did not want to hold it. Why do people insist everyone in the family holds the baby? A baby of my own would surely die if CPS didn't interveine. I would never want to touch it for anything. I know I am not fit to be a mother and am doing everything in my power to avoid getting pregnant including getting a hystorectomy. I'm asexual but I'm worried come creep will come along and try to rape me. I can't handle my periods at all and even the doctor says a hystorectomy is the best option. My parents have enough grandkids from my brothers and knew ever since I was a little kid that I was never fit to be a parent. I made up my mind when I was four that I never wanted children and after seventeen more years of seeing how babies make it impossible to live ones own life and just grow into brats, I never changed my mind. My bearded dragon is the perfect child and never does anything that triggers a meltdown...she even helps prevent them.
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I'm not weird, you're just too normal.
Before I was diagnosed with PPD-NOS, I thought it would be nice to have kids, but it was more because my life would conform to the norm of what was expected and because my mom would get grandkids. However, I always had this fear in the back of my mind of "What if even with majoring in human development I still couldn't do it?" I just couldn't explain that fear that though I could study kids and do well with them in a classroom setting, I knew raising them required a whole new level of thinking/feeling.
Well, being recently diagnosed, right now I wouldn't mind not having kids. However, I do enjoy teaching Sunday school and being a mentor for kids in my church. I agree with this quote:
There are still so many opportunities to influence the next generation for good that I'm content where I am right now with getting a career started and not thinking about marriage / kids.
Also, I agree with something Temple Grandin had written: that marriage was just way to emotionally complicated to even deal with, so that's why she never got married. After seeing my roommate go through the dating/engaged scene, I totally agree with that as well!! !! I kept on asking my roommate how she stayed sane through that whole process.
I started out thinking I didn't want kids.... after our 4th one, I'm beginning to suspect the source... but I require more testing to be sure..
Seriously yes, I have 4 kids and love them all.. they each have something unique for a gift.. I never regretted having them..
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"He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot." -Douglas Adams
Seriously yes, I have 4 kids and love them all.. they each have something unique for a gift.. I never regretted having them..
I always wanted kids. I wanted to have a second, but it's not happening. It made me sad that I wouldn't have a girl to pass on my legacy to - many of my beliefs are driven by ancestry. I was petrified that I wouldn't be a good parent before I had my son. I make mistakes and whatnot, but I'm not a robot and my son is pretty resilient. We do alright.
As for those who are choosing to remain childless - I admire the maturity you have to realize that you're not willing to give up things that are important to you to devote time to a child. It's a shame that most people aren't so thoughtful. And some of you may find later that you are ready to make that jump, while some will not.
You can leave your baby at the hospital after having it or put it up for an adoption before it's born.
You can leave your baby at the hospital after having it or put it up for an adoption before it's born.
I figured that's what I'd do if I ever did get pregnant but there's never going to be a baby. I'm getting a hystorectomy as soon as I find out weither or not they used mesh when I had hernia surgery.
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I'm not weird, you're just too normal.
I was child free by choice... until I accidentally ended up pregnant. I'm personally against abortion, so now I'm a momma.
Despite all the cons to being a parent, I don't regret my decision even for a moment.
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Still looking for that blue jean baby queen, prettiest girl I've ever seen.
I am child free at the moment by choice because some of these reasons:
1. I am simply too young to have a child, I am 21 and I am so not ready to have a child.
2. Mentally I am not ready and my autism doesn't help neither.
3. Have no girlfriend around to have one. Plus I am not financially ready
Even though I have some sensory issues and I might not be able to do the things I love to do as much as I like but in the future I would love to have one. I hope to be child free for the next 8 years or so. I love children, my autism is not going to get in the way of me wanting one. Just something special about your own flesh and blood =)
I'm childfree by choice. I've never wanted to become a mother and I know it's just not for me. I agree with most reasons posted above. Families with children under 14 y o give me an eerie feeling. I'm pro-choice and have already had an abortion, so I'm ready to have one more in case if my contraception fails. I'd like to have a female sterilization, but it's illegal in my country unless you already have two kids.
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I dislike children for the following reasons:
1: They are loud, cry and I cannot understand what they are trying to say.
2: They take an hour to try to say that they want to watch a specific movie. Just spit it out already!
3: They break the things you hold most dear. It's as if they have a built-in targeting system that lets them know which possessions are your favorite, just for the sole purpose of kicking you in the jewels by sundering said items.
4: They are greedy/selfish.
5: They are dirty/germy/lack hygiene.
6: It costs too much to raise them and my animal companions are far cheaper.
7: I've had to change my niece and nephew before. No more diaper changes!
8: I like my time/space to myself.
Therefore, I wish to never contribute to the creation of them.
I chose not to be a father, for the simple reason that I could not support a child, emotionally or financially. I would also have to support the mother while she stayed home with the baby, and making that amount of money in a career is simply not in the cards for me. I knew from the time I was a teen that I didn't want kids. At a time when a lot of my NT peers were having kids, it was 2005 and I could see a financial collapse on the horizon, and I wouldn't want to be stuck with a kid and living on the streets. A lot of Gen Xers who had kids in the mid 2000s are really struggling right now. They bought houses and had kids at an economic "top", and it was like having a baby in 1929. You can give up a house, but not a kid. I haven't had sex with another person since I was 23, anyway, and for years I was grossly obese (I still am, although less so) which is not attractive to women. Oh, and I wouldn't want a kid with disabilities either.
