Reply To: Childless by choice, so what?

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Jean
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I think it’s like a pyramid scheme. Once people have already jumped in, they feel compelled to take a bunch more with them. I think that some people with kids regret their choice (I once read a study that showed when people were allowed to be totally anonymous, a large percentage said they wished they never had kids) and feel like if they have to be miserable, then everybody has to be miserable. That is, it’s hard to be tied down with kids when you have friends who aren’t, so if you can get them to convert, then you’ll have more in common again. It’s too bad that all of the people who think they wouldn’t be good parents decided not to have kids rather than proving their ineptitude by squirting out a brood. I say, good for you and stick with your choice. But, take it from someone who’s been there, you’ve got at least 15 more years of badgering and perstering ahead of you.

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Name : Jean, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Lesbian, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 38, City : Orange County, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Computers, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,