I don't want to have children. What is the best thing about being childless?

I don't want to have children. What is the best thing about being childless? I have thought this through, and my husband agrees, for several reasons.

Don't try to convert me into wanting to have kids - It's not going to happen! Just wanting to know the opinions of others! Asked by audreydc1983 50 months ago Similar questions: children thing childless Family.

Don't have any, don't want any I don't like children much and I don't want any. I like the freedom that comes from not having children--physical and financial. I see my friends who have children seem to age overnight, burdened with worry over money issues and the safety of their children, all their free time sucked into the black hole of their child.(Of course those who have children call me selfish and childish for those attitudes.) Many reasons for not having children are spelled out on this website, in particular the table "why breed" which pretty much has an answer for every reason someone might give for wanting to have a child.

I think the best thing about being childless is that you can just be. You don't have to live your life in constant worry about someone else who totally depends on you.(I have pets, but I don't fret when I go to work and they are home alone!) It seems to me that we all have many choices, many roads in life we can take, and when you choose the road of having a child, many other roads are closed to you. Sources: vhemt.org/biobreed.htm#babies .

Picking up and going Children are, presumably, blessings, but they consume 100% of your life. There is no occasion on which you can forget about them; they must always be in the back of your mind. In particular, you have to let a lot of opportunities pass by.

You can't decide that you really want to go camping tomorrow, or even rush off to comfort a friend who has just lost somebody, without making extensive arrangements for your children. I should point out that some people prefer the term "child-free", which stresses the fact that it's a deliberate choice, rather than merely sour grapes over not being able to have children. The word "free" in there is very deliberate: you're free to go off and do whatever you like, without responsibility to some other human being who is absolutely dependent on you..

You won't feel sad and lonely when they grow up and move away.

Obviously, the best thing about being married and childless is.....you get to stay a child yourself! Not having to grow up is every Peter Pan's fantasy. Paula Pan, too.No, we're not here to lecture you, or to try to change your mind.

Most of us are jealous that you get to have all the rights and privileges of marriage, but virtually none of the responsibilities. That is so cool...! When you are all done with your life, I sincerely hope it was what you wanted it to be. I think your question would have been better if you asked what is the best thing about having kids.

The responses would have amazed you. I have one question for you: What is the point of getting married, if not to form a family and face the world and it's challenges as a group? To do what you did all you really needed to do was go to the stationery store and buy legal contract forms, fill them out, sign them and voila you would have a Business Partner to go through life with without ever having to get one of those messy divorces.

But, since you chose marriage, there is always a chance life will twist and turn you into a grown up despite your resistance. We have great hopes for you! Best of luck in whatever it is you are doing there, and God Bless you and yours...

To begin with, I would never try to convert you. IF you wish to remain childless, it would be terrible for anyone to try to convince you to have a child. I love children and wanted bunches, but could only have two.

I will tell you this though. If you never have children, start saving some money now and by the time you are my age, you can retire and travel, etc. You will not have to buy toys or clothes and food, etc.Children can cause you a lot of heartache and a lot of love and a whole lot of worry! It does not matter how old they are, where they are, how rich they are, how popular they are, you worry about them.

If you have no children, you don't have that worry. The one thing I wish for you to remember is this: I do not know how old you are, but there are a lot of women who think that they never want children until that biological clock starts ticking. Be sure that your mate understands that you could change your mind.

It would be so horrible if a few years from now, you decide that you want a child only to find out that he does not and never will. Good luck to you and You do what is best for you. What do we know?

:) Sources: my opinion LglSec's Recommendations The childless marriage: An exploratory study of couples who do not want children Used from: $17.96 .

" "Is there such a thing any more called Quality Family Time?" "Should children be asked to do 'family stuff' with the stepparent's family, i.e. Reunions, holiday gatherings, etc?

I am not into marriage nor children" (10 answers).

Should children be asked to do 'family stuff' with the stepparent's family, i.e. Reunions, holiday gatherings, etc?

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