I feel the same way. Had a little brother who was born a decade after me, saw the struggles my mom went through to take care of him. He sucked her energy dry...I mean all kids do but I wouldn't have known if I hadn't seen it. I didn't want kids at 15, I don't want kids at 25 and I feel like I'm going to feel the same at 60 but we'll see.

I'm with you. I've known all my life I didn't want kids. I've not had too much trouble with people bothering me about it though. I'm very strong willed and when I tell people my answer, they get that I'm not kidding and that the matter is closed. Stick to your guns and don't buy into that c**p of "It's different when their yours". That's garbage. It's your life to live. Live it the way YOU want to.

Exactly! You're just like me! I've been married 33 yrs. and am very happy with being "kid free". I'll take my pets over kids any day and I love them just as much as people love their kids. They are my babies.

That is awesome @Dog Lover! Well done!!

You are respectfull of people not wanting to have kids, and are realistic about not everyone being meant to have children. However you sound a bit condescending when you imply that it takes children to know what true love is, or that "child free people" are uncapable of puting another person first. You can put your parents first when you are taking care of them in their old age, you can put your partner first for them to fullfill a dream, etc. why is that not true love as well? putting someone first is not a "parent quality" excusive.

I agree. People that don't want kids and don's like kids shouldn't have kids. Otherwise it's suffering - for everyone.

I put the world at large, and the planets well-being first by not having children. If you haven’t noticed there’s 7 billion plus of us. Plenty of people already here to put first and I’m not not so selfish that I can I blunt care about a person that came out of me.

B******t. Maybe you aren't capable of having a life unless you reproduce, but quite frankly, having children is one of the most selfish things you can do. .... Thankfully, like most crotch crawlers and gestation slavers, you actually don't have any say in what anyone does.

Well, 15 years have told me a lot, you know. I may change, I may not. But mostly likely the second one.

*Most. Not mostly.

How about we all don't make fun of each other for being different ages. When you disrespect the wisdom of teens you disrespect Malala Yousafzai, Anne Frank, and Joan of Arc.

"well, 15 years have told me a lot..." I wish we could know each other 20 years from now and laugh at that comment together.

Wow, bob and KnightOwl. I chose not to have kids, and i never put money or work before family. My husband and my friends ARE my family....i volunteer, we donate to many causes in the five figure range annually, and we care for those around us. It is deeply hurtful to those of us who choose to give by not reproducing to assume we are selfish. You are the shallow ones.

Let's not ignore the elephant in the room. Some children are little ba5tards as well!

No, YOU think that kids are great. Is it so hard to accept that not everyone shares your opinion?

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Agreed, Bob. You have to put your selfish behaviours aside when have children. If you're not willing to do that, absolutely don't have children.