I have never had the least bit of desire to have children. It seems that when the paternal instincts and longings were being passed out, I must have been in the line for beer or something. Don't get me wrong, there's absolutely nothing wrong with having kids, but people these days shoot them out like it's some sort of sport. I refer to today's CNN item:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/05/ch....ap/index.html
If I were going to do it (God forbid) I would ensure that I was financially stable, emotionally mature and mentally and physically able to raise them correctly before my partner and I even consider it. Very few people do that anymore, and at the risk of being flamed crispy, I will go on record as saying that parenthood is a crapshoot at best.