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No. Children. Ever. I have neither patience nor maternal instinct nor the financial resources (and I will never have them, since I'm a public servant) to raise children. I don't wish them harm, but I don't want any of my own. It was a big bone of contention with Fiance #1, because he was born to be a dad. I also think that pregnancy is the squickiest thing on the planet. I hate doctors, and don't want to destroy my body by becoming pregnant.
I have known since I was 8 that I never want children, and I'm honestly getting a little sick of all the people that say, "Oh, it'll be different when they're your own" or "You'll change your mind when you get older" (I'm 26). Whether or not I want children is no one's business but mine. I don't understand why it's okay for me to say things like, "I don't like dogs," but it's not okay for me to not want children. The world is overpopulated as is, and the last thing we need is more kids. If you have the patience and money to raise kids, that's wonderful. I wish you well. Just don't expect any from me.
Rant over.
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Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
I am large. I contain multitudes.
-Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
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