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Well, I had a pretty good response for this one, but I accidently hit re-set form instead of submit, so I'll just sum it up:
I've told my family since I was rather young that I'd never have kids, so there won't be any pressured talks when I'm thirty.
My mom and stepdad understood, and agreed that the world doesn't need any clones of me running around.
My dad seems to think I'll change my tune, and my step-mom (who I very rarely agree with on anything) is sure that I'm just "too young" to understand.
My grandparents think that I'll:
Cut my hair
Take out my piercings
Shave
Quit smoking
Trade-in my cars (which are illegal and dear to my heart) for a mini-van
Marry a "good Christian" woman
and have lots of babies. (all this within a very short span of time)
Then, their plan dictates that I'll constantly be pulling out my hair when my little boy decides to grow out his hair, gets some piercings, start smoking and "rebel". Then my grandmother says that she'll look down from heaven and laugh at me....but they're a little crazy.
So yeah, since everyone's known from day one what my plans are, there shouldn't be any resistance when I grow old without any young'uns. As for reasons, I just don't want kids. I plan on leading a lifestyle that I don't think is conducive to child-rearing. Plus, I'm too laid back...if my 12 year old asked to get a tattoo, I'd probably just take her with me (since I plan on being a tattooist) and make sure she gets a "sweet custom piece"....nothing about that sounds like I'd be a good father. I'm sure I'm being a little exaggerated, and that I'd be a great father if I was in the situation, but I prefer to keep it to theories, and not really test it.
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it's all about self-indulgence
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