...and when I say your lifestyle, it is general, not specific.
Well, if I'm going to be perfectly honest, at least part of the reason I don't want children could possibly be described as selfishness. I was recently speaking with someone at work, and the subject of which countries we'd each been to came up. I mentioned that I'd been to Canada, Iceland, Germany, France, Italy, England, Scotland, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the Cayman Islands, and was about to go to South Africa.
To which she said, "You must not have any kids". I grinned.
Being childless (or, if you want to use the latest fad word, "childfree") allows me to take frequent vacations and buy the latest toys, and still save substantial amounts of money...and that's the way I like it.
Now, as for "disobedience"...that's a bit of a stretch, isn't it? Who exactly am I being disobedient towards?
To yourself and all of those generations of predecessors who made you. All those parents and grandparents who sacrificed to bring you about wasted their time when it came to your turn.
Really happy for you that you travelled a lot. So did I, but the Marine Corps covered the travelling expenses and I still managed to have several worthy descendants anyway.
My wife & I are sixtysomething with no children. Just happened that way. We are both only children, just happened that way, too. But about fifteen years ago we were at our unit’s Family Day (we are both retired Army Reserve warrant officers, just happened that way) where soldiers & family members gather & socialize.
One soldier’s wife who at the time had two very expensive teenage daughters (each wanting new clothes & a car just to start college with) asked us if we had children. We said no. Asked us if we had siblings. We said no, neither of us.
“How could you do that to your mothers!!?” she hissed, and stormed off.
Isn’t it nice to know that no matter what you do that someone, somewhere is going to think you’re wrong?
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I’m with you! I’m a 41-year old male and I don’t want kids for the very reasons you listed. In fact, at my age, it’s hard to find women without kids.
Now, as for “disobedience”...that’s a bit of a stretch, isn’t it? Who exactly am I being disobedient towards?
There is a reason it is number one on the list.
A rereading of the Book of Genesis will reveal that God commanded Adam and Eve to multiply and replenish the earth. Most agree that was not a command to Adam and Eve only but to their posterity for as long as man is privileged to reside on our excellent habitation. Some choose not to believe but that is the genesis (no pun intended) of disobedience.