My wife and I don't have any kids by choice. We are the ones that just have no interest. We are not self centered and are not doing so to save the environment etc. We are not liberal and vote Republican and are against abortion.
I've heard enough when many on this board said you are self centered because you don't want any kids. What a bunch of crap.
Nice to meet you, superiorslots! We too have chosen not to have kids. We simply don't have the desire to have kids.
I can't believe that people here are so quick to call childfree couples "selfish." Some women don't have the desire to pursue a career, but no one calls them "selfish" for not having a career. Some people choose not to have pets, but no one calls them "selfish" for not having pets.
It's really quite simple. If you have no interest in raising children, then it's best not to have them. The ONLY good reason to have children is because you really want them. Not because you want someone to visit you in the nursing home. Not because it's what everyone else is doing. Not because you want grandkids.
We are not liberal, and I am not a feminist.
Face it, just because some of you find joy in having kids doesn't mean someone else will find it a joyful experience. And having kids doesn't make you any better than people who don't have kids.
Hello Superiorslots/
My husband and I do not have any children, also by choice. We prayed about it a great deal before marrying, and decided (together) that being parents was just NOT God's call on our lives, nor did either of us want to have children. I do not believe that we are selfish or self-centered, and strive to be a blessing to others (and to be a great aunt and uncle to our 1 niece and 2 nephews). We also did not do it to save the environment (but, hey, we DO recycle!) We are staunch conservatives, evangelical christians, vote Republican, oppose abortion, and seek to help those less fortunate. My husband is active duty military, in his 22nd year of service to our nation.
We are not selfish, self-centered, or wackos becuase we have chosen not to have children. (And we did not make the decision for reasons based on career or money).
I agree with you that those who chastise or castigate us are just..... wrong.
God bless you and your wife.