[Allegra]

And I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that there are days when even the best of us parents wish...

I can pretty much guarantee you that my parents felt like that on occasion. And they were loving parents. ;-)

Actually, I love kids. It was just not in the good Lord's plans for me for some reason.

[pollyannaish]

There are lots of paths in this life...chosen and not chosen.

It's often the ones we don't choose that make our lives the most fulfilling. In hindsight of course.

Just wanted you to know that from a parent to the non-parents—the discussion from ya'all is just cracking me up. I just don't see this as an us vs. you thing. I see it as a "respect for others, basic common courtesy and do unto others" thing.