[rosenfan]

The only reason to not have children if you are married and physically capable is selfishness

My sister has chosen not to have children because she has no desire to be a mother...and you're telling me that's selfish?

How absurd.

[Antoninus]

My sister has chosen not to have children because she has no desire to be a mother...and you're telling me that's selfish?

Uh, that's not telling me much. Why does she have no desire to be a mother?

[Twink]

I don’t think it’s selfish. She obviously knows what she wants and doesn’t want.

Good for her.

My best friend, Godmother to my kids, is in her early 40s, no kids of her own. She’s been with the same guy for almost 20 yrs and they’d be married if it were up to him. She’s one of the primary caregivers for her severely Down Syndrome brother. She loves kids. She’s also a teacher. She probably won’t have any of her “own” kids.