Excuse me, but I am a 40 year old childless female BY MY OWN CHOICE. Why did I choose not to have children? Because I grew up in a crap home that taught me NOTHING about love and family......of course, I'm just being nice about my childhood in that description.
I knew there was NO WAY I could be a good mother, let alone a good wife. It took me YEARS to heal, learn and correct myself.
Of course, now that I'm 40, I am now ready for marriage, but too old to start having kids.
So many times I have read on FR there are just some people who should NOT have children. I was one of those damaged girls. I'm healed, loved and ready for a family now.....just too damn old!
Well, maybe not for marriage, but too old to start having children.
God only knows what I could have done to my children if I had them when I sure as heck shouldn't have.
If you feel the desire for children but feel you are too old, perhaps consider fostering an older child?