[Modernman]

There is such hostility on this thread to those who have chosen to not have children. I don't know where such hostility comes from but I can say this...It's nobodies business but their own.

I tend to agree. What harm do these folks do by choosing not to have kids?

[cyborg]

The hostility comes from the fact that this is a conservative website that often discusses things like abortion,etc. The idea that people wouldn't want to have children sounds strange to some people. It really IS no one's business but they opened it up for discussion by putting themselves in a news article.

[MineralMan]

"I tend to agree. What harm do these folks do by choosing not to have kids?"

A good question. Perhaps the harm is in creating envy among those who do have kids. I know there are a few couples I know who resent my wife and I for not having them. We can do as we please and never need baby sitters. We don't have to plan for college educations and can travel as much as we like, within the confines of our careers.

We pay property taxes (and big ones) to support the public schools, so in a way we're subsidizing those families who have children.

It's a silly discussion.