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Hey now! Y'all just need to pipe down a bit! It takes a lot of money to raise a child properly, and by that I mean one parent to stay home to raise said child properly. I used to plan having a child or two, but as a single woman working her way through college in New Orleans at an older age, I did not exactly meet "Prince Charming". (The time literally flies; One day your ovaries are ready and then in the blink of an eye your in your mid-30's going "Huh?!") I have now met him however, and unfortunately at 36 it may be getting too late for me, as I want to go to graduate school (Not to mention my boyfriend lives in England, so even IF I have a baby, my little 1/2 American will probably be born over there). It really is simple: raising a child IS a career as well as a drastic lifestyle choice/change. There is no written law that says that every woman must bear children. Some women simply do not want to produce children, for their own personal reasons, and they contribute to society in many more ways than just being reduced to a "vessel". I would never have a kid and then have to turn around to get my WIC handout and my "guvmnt cheeze". My siblings and I come from a large family...and there is one niece that we all share. We adore her.

At first I shake my head with your post and then I read this

they contribute to society in many more ways than just being reduced to a "vessel".

Well, let's just say, it ruins any credibility the rest of your post had since it tells us loud and clear how you view motherhood. Women with children, the one's who take their children seriously, are not just vessels, they are the hand that rocks the cradle and that contribution is the most intense on the planet!