Sure, having a baby is hard and her time is precious.
My time is just as important and becoming a parent is a choice.
I cant believe it took me so long to realize I dont want to have kids.
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While working at an office in New York, I met a lovely woman who well call Allison.
Allison was an amazing mother to her little girl.
She had known since she was a little girl herself that she wanted to be a mother.
In fact, she wanted to havemorekids.
Allison adored everything about being a mother and did everything to prioritize her daughter and spend time with her.
I know for certain that I do not want to be a parent.
Society has a habit of romanticizing children and parenthood.
Society needs to stop reviling women who dont want to be mothers.
It is not a womans responsibility to have kids if she doesnt want to.
While I enjoy working with kids, Im always glad I dont have to take them home with me.
I get to go home to my cream-colored sofa in my quiet little apartment.
Who will take care of you later in life?
Have you ever been to a nursing home?
How many of them have children who only come to visit them on holidays?
And because I dont have children, Ill have enough money to pay for my own care.
Wont you get bored?
This, to me, is the saddest question.
Is a child a toy?
I love to write poetry, books, and songs.
How will you find a partner?
Its not something I am ever going to change my mind about or budge on.
Plus, the internet exists, and with it a host of childfree communities for people to converge in.
At the end of the day, I would rather regret not having a child than regret having one.
