I don't know what life is going to bring me. I only know what I have in my plans. Well, my plans do not include having children. Why is that so hard for people to understand?
I love kids. I spent 3 years working at a middle school (worst stage of life ever), I babysat from the time I was 11 years old, I have a large family with lots of children. I just think that children deserve more than what I can give them.
Children require a lot of time and energy. And sacrifices on my part. And I'm not willing to have children unless I am willing to give those things. If I have children, I will not work until they are at least in school. And I plan to homeschool my children for a few years. That is incredibly demanding, I know. And I'm not going to be ready to make those sacrifices for a long time. And, I don't want to have children after 35 because of the risks involved.
And on top of all of that, Joe doesn't want kids for good reason. He is not very good with kids. He's tough on our dogs, so I can only imagine how tough he'd be on kids.
So, with all of this, I'm not planning to have children. Who knows... things may change. I may have an oops baby. I may not end up with Joe, I may suddenly "need" to have children. I don't know. I'll roll with the punches as they come.
No matter what happens, though, people should respect my decisions. I shouldn't be considered a freak for not wanting to bring children into this world. I'm the one helping the world by not adding to the population. :)
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