I decided when I was 9 years old, because living with my 3-year-old little sister was a nightmare. She was a little brat really, screaming all the time, at all hours of the day and night. Constantly running around with my mother chasing after her. Always getting hurt not because my mother wasn't watching but because she was accident prone, as was I. She has grown into a wonderful woman, my sister, but seeing firsthand what a mother has to do really turned me off on motherhood and I decided then at 9 years old that if there was any way I could get out of having children, then I would not have any. And I am happily childfree today. I like to tell people that my biological clock is broken.
For you women out there who take verbal beatings because of not having children, just remember that these people are jealous of us, our freedom, our extra time, our extra money that they don't have. And please, take up for yourself when they start playing "breeder bingo," by saying things like every woman should have children, etc. That philosophy is dead wrong.
Be proud of yourself for making the right decision for yourself! I know I am proud of you, and us.
Candy
