Hi,
I believe I don't want kids because of my childhood.
I came from working class family. We were 2 sisters. My father never helped my mother with anything. My mother had to literary deal with everything - working hard for little money, she had to cook, clean, wash, help us with school - simply everything. I still hear her voice in my head constantly complaining about her life, about us being for her too much, about not having enough money, being tired etc. She was constantly wishing us to be grown up. I also remember her exhausted falling asleep with the light on and us playing around.
I used to hate her for all of that, but I forgived her now, because having kids is a really hard work.
To put myself thru this is one of my biggest fears. I was always looking forward to grow up and to be able to do things about which we, as children, used just to dream or play about. . . I don't want to sacrifice for children. What is then the hard work for? To make money and then spend them on children and family? Pay them for education, after school activities etc. just to make it all end up by having kids and start the circle all over again?
I have a dog and it is already such a big commitment for me. It costs money, you can't sleep till 12:00, stay out for a long time, I have to clean every day, take him for a long walks etc. and it is just a dog!!!
Kids are simply not for me.