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54/female married happily for over 26 years now.

I paid lots of attention to my friends and family as a teen and knew kids were not for me.
My husband was from a huge family (10 kids)and his parents made the older kids raise the younger siblings, so he has done enough diapers and baby sitting to last 4 lifetimes.

I agree the world is a crap place anymore and very few kids get to learn much of anything valuable so chances are we won;t see anymore world saving brilliant Einstein kids born and the entire planet is generally dumbing down.

I also have a pretty hot temper, so I knew that circumstances like having a kid of my own do something and rebel over something and they try to flip me off, or wreck the family car or something stupid, I knew I had the temper to push their head right through a wall after sacrificing everything and my body to make a kid.

No way, no how.

People say I might regret it when I grow even older but most kids just put their elderly into senior care facilities and only visit them once a week for an hour or so, if they are lucky.

No way, No how!

The only thing I liked about the thought of having a kid or two was the huge tax deductions they are worth but anymore the care, feeding and required insurance coverages until they are something like 21 yrs old now due to new policies....well

No way! No how!

At 54, I still have a fairly ok body and no one borrowing the family car. I can sleep all day, have very few errands and making dinner for 2 is a breeze and you can eat much better without a housefull to feed on a tight budget.
2 nights ago we had a couple of 3 lb lobsters on the back deck with wine at 6pm. If we had 3 or 4 kids no way we could afforded those kind of romantic moments.
So, I can't say if kids actually can ruin a good marriage but I can tell you there are going to be many things you can't do or afford as a huge family that you can as just a lifelong romantic couple of just 2 people. :)

I also don't really care to recreate my DNA, I mean, I am smart and not bad looking person but I don't care if I make a copy person to leave on the earth after my time is over.
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Original Message Considering not having children at all.

Is it true that kids ruin marriages, wreck your finances and generally suck the pleasure out of life for their parents?

I am STRONGLY considering not having a child, ever, even though I'm female.

Most people think I'm crazy and tell me I'll regret my old age if I never have a kid.

Please share your wisdom, opinions and real life experiences regarding this topic.

TIA!

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