Welp, here I am, 52 years old, married over 27 years and we are still happy with our choice to never procreate :-)
We made the decision before we got married, lied thru our teeth to the priest who wanted us to "promise" to have children. The ONLY reason we got married in the Catholic Church was for our families, especially the elders. For our 5th Anniversary we had a Handfasting and "jumped the broom".
As a survivor of child abuse and neglect, I decided before I even hit puberty to NOT breed. I am thankful for Planned Parenthood, who answered my questions and gave me the power to protect myself and prevent any unwanted pregnancy. I never got pregnant!
I have been in control of MY body since I was 15 and am saddened at how organized religion has taken away and limited a woman's right to choose. We are not concubines to be forced breeders. What a sick world we live in today!
ANY woman who votes for those who would diminish our right to choose is as close to a Stepford Wife as it gets imho. I know as I type this there are children being neglected, starved, abused, sold, beaten to death, sex slaves, the list goes on.
I'm just saying that I am still strong with my long-term decision, blessed to have a man who feels the same and thankful I didn't senselessly breed because someone pressured or guilted me into it. We have always said if we wanted children, we would adopt. Goddess knows there are plenty of unwanted, unloved, uncared for children in the world. I can go to my grave knowing I took myself out of the gene pool and broke the cycle of abuse. It ended with me.
So glad to see all of you who are strong enough to know your mind and emotion and not be swayed into it. It really is a selfless choice. Women know what they can and can't handle. Being forced to breed doesn't guarantee a child will be provided for, loved or nurtured. That is a fact that nobody can change.
Child Free
This group is for those who DO NOT have kids and DO NOT EVER want to have a child or children.