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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not a f-ing competition.  People make decisions based on what's best for them, not what others think is best for them.
You made your decision, good for you, and she's making hers.  Doesn't make either of you wrong or better than anyone else... unless you're one of those people who assumes people with children are just better than the rest of us.[/quote]

Those who have children are investing in the future of the human race.

Those who don't have children are simply parasites on the people who made the effort to raise children in the past.

Those who have children care about others.

Those who don't have children only care for themselves.

The moral distinction between the two groups is crystal clear.[/quote]

Wow. Is this person serious? This is really extreme-hopefully it's a troll. I'm a childless (sort of by choice, sort of by circumstance) woman in her early 40's. I have a teenaged mentee who I meet with on a weekly basis, my husband and I are social workers, we're close with my sister's kids and we also babysit periodically for other family and friends. I like kids and if things were different I might have had them but for many reasons I didn't. I think that it's good that there are childless/childfree people in the world in addition to those with kids. It takes a village and those of us who are caring people (both with children and childfree/childless) contribute in a positive way. Those of us who are truly selfish (and there are both selfish childfree/childless people as well as selfish people with kids) don't.

I have more energy for other people's kids because I don't have them myself. If I had kids I would definitely not have the time or energy to mentor nor would I be as close to my nieces. My time and money would be primarily invested in my own children. For the most part, I'm okay with my decision not to have children-I just wish that more people were accepting of this choice and not so quick to judge. My reasons for not having children are complicated-in my case, it's not about wanting more time to surf the internet or watch TV lol-and the assumptions many make about childless/childfree people bother me. Yes, there are some childfree people out there who hate kids, are narcissistic, etc. but most of us are not like that. [/quote]

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