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[quote=Anonymous]I'm married and have no children.  Met my husband when I was 40, married at 42, now I'm in my early 50s.  My husband was clear that he didnt' want any children.  I knew that going in.  I made the decision that I wanted him without children more than I wanted not him, because he just didn't want children.  I have always wanted children, more than anything in the world.  Thought about having them in my mid-30s when I wasn't meeting anyone.  Decided against it after realizing I didn't have the money, didn't want to single parent, and watching my sister's easy pregnancy go to a difficult one and realizing I wouldn't have anyone to help if I was bedridden for months on end like she was.

I'm ok not having children.  I made the choice, given my age when we got married, etc.  But I still get sad occasionally, not as much as I used to, though.  In my 30s I had a really, really, really hard time at other people's baby showers, even going to the mall and seeing all those happy people pushing strollers.  Put me over the edge.  Now I'm in a much better place because I am so in love with my husband, love him to pieces, and I'm older so really I don't want to start with the baby stage and know that I'd be 74 when the child was out of the house.

but....  2 years ago almost burst into tears hearing that a good friend's child (32 yr old adult child) was pregnant....  so I guess I'm not totally over it.  But success, I can go to baby showers without getting depressed!

I feel for you.  [/quote]

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