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[quote=Anonymous]My prekid self didn't want kids.  I used to feel sorry for the women I would see out at the stores trying to get a little shopping done with whining, screaming, crying kids.  No thanks!  I would go home and see neighbor kids outside playing and making noise and I would be happy that I could sleep in and that someone else had to deal with them.  I liked kids well enough, I just didn't want the chore of raising them.

Then dh and I had kids and I can't even imagine life without them now.  Life is so much more full now.  There are times when I wonder what it would be like to have no college tuitions to worry about or what it would be like to have the freedom to be responsible only for myself again.  But I wouldn't trade the family that I have built with dh for anything.  Our kids are awesome, fun, adventurous people - a joy. Holidays, vacations, weekends, family outings are more fun and meaningful with our kids.

So in answer to the Op.  I think I look at women who chose not to have kids with a combination of envy (for their freedom) and respect (for knowing what they want in life) but also a sense that they are really missing out. I'm sure that they probably look at women who chose to have kids with a similar amount of envy/respect/sense of not knowing what they're missing out on.[/quote]

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