I'm 30 and am struggling with the decision of whether to have children. I like children. I believe I would be a good mother. I love the idea of motherhood, except one thing. On the selfish side, I worry about my livelihood. I don't want to work the rest of my life, struggling to make ends meet, retiring when I'm too tired to enjoy it. I don't have the fear of not having someone to take care of me, because if I don't have children, I hope to be able to afford to pay someone to take care of me. And, before you get on me about how selfish it is to not want to have children because "I want to retire earlier", let me say that I can list several reasons people give to have children that are just as selfish.
I'm not looking for reasons to have or not to have children. I'm really wondering, for those that didn't have them, do you regret it now? Or, do you still have the fear that you may someday regret it? Will I live with the constant question, "Did I make the right choice?
2006-12-20
09:10:41
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