2006-12-17 19:02:18 · 24 answers · asked by Wow! I have a pig nose! 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Of course it's normal. There are some people who are perfectly fine with not having kids... it's not like you get a badge after you die for perpetuating the human genome. You'll get a lot of people asking "But why not? They're so much fun!" or something along those lines, but stick to your guns and your reasons. I'm sure that for you, they're good ones.
2006-12-17 19:26:23 · answer #1 · answered by shoujomaniac101 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is normal to think this way. Good on you, you dont want to rush in as there are too many young people having children these days. Get out there and enjoy yourself live life you have plenty of time to think about having a family. I always used to say i didnt want kids from the time i was 12 until i had children now i have 5 of them.
Enjoy your life first!!!
2006-12-18 03:38:59 · answer #2 · answered by seashellshb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! I didn't want kids when I was a teenager or in college. I didn't have room in my head to even consider having them. After that though, when I was on track for the rest of my life I was able to start thinking about it. It wasn't until I was at the mall with my husband watching some children run around like crazy and we said to ourselves, we could do that and maybe do it better (ah, to be young and arrogant!) that we realized we were ready for kids. We have 2.
You may never change your mind about children. Which is fine too!! Who ever said it was necessary? As far as I know it is not required of you. You may simply choose to walk a different path.
2006-12-18 08:58:15 · answer #3 · answered by dakirk123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's normal, but what is your motivation for not wanting kids? Is it because you want to be able to enjoy yourself without the burden of raising kids? Do you think you won't be a good parent? Do you feel that you don't want to contribute to the population boom? I know a couple that decided not to have kids because he didn't want to possibly pass along his Type I diabetes, which he has and his father had before him. I know another couple who wanted to have the freedom to travel and do things whenever they wanted without having to worry about kids.
You may change your mind when you get older, you never know. And it's a lot easier to start off with no kids and decide you want them later, than it is to have kids and decide you've had enough of them!
2006-12-18 03:16:49 · answer #4 · answered by rongee_59 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Totally normal. Some people do, some people don't, either is a valid choice. You might change your mind someday, but if you feel that strongly about it there's a good chance you'll always feel that way.
Just be super-careful about birth control. There would be nothing worse for everyone involved than an accidental pregnancy for someone who feels as you do.
2006-12-18 03:12:31 · answer #5 · answered by Deanna B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah its normal... you're only 19- you dont even know who you are yet... you may never change your mind and theres a good chance down the road in 6 or 7 years you will change your mind. When my sister was 19 she swore she would never have children- so much so my mom even had her sign a paper saying she would never have kids- (out of fun of course).. well now it's funny to show her the paper because things changed after she got married... guess who's a mom now?!!!!!!
2006-12-18 03:08:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely, Im 20 and I feel exactly the same way. Sometimes I think it was because my own childhood wasnt the best, but then I know people like that and they WANT kids just so they can be great parents. I dont think theres anything wrong with not wanting kids, its not like we need to continue our species so we dont get extinct. Isnt that the reason animals have offspring? its just their biological instincts, but as a human, I beg to differ.
2006-12-18 03:07:21 · answer #7 · answered by BeRandom 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There is a reason why you don't want kids and making a decision based upon that may be wrong.
For example: my last born sibling has watched us all take care and raise our children. she also helped. She feels that she has raised children and don't see the reason for having any herself. she helped raise 13 cousins. There is a reason you don't want to have children, take a moment and explore why and what happened that lead you to believe this.
2006-12-18 08:38:09 · answer #8 · answered by Sunflower 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would say its fairly normal. You might change you mind later, but then, you might not. Just make sure you are taking percautions so as not to get pregnant before you are sure you want kids.
2006-12-18 06:36:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was 19, I didn't want children.
When I was 25, I didn't want children.
When I was 32, I STILL didn't want children.
I'm safely past menopause, now, and so glad I didn't have children...really!
I never wanted them, ever. People kept saying I'd change my mind, but I never did.
Maybe you're in the same boat; prepare to have people try to pressure you for decades!
2006-12-18 04:39:51 · answer #10 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋