Do you want children?

[Hazel104]

Hello all
I personally do not want children and have luckily found a partner who does not either. Saying that he does have a child that I completely love and adore but do not wish to have my own and have always felt this way.

Part or our reasoning is we do not want to bring a child into this world as we
feel it is a much more dangerous and unfriendly world we live in now coupled with the environmental issues that our children will have to face later in life,
it just seems a very unfair thing to do to another human being!
Am I being over dramatic and it's not really as bad as all that but we have access to higher levels of news/information than before, mainly bad news with nothing to give us a sense of there being good things and people in this world?

Also we can not afford to have child of our own and I think it is just irresponsible to go ahead and have a child you can not afford as you cannot offer them everything they deserve.

Basically I'm asking does anyone else share these opinions or do you have
Another take on have children?

[Greedyfly]

I agree on a few of your points - I dont want children either and had decided that a long time ago, although im only 25 I cant see it changing. I personally dont really like kids, they annoy me - I have a short temper, I know that and recognise that having kids is not for me. But if for some reason I decided to, I know I would want them to have alot of things I cannot provide - money is a big factor, society is another. And I am sick of people saying 'you'll change your mind someday' - I am my own person I know myself very well - no I wont lol.
I think your lucky to have found a partner who shares your views, my partner of 7 years would like to have children but knows where I stand. I dont have a maternal feeling in me at all - its weird but even as a kid I didnt want babies to paly with etc.. I think you have a healthy way of looking at it.