Some personal thoughts
Something that has me down a little lately, is that in this lifetime, my choices for not wanting children are complicated and my own. But that doesn’t mean I don’t empathize with others when they tell me they are either planning to have kids, are in the process of, or have children already. “We forgot. You hate children” or “I wasn’t going to tell you because you don’t like kids” has been offered up a lot to me in the past year or so by a number of people, and I have to admit it’s really hurtful, and moreover, not true. I like children, especially that mid-range between infancy and teen. That is an innocent age I secretly wish I personally could get back. And I can appreciate people wanting to be a parent. Hands down, a very difficult job. I just don’t have that calling….
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