tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132027406576589614.post7732474186650192794..comments2023-07-09T06:34:35.892-04:00Comments on Minddribbles: To Breed or Not To BreedJenn Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11288397218233894188noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132027406576589614.post-76762356250281181232017-08-09T21:18:10.621-04:002017-08-09T21:18:10.621-04:0040, still married, still childfree. It's okay...40, still married, still childfree. It's okay to like kids but not like the idea of yourself with kids! Jenn Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288397218233894188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132027406576589614.post-77834291828408935802017-01-22T13:46:06.641-05:002017-01-22T13:46:06.641-05:00Time for an update...39 1/2, and I still know my o...Time for an update...39 1/2, and I still know my own mind! Jenn O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132027406576589614.post-91836864048191215022013-12-28T16:13:58.996-05:002013-12-28T16:13:58.996-05:00Another update, I'm now 36. Still childfree. S...Another update, I'm now 36. Still childfree. Still happy. :) A while back, I started a Facebook page called "It's okay to be childfree and happy about it". Feel free to join our small group of childfree men and women.Jenn Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288397218233894188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132027406576589614.post-66952861828111832892010-04-05T14:01:45.252-04:002010-04-05T14:01:45.252-04:00A quick update to this article. My cousin is havin...A quick update to this article. My cousin is having another baby, and we've learned it's going to be a girl. That will make 9 great-granddaughters, none from me. Grandma's suspicion that I am the destined boy-bringer has likely increased...Jenn Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288397218233894188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132027406576589614.post-7930537018847334402010-03-17T20:24:59.004-04:002010-03-17T20:24:59.004-04:00Love your top 10, plus 1 list. I wish more people...Love your top 10, plus 1 list. I wish more people would understand those points. I know I'm single, but part of the reason I'm ok with it, is because I don't want to have kids!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16156092242121730848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132027406576589614.post-13368181231282757672010-03-17T19:08:45.587-04:002010-03-17T19:08:45.587-04:00Jen, I applaud you and your choice. I think many p...Jen, I applaud you and your choice. I think many people have children for the wrong reasons. They either get pregnant "accidentally," feel that reaching their own goals in life is no longer a possibility, so they have children as an excuse to say, "I had to give up on my dream because I wanted to start a family," or they have them because they feel it is what they are supposed to do. You get married...then you have kids. It takes a much stronger person to go against the norm, know their own mind and the person they are and whether or not they feel children are the correct decision for them or if they would be a good parent. I think some people make wonderful parents, while some others still act like children themselves. More people should follow your example and explore what they really want to do when it comes to having a family and not just do what their friends, family or society expects them to do. In the end, it is more selfish to have a child, not spend any time with them & resent them for robbing you of time that could be spent with your spouse, traveling, or whatever other thing you wish you could be doing & hold it against them for the rest of their lives than to not have the child in the first place. It is also important to take into account any medical issues that you have that you may pass down to your child. Most people don't and the child suffers. Again, I applaud your decision. Not being a parent makes you a good parent (as strange as that sounds). You are doing what is best for you and YOUR family, just as others choose to do what is best for theirs. I'm support you 100%...but you knew I would:)Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330899081362077129noreply@blogger.com