Women who don't want children. Characterize them.

[hyperdog]

Of the few women I know that don't want to have kids, I have found that they value their freedom more than anything else in the world, and live life for themselves before anyone else. One woman I know constantly wants to live in different countries and not hold a steady job, which would be an obstacle to her travels, and clearly raising a family would work against her. Another I know constantly wants to go out and spend a lot of money (and gets whoever her current boyfriend is to spend a lot of money on her) so that she can experience the most out of life. Clearly having kids would get in the way of her desired lifestyle. So to all those who know or have dated women who are adamant against having kids, do you find them to somewhat similar to what I have described?

 

[papasmerf]

Of the few women I know that don't want to have kids, I have found that they value their freedom more than anything else in the world, and live life for themselves before anyone else. One woman I know constantly wants to travel and not hold a steady job, which would be an obstacle to her travels, and clearly raising a family would work against her. Another I know constantly wants to go out and spends a lot of money (and gets whoever her current boyfriend is to spend a lot of money on her) so that she can experience the most out of life. Clearly having kids would get in the way of her desired lifestyle. So to all those who know or have dated women who are adamant against having kids, do you find them to somewhat similar to what I have described?

Us common folk call the selfish and make no excuses for them

If you are unwilling to give enough of yourself to bring forth and raise a child you are afraid of life itself.

What do you see when you look into a mirror in a dark room?

 

[fuji]

Childless.

 

[5hummer]

Women who don't want children. Characterize them.

Smart.
Rational.
Super-intelligent.
Insightful.
Brilliant.
Wisdom beyond their years.
Perceptive.
Worldly.

A gift from God/Mohammed/Buddha etc.

 

[Don]

Of the few women I know that don't want to have kids, I have found that they value their freedom more than anything else in the world, and live life for themselves before anyone else. One woman I know constantly wants to live in different countries and not hold a steady job, which would be an obstacle to her travels, and clearly raising a family would work against her. Another I know constantly wants to go out and spend a lot of money (and gets whoever her current boyfriend is to spend a lot of money on her) so that she can experience the most out of life. Clearly having kids would get in the way of her desired lifestyle. So to all those who know or have dated women who are adamant against having kids, do you find them to somewhat similar to what I have described?

Yeah, pretty much. But that also describes me too. I don't want kids now because of t he added responsibility and restrictions it would add to my life.

 

[DocOdd]

Us common folk call the selfish and make no excuses for them

If you are unwilling to give enough of yourself to bring forth and raise a child you are afraid of life itself.

What do you see when you look into a mirror in a dark room?

Is the world short of people? How is it selfish not to want to add to the burdens of an already crowded planet? Oh, and in answer to OP's question, no.

 

[genintoronto]

Us common folk call the selfish and make no excuses for them

If you are unwilling to give enough of yourself to bring forth and raise a child you are afraid of life itself.

What do you see when you look into a mirror in a dark room?

There are good and bad reasons to have children and to not have children. The difference between both is that the choice to not have children (for good or bad reasons) doesn't hurt anyone but (maybe) the person making the choice. Given the countless number of children who are abused and/or neglected, I'd rather a "selfish" person who decides not to have children than a "selfish" person who decides to have them.

 

[HOF]

Is the world short of people? How is it selfish not to want to add to the burdens of an already crowded planet? Oh, and in answer to OP's question, no.

Smartass!

 

[HOF]

Us common folk call the selfish and make no excuses for them

If you are unwilling to give enough of yourself to bring forth and raise a child you are afraid of life itself.

What do you see when you look into a mirror in a dark room?

Afraid of life itself that is quite the comment! There are some people that choose not to have children for various reasons:
Health issues
Age issues
Career issues
Unsteady relationships
Biological clock both genders

There are plenty of ways to have children in one's life. Aunt/Uncle, volunteer, adopt.

Why have a child if you're not going to be able to give all of yourself to the child? I think it's a responsible decision for some. I would rather have that woman or man that openly states they don't want children versus the baby-making welfare recipients that don't use birth control, and each child has a different baby daddy.

 

[Tangwhich]

I've known quite a few women that didn't want children. With one exception, they all ending up changing their mind when they got up there in age.

 

[Tangwhich]

Us common folk call the selfish and make no excuses for them

If you are unwilling to give enough of yourself to bring forth and raise a child you are afraid of life itself.

What do you see when you look into a mirror in a dark room?

To have a child you do not want because others feel you should is far more selfish. Plus the world doesn't need more people.

 

[Mervyn]

For some , yes it is a fear of life, but that fear is born out of a deep set conviction that they (the woman) would not be a good mother and would only ruin a child's life.

 

[nottyboi]

Us common folk call the selfish and make no excuses for them

If you are unwilling to give enough of yourself to bring forth and raise a child you are afraid of life itself.

What do you see when you look into a mirror in a dark room?

I think having children is a selfish act. You are doing it for your own personal fullfillment. Why not adopt when there are so many unwanted kids in the world?

 

[Don]

Having children is not really selfish. It's programmed in our DNA to have them. And it does help society. Declining birthrates are a serious issue in many developed nations.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/japans-low-birth-rate-poses-demographic-dilemma-2010-03-18

 

[CapitalGuy]

Well I can't generalize about all of them or even most of them; I can only comment on the ones I have known. Those ones all seem to have had mental or emotional issues that, to my untrained eye, made them broken women. One or more of: immature, selfish, childish, hyper-jealous, Blanch Dubois syndrome, princess syndrome, closet bitches, man-haters, unable to trust men, drunkards, depressives, that sort of crap. Although on the surface (to co-workers, neighbours, loose acquaintances) they seemed to be powerful/freedom-loving/in-control/liberated, as I gained a more intimate knowledge of them they all had one or more crippling mental issues that left them outside of the mainstream.

Again, that is only the ones I have known; its not a scientific assessment of all childless women. Just a snapshot of one guy's experience/perspective. And, there are of course many mothers who fit this description as well.

 

[afterhours]

useless, except as meat for fucking

 

[Brill]

It's great when women feel free to live their lives as they choose, this is a recent phenomenon we need to get used to.

 

[Greekstar]

useless, except as meat for fucking

And this goes down as the most misogynistic comment of all time.
Nice.

 

[genintoronto]

And this goes down as the most misogynistic comment of all time.
Nice.

You haven't been around for long. It shows.

 

[hinz]

Half of the D.I.N.K.