In another thread, one about extremes of weather, I noticed

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7. I have always found it rather odd, particularly on DU.

The same people who (presumably) support a woman's right to choose regarding the issue of abortion rail against those same women for choosing not to bear children? Seems a bit duplicitous. Neither situation is anyone else's business outside of those making the decisions. I would actually prefer that people have fewer kids (no one *needs* 16 kids, for example), though that's not my business.

Personally, I chose not to have children for a variety of reasons. Some were similar to yours - the planet already has enough people. I helped raise my younger sister, and she was a bit of a demon as a child. As a child, I wasn't terribly fond of most other kids (grew up in a very conservative small town) and often gravitated more toward adults. I was also mercilessly bullied from the age of 5, and I can't imagine how children can deal with that in the age of social media and perpetual (mostly conservative) outrage.

I've never regretted the decision not to have children, not for a single moment.