It annoys me that strangers, especially strangers on the internet (yes I am talking about some fellow gag users) have the audacity to say that they me well enough to know that I will change my mind about kids. I know myself better than anyone, I am not too young to decide this. Which is funny because I am in college and I am expected to have a life plan figured out by now.
1. I want to have a nomadic lifestyle and kids won't fit into that.
I value my freedom and independence. It is so nice to drop everything and get on a flight somewhere or doing something small like getting lunch by myself.
2. I plan to be an EMT, which is stressful by itself I don't need to add kids.
If I have a stressful day at work, I can see myself yelling at them over nothing. I am still trying to figure out how I can make work and traveling a lot work.
3. I never loved kids.
When I see a crying baby, I think ugh get me out of here. Even when I see a baby behaving, I don't think it's cute. I feel indifferent about it.
4. I would much rather get a dog. Or several.
5. When I want a cheeseburger, I will get myself a cheeseburger.
It's the same with kids. I never wanted kids, if I wanted them I would have them. I think if I don't kids, I really shouldn't have them. I think we all know a family member that shouldn't have had children because they're awful parents.
6. I never had an interest in being pregnant.
Even when I was a kid, I never had a fascination with pregnant women. I work for a newspaper where I can write whatever I want and one week, I decided to write a letter to my pregnant friend. When I referred to the baby I kept calling the baby, "It" I kept correcting myself because apparently that's offensive. I remember when I was a freshman in high school and my health class saw a video on a woman giving birth, I was the first to scream.
7. We are overpopulated.
There are 7 billion people on this earth apparently 10 billion is the absolute maximum capacity but people still keep having kids.
8. My parents didn't have me solely so I could give them grandkids.
9. I don't see the appeal in doing day to day parenting.
10. I enjoy the shit out of my "me" time.
Ultimately no one needs a reason to not want kids. But because people won't shut up about me not wanting kids because apparently a total stranger knows me better than I know myself and they keep saying I will change my mind, here we are.
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