Do you want kids?

[Teavana]

Small children are so adorable. Sometimes I look at a baby and say to myself, "awh I want a baby!"

You all can comment and share your experiences on this post about having or wanting kids.

[Laurenmaru]

I don't think I'd be able to handle having children, since I barely manage getting by just taking care of myself. Haha. I do like kids, though. :)

[alto]

I like kids once they get to the age where they can hold a halfway intelligent conversation. I'd like to skip the babbling baby stage, ergo I want to adopt.

[verily-forsooth-egads]

I have nothing against babies, but I personally do not enjoy interacting with them for long stretches of time. This is one of several reasons I have no intention of ever raising any of my own.

[The Great WTF]

I am most definitely not made to be a mother. I firmly believe that, in choosing to be a parent, your life is no longer your own and you owe it to your child to essentially exist for them until they're are capable of being self-sufficient. That is not something that I am capable of, thus I'm not going to be a parent.

Beyond that, I don't deal well with small, helpless things and, even if I didn't have a disease that made pregnancy potentially life-threatening, the idea of being pregnant is the single most repulsive thing that I can consider.

[Iago]

NOPE!

[Kid-Kitty]

I love children, but that's a huge responsibility. I'm worried enough about taking care of myself. I don't need to be in charge of another human being's whole life.

[Guest Sheka4]

I like kids, once they hit a certain developmental stage, but I do sometimes find them cute and do wish in the future to have some of my own.

[Perseus]

Even though I am asexual I do want a kid someday. I don't mind kids. It is just one of those things I have always wanted. I feel I have a lot to pass onto another generation. I would care for my child and teach them about this crazy world we live in.

[dissolved]

No thanks.

[Rimethurs]

I have a five year old.

[a-happyhippie]

I don't want kids at all. I don't even plan on getting married, and plus, I have enough anxiety for myself; having a kid would just mean anxiety for a whole nother person. No thank you.

[OddAudio]

I like kids once they get to the age where they can hold a halfway intelligent conversation. I'd like to skip the babbling baby stage, ergo I want to adopt.

^^sounds like my thoughts on the matter (should I have kids)

[Jamesasaur]

I don't think that I will ever have a child through sexual intercourse as the population is high enough as it is. Depending on how well things go in the future, I would consider adoption.

[LaMaestra]

I can't have them now (have had the menopause) but I never wanted them anyway.

I absolutely detest children.

[WhenSummersGone]

I'm not sure if I want kids or not, maybe. I like kids if they are cute and they aren't crying or screaming.

[Delete account please]

No

[Salmacis]

I do, but perhaps just one, or two maximum. I'm great with kids when I'm sober*, but I have concerns about how good a parent I could be in the long-run with regards to depression. If a severe episode of depression were to suddenly come crashing down on me for a couple of days, that would surely affect my ability to carry out my parental duties... Maybe having a kid to raise would force me to 'snap out of it' - or at least incite me to necessary action as opposed to the moping around I do now. On the other hand, it could make it worse... (PND, etc.). I just don't know. I'm competent with kids but I'd need a lot of help.

*When I say 'sober' I refer to a state of mental lucidity/calm & contented sanity. Nothing to do with alcohol.

[Sleepy Skeleton]

I'd love to adopt someday, as long as I'm mature enough to handle taking care of someone who's not me. That's not going to happen any time soon. I'd make a terrible mother in my current state.

But I am definitely sure that I will never have my own biological kids. I'm both afraid and kind of disgusted by pregnancy/motherhood. I know I sound immature but I just can't get over it. Babies... inside your stomach?! Breastfeeding?!?! Biology is weird. :lol:

[Guest]

I want a kid but through insemination. Not sure if that counts under "sexually"? It's not like I will have sex but the kid will grow inside me... Feels like its lacking an option for that.

[boxed toast]

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.

[Zosia]

Nope, I don't think that I really want kids. I've never been able to imagine myself as a mother and I don't particularly want to be one, but I guess my mind could change since I'm still pretty young (almost 21). So, if that does ever happen, I'd probably opt for adoption since the idea of actually being pregnant/giving birth is not something that I'm all that interested in.

I do like children and babies, and I especially like helping out with my little cousin who's a toddler. She's so adorable! :P But, I'm not someone who thinks "oh, yes, someday I really want to have that life" when seeing parents with their children. I think I'd rather be the cool but wacky aunt. :)

[Hayley]

I never wanted children, and was 100% on that, but ended up with one anyway haha. I unexpectedly fell pregnant shortly after becoming involved with my current (sexual) partner.
I absolutely love her to pieces, and watching her grow and develop has really opened my eyes to just how amazing children are. I love children now. However, she hasn't suddenly switched on some part of me that wants babies - I still don't want any, aside from the one I already have.

[Skycaptain]

Simple. I am profoundly allergic to brats. I don't feel comfortable around them, they are noisy, and leak objectionable products out of all orifices at inopportune momentso. Further it is safe to say that I have no intention of ever changing a nappy (daiper) in my life.

[FiddleKid]

I'm never having kids and I don't like them. I've not got one bit of maternal instinct.

[deltaX]

I doubt I will ever have a kid. I don't think I'd be a very good mother, and I don't particularly like kids until they're about 5 or so.

[bittersweet988]

No, I don't want kids. And I doubt I could have them even if I wanted to (I have PCOS, so I don't think I'd be able to get pregnant).

[Asexualguycalgary]

Yes

[TealXLIV]

I already know enough about myself that I wouldn't make a good father.

Not good with kids, not even really a fan of them either.

I don't relate to them, I don't understand what kids are ever into since I haven't been one in some time.

Can't actually have a conversation with a child until they're....13?

[9Lives]

I want children, plural. Two or three, I think. I can't really imagine having sex just to have a child, since I don't like having sex and there is a valid alternative - artificial insemination - available. Being pregnant doesn't scare me, and neither does giving birth, but that might have something to do with the fact that my Mum is a midwife.

I am pro-adoption, but I know through my work how incredibly challenging the legal hurdles can be, and also how difficult it can be for the families, especially when the child is older than a toddler (and most children in need of a family are, since most people want a small child). Hence. it seems more sensible to me to have children of my own and to donate to charities supporting children in need in order to help.

Oh, I also like children. In case that wasn't obvious...