The young couple who live next door to me

[davsand]

81. Choice or involuntary--either way--not having kids is not always the same as disliking them.

Sad that any of us have to offer any comment about our decisions or physical ability to parent or not, but that really is the way of it. None of us have any real imperative to procreate, yet there really is some sort of strong pressure to do so--be it external or internal. I apologize if anything I said made you feel pressure to offer comment about your life in that way.

We have one child and I can't count the number of people over the years who have asked me why we only had one. Sometimes, when I am in a down and evil mood I want to spin some horrid tale of fountains of blood and agony beyond human understanding that resulted in permanent sterility for my husband or for me just to make the questioners feel bad for asking. Most often I tell them the truth that the Docs said don't do it again, and we were happy leaving our family at one child. Ya gotta know, however there are days...

Peace to you!



Laura