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wanting not wanting children

this one is for the females but it would be interesting to see what the males say too.

some girls / women have this urge to have kids. is is the case generally? i want to know about the women who are very career minded if they also get the same urges?

how about the men? do you get any urges?

me personally i dont really. i always said i would wait till i am 30.

Reply 1

Helenia

20

Well, I would say I am quite career minded, in that I'm not going to leave university till I'm 25, and then going into a hellish training scheme which is very anti-family by nature. But yes, I do want children. Not right now, and probably not too soon after I graduate. But eventually (and not when I'm 45 or something!)

Reply 2

distantdeeps

At 18 it isn't exactly something i have given a lot of thought to. I have decided I want to do my post grad or move abroad, live and travel.. so I guess that doesn't leave much time for kids... I think I'll settle for being a cool auntie!

Reply 3

Sarky

18

Helenia

Well, I would say I am quite career minded, in that I'm not going to leave university till I'm 25, and then going into a hellish training scheme which is very anti-family by nature. But yes, I do want children. Not right now, and probably not too soon after I graduate. But eventually (and not when I'm 45 or something!)

:dito:
Same career path (so far!), Same opinion.

Reply 4

Saffie

11

Sarky

:dito:
Same career path (so far!), Same opinion.

and friends on the course seem to want kids too.

tbh i could probably be happy without them, but i do want them.

Reply 5

.Theory

12

Gimme a break; I'm 15 o_o

Reply 6

P for Photographer

1

Oh dear, I can never imagine myself having any kids, I am a very caring person, but I just generally don't like kids. Yes, they are cute, but then they can also be very annoying... but yeah, I guess if I be with the right guy, then we would have kids, but not for the next 10 years or so...

Reply 7

fourleafclover89

i'm going to go against the grain and say yes i definitely want kids. not now (!) and not soon, and i don't have a life plan set out or anything. but i know that i definitely want them. i don't know why really. it's funny how you've termed it 'urges'...

Reply 8

AngelOfAges

I have never wanted children, and made sure my boyfriend knows this just in case he did. I'm only 22 so yes I could change my mind but for now I never see myself wanting them.

Reply 9

high priestess fnord

9

i dont want kids. end of.

Reply 10

L i b

19

There's a certain type of child-mad female out there, who seem to love the bloody things and have popping one out as basically their life's purpose in the long run.

They're usually a bit mad and best avoided.

Reply 11

emmmerlee

most of the people saying no to having kids will so end up with kids :p:

Reply 12

Marie05

1

I am moderately career minded, and there's so many other things i want to do before i start a family. But I have to say, there are some days where i feel such a strong urge to have a baby :redface:

. But they only last a day or two then i get over it. It could just be hormones. And it didnt help that until a few weeks ago i had to walk past a nursery everyday on my way to uni.

Reply 13

lasttoiletroll

nope i don't want them at all

Reply 14

KellsEnder

7

I've thought about this quite a bit, I definitely want a kid or two. I reckon late 20s would be the best time for me, I don't really want to be in my 30s before I'm a dad.

Reply 15

ßlαcksωαn

17

I defo have the urge. But I will only have children after I am married, finacially stable and all that jazz in my late 20's preferably.

Reply 16

woeful_infatuation

2

my boyfriend is like you, he said he wouldn't mind having children but it's not a MUST. i want just one baby. but it's not so much because I'm desperate to have a child, but i think he'd be the best father.. I'm not ready yet-still at uni, but prob in a few years time.. interesting thread btw!

Reply 17

Tufts

17

Helenia

Well, I would say I am quite career minded, in that I'm not going to leave university till I'm 25, and then going into a hellish training scheme which is very anti-family by nature. But yes, I do want children. Not right now, and probably not too soon after I graduate. But eventually (and not when I'm 45 or something!)

I wont leave university till I'm 27 :smile:

And then I'll probably do another year of training after that.

Reply 18

DoktaUH

11

I used to be really against it, but these days i think i really do want kids, two, one of each gender to balance things out. However not for a while, I want to get my current degree sorted first and once thats over i'll review the situation again properly :smile:

Reply 19

Minardi

12

Kids? No. Not now, not ever. I really hate small kids. They are just annoying little ****s. Say NO to children!

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