I confess that I’m sick of seeing posts from people who think they’re virtuous and superior because they’ve decided they don’t want to have children. Personally I couldn’t care less whether you do or don’t, but this stupid attitude has to stop. When it comes down to it the majority of people who state that they don’t want kids either don’t have a choice anyway, or don’t want them because they prefer having a life without obligations to anyone else. I’m not judging you for that. I believe that anyone who has the ability and means to have children should be able to do so, although I also believe that those nutcases who pop out another one every year are irresponsible. Be reasonable! If no one has kids anymore, who do you think is going to take care of you when you get old? Who’s going to be working and paying into the social services that you’re going to need at that time in your life? Get off your high horses and admit to yourselves that your attitude has nothing whatsoever to do with you caring more about the state of the world just because you don’t want children. One thing I’ve definitely noticed about the people I personally know who once said they were never having kids who subsequently did have them, is that they became much nicer overall. Having to be fully responsible for another human being tends to make a person less self-absorbed, more understanding and patient, and often gives them an entirely new appreciation for life on earth, not to mention maturity. Those of you who think you’re extra-special because you don’t want them are delusional.