Reply #23: My husband and I were just discussing this very subject last night.

[NewWaveChick1981]

We're childless by choice, and my family knows that. Nobody in the family gives us any grief about our choice, and in some respects, they're envious. :) However, strangers and/or acquaintances think nothing about taking us to task for not having kids. :grr: I have no desire to hear about their childbirth experiences or the "cute kid" stories they tell. Just because they've made that particular choice does NOT mean it's OK to judge others because they have not.

The reason the subject came up is YET AGAIN my husband met someone for the first time yesterday afternoon, and after the introductory pleasantries, the first question out of his mouth was, "How many kids do you have?" :mad: I love my husband's response: "None. I'm a guy. How many do you think I should have?" :spray: :rofl:

Edited to add: Forgot to say that I got pregnant accidentally in 1999 and decided jointly with my husband to terminate the pregnancy. It's none of their business because that was our choice and not theirs, but I wonder what these people would say about that?