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I am way over 45 and have never regretted my decision not to have children. I made my decision at 18 and have never looked back. My husband was thrilled with
I was indifferent to having kids in my 20s and early 30s. Never had any and don't want any. I'm 40 years old and have no regrets whatsoever. Enjoying my life .
I certainly don't regret it. I'm 54. Parenthood just isn't something I wanted to do... it's too much if you ask me. Had to end 2 great relationships over this issue. And I don't regret it. I would have been miserable if I had kids.
Parenthood is a monumental task. One that anyone shouldn't enter into lightly.
Zero regrets. Don't want kids now (at 40)-didn't want them back then, either (at 28 or 18).
I don't like kids, though-so my feelings are unlikely to fairly represent OP's current & future mindset.
I never thought I wanted children, and didn't seriously consider it until I was 39. After a lot of heartache and money I finally got lucky and managed to have a baby and I am so glad I did. I wish I had done it years earlier. Then I could have had more than one. I don't think I was every quite happy before.
I never thought I wanted children, and didn't seriously consider it until I was 39. After a lot of heartache and money I finally got lucky and managed to have a baby and I am so glad I did. I wish I had done it years earlier. Then I could have had more than one. I don't think I was every quite happy before.
Just about everybody I know told me that having kids is the best thing has ever happened to them.
I knew when I was 22 that I did not want kids. That hasn't changed in 24 years and I have no regrets.
Why won't your friend and her husband try to adopt? Plenty of couples over 40 do so.
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No regrets at all. I am in my 50's and had my tubes tied when I was 21.
How did you manage that? I just met with a lot of paternalism. "You might change your mind when you meet the right guy." Drove me up a wall, actually. It didn't occur to these surgeons that the "right guy" would be one who didn't want kids, either.
I have a girlfriend who is 45 years old right now, and she is very depressed for not having children. When she was in her 20s and early 30s, she concentrated on having a fulfilling career. She found the love of her life at age of 39, they've tried several years of having children, but doctor told her that her eggs were just too old, and none of her eggs were healthy enough. She is now 45, successful, married, childless, depressed, and unhappy.
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Is she interested in adopting or fostering?
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