Let me start this off by saying: I don't want kids. I never have and I never will. People tell me all the time, "Oh, you'll change your mind one day. Or, What if you meet that someone special and they want kids?" Well frankly, if they are looking for a life with kids, they're not going to be my special someone. I am looking forward to a kid-free future.

A lot of people look at having kids as a necessity, a duty to society (though anyone who knows me knows very well knows how little I care about my 'duty' to society), to them, it's an insult to not have or want kids. For some people, it's the only reason for their existence. But for me, it's just not the case. I live to experience the world, for intellectual stimulation, for excitement and a carefree life. I don't want something that will hold me back from that... and that is EXACTLY what a kid is.

Kids are boring, unintelligent, underdeveloped, uninteresting, mind-numbing creatures. They eat up your time and your life like a carpenter ant to a wood building, slowly chewing away at it until there is nothing left. Babies are even worse. They are one of the most ugly, vile, disgusting creatures on the planet and anyone who says differently (I believe) is doing so to console the poor parents that have to take care of that wailing meat sack for the next 18+ years.

Some people can't comprehend why I don't want kids. I can't comprehend why THEY DO. When people tell me that I'm missing out, they I'll be unfulfilled, I just laugh because I am perfectly content in and of myself. I don't need anything in my life to fulfill me other than what I have now. I see them sharing with me the joy of having children as similar to me telling people of my joy of Battlefield 3. The only difference is that I don't have to keep Battlefield 3 for 18+ years and it only costs $60.

I've read quite a few articles online that have similar views as my own and one paragraph really made me laugh out loud.

"I am a person who needs intellectual stimulation. I like thought-provoking books and films. I am drawn to intelligent, insightful people. I like to think philosophically. I question things. I think critically. Yes, I enjoy a good dose of dumbness sprinkled through my life, but being around dopey, chatterbox kids non-stop would send me heading off a cliff. People often say that having children makes a person grow. I don't know. I think having kids would be akin to getting a lobotomy."


What are your thoughts? Do you want kids? Do you not want kids? I'm interested to hear what everyone has to say about this.