Birth Control

Kids: I love them! I enjoy meeting other people's kids. I wish there were more kids in the family to play with at holiday gatherings. However, there are so many wonderful things about not having kids. Young people out there, think long and hard before you decide to have children. Take responsible steps to ensure you only have children when you want to.

Lots of people talk about how wonderful having kids is. Some people even get incredibly upset when they can't have kids. Let me point out but a few of the great things about not having kids:

1. You have a lot more free time.
2. You have more money to do fun things.
3. You can watch dark comedies whenever you want.
4. You can wake up and go to bed whenever you feel like it (within the constraints of your job).
5. If you don't feel like cooking, you can have wine and cheese for dinner.
6. You can have a smaller house.
7. You can have 2-seater vehicles.
8. You have much less responsibility.
9. You have much less stress.
10. You feel bad when you neglect your cat, but they can't send you to jail for it.
11. Your house stays cleaner.
12. You can be alone with your thoughts on a regular basis.
13. Your carbon footprint is smaller (if that matters to you).
14. You are not contributing to overpopulation (if you think that is an issue).
15. You don't have to deal with anyone until after you've had coffee.
16. You have less laundry.
17. You never have to deal with head lice.
18. You never have to deal with morning sickness (or other unspeakable horrors of pregnancy).
19. If you are married, there is much less to argue about.
20. You get to choose how you want to make the world a better place with the time and money that would have gone into raising children (not all reasons are selfish!).

This isn't an anti-kid rant. This is just some encouragement to find happiness in yourself first. Children can't complete you (neither can a spouse). You will only be truly content when you can be happy with yourself.

Whatever choice you make on this issue, just make sure it is your choice. You can find happiness on either path.