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I like kids. They usually like me too. I'm pretty good with them.
However, if I had to give you an answer one way or another right now it would be...No.
Why? I try to keep my relationship with God in the right place. Then if I get married and bring a wife into the mix I'm going to be putting a lot of effort into trying to make her the happiest woman on the planet. If she doesn't think "Wow. I have the greatest husband ever!" , I'd consider myself a failure on that one. Then there is music. Then there is the fact that I need some time to myself to recharge my batteries. So for me, having my own kids doesn't seem to fit in with what I feel like I need to be doing with my life.
Usually when this kind of thing comes up some will come in with the "Oh children are a blessing!" " I can't believe you don't want them!" "God commands us to have children!" "You're a filthy sinner for not wanting them!" .. yadda yadda etc. etc.
I just have one thing to say to that kind of person: Jesus didn't have children when He walked the Earth.
I know many people feel it's their specific calling to raise children. That's great. It's not for everyone though. There's a very small percentage of people, especially in the Christian community, who don't want children. It's an even smaller percentage that don't even want to get married. I don't think we have to worry about running out of people.
However, if I had to give you an answer one way or another right now it would be...No.
Why? I try to keep my relationship with God in the right place. Then if I get married and bring a wife into the mix I'm going to be putting a lot of effort into trying to make her the happiest woman on the planet. If she doesn't think "Wow. I have the greatest husband ever!" , I'd consider myself a failure on that one. Then there is music. Then there is the fact that I need some time to myself to recharge my batteries. So for me, having my own kids doesn't seem to fit in with what I feel like I need to be doing with my life.
Usually when this kind of thing comes up some will come in with the "Oh children are a blessing!" " I can't believe you don't want them!" "God commands us to have children!" "You're a filthy sinner for not wanting them!" .. yadda yadda etc. etc.
I just have one thing to say to that kind of person: Jesus didn't have children when He walked the Earth.
I know many people feel it's their specific calling to raise children. That's great. It's not for everyone though. There's a very small percentage of people, especially in the Christian community, who don't want children. It's an even smaller percentage that don't even want to get married. I don't think we have to worry about running out of people.
i definitely want children. i used to want a lot like maybe 5 or so...thats because mom had 5 children. but now im older, i dont know how she did it without going crazy..lol. still i love the innocence and honesty of children, they're soo funny..i like to play with them too. they're always creative and fun. im not totally unrealistic, i know they're a lot of work, but they are worth it!!
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Yep I would. And I if I had a girl, I would like to name her Arwen or atleast her middlename as Arwen; such a nerd hey? 
Her name would be Belle. Belle Arwen ____Blank______ LOL. And Brady is good for a boy name, but my husband can have a say in that lol. One thing is for sure, they will play outside and use their imaginations instead of glued to the TV and electronics. A house outside of the city would be nice for that. Girls think about these things too much
Her name would be Belle. Belle Arwen ____Blank______ LOL. And Brady is good for a boy name, but my husband can have a say in that lol. One thing is for sure, they will play outside and use their imaginations instead of glued to the TV and electronics. A house outside of the city would be nice for that. Girls think about these things too much
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Someone, in a previous post, said they were open to whatever number of children God wanted for them. It made me chuckle to read that. My sister who is just a little older than me, had 6, count 'em, 6 girls. They were a lot of fun when they were all at home. I used to stop by because it was so nonstop at their house. Loved the excitement, but couldn't handle all of that myself. It was great to go to see them and talk, play and laugh.
I don't want to have my own children, and there are several reasons for that. I have a brother who is ten years younger than I am, and I took care of him a lot when he was a baby. This probably took away a lot of the "I have to know what it feels like to take care for an infant" feeling. I really don't have a huge desire to change diapers and such, though I wouldn't especially mind it. I also like helping other peoples' children (online and in real life), and it's fine with me if I'm more of a foster mom than a biological mom. DNA doesn't matter to me in relationships. I might want to have actual foster children one day, but at the moment it's not an option with my schedule for several different reasons. Also, I'm fine with staying single as long as I'm in God's will, and I wouldn't want to have any children without them having a dad (foster children I'd be fine with as a single lady, since they're already there and need someone to love them). I like having a certain amount of time to myself, and children are tons of work if you take care of them properly (which, to me, would include either making sure that they understand the home-school material I teach them or private school. I'm not going to send mine to public school, Lord willing). Although these are plenty of reasons, I'm open to whatever the Lord has for me. Often He lets us feel certain ways to keep us from being too frustrated, or to see if we'll keep following Him when things get rough . I suppose that the fact that I'm getting old enough that it may be tricky to find guy, fall in love, marry, have lots of time alone with each other, and then have our own child before running out of biological time to do so has something to do with it also. The notion of having children right away after marrying never did appeal to me. I'm really grateful that I feel this way, actually...I see an awful lot of women get bitter over not marrying or getting to have their own children. Yes, being single isn't the easiest thing in the world for most of us, but it isn't the hardest thing anyone has ever been asked to do, either. His yoke is easy, and His burden is light .
. I suppose that the fact that I'm getting old enough that it may be tricky to find guy, fall in love, marry, have lots of time alone with each other, and then have our own child before running out of biological time to do so has something to do with it also. The notion of having children right away after marrying never did appeal to me. I'm really grateful that I feel this way, actually...I see an awful lot of women get bitter over not marrying or getting to have their own children. Yes, being single isn't the easiest thing in the world for most of us, but it isn't the hardest thing anyone has ever been asked to do, either. His yoke is easy, and His burden is light .