Thank you for all of the encouragement everyone. I am definetly feeling more confident in my decision. I love te role I get to play in the lives of the kids I babysit and work with. But while I have had my moments of wishing I had children, in the end, I cannot picture myself changing diapers, wiping noses, and such. My solution has been getting a dog. I got my corgi 4 years ago, and it's the best decision ever. No diapers to change, I can leave him alone for a period of time, and best of all, he is much easier to convince to obey. Lol!