Where do you think you would be in life if you didn't have child(ren)?

hi 34moma oh I know I would be one lonely sad devastated elderly woman as I would have no family left except for distant c ousins who are all over the US. I loved having c hildren and sadly after the birth of our little girl I had to have an emergency hysterectomy so no more c hildren. sadly as our little girl only lived to age 8.I had a pretty good childhood but sadly my dad wrecked my love for him at age 7 by being a child molesting bas@#rd. from then on I never let myself be alone in our house with him. and when I had my son I did not let my parents keep my son when I had to have surgery as I never trusted my dad again. but I am so glad I did have my son always and foreverand I had a husband whom I loved and he loved me madly too. so lifes been pretty good to me all told. oh i had rough spots but the good ones far outshone the rough

We just had our baby last September, he was an "accident". Before he was born, we liked to hang out, go to the casino a lot. I think if we didn't have him, we probably will still go to the casino for fun a lot and stay out all night. And since he was born, we couldn't do that anymore because we have better things to do is to take good care of our little one. If I didn't get married would be another story though.

I would be somewhere high up on the career ladder if I didn't have kids. Don't get me wrong. I don't resent my kids for not reaching up the career ladder. I am quite happy to have given up my career for them. But having kids have made me compromise in other areas of my life which I don't think is acceptable. That's something I need to change, though.

Yesterday I was out for the day to a bird reserve. I got chatting to an interesting lady and she mentioned her niece that is Canadian. Though she doesn't live in Canada. She teaches English as a Foreign Language in a country for two years then moves on and does the same thing in the next country. She has done this in Japan, Korea, China, Colombia and Spain. Wow! This is an excellent way to see the world and give life a foreign flavor. My teenage son was born when I was 22 years and I was married to an Australian guy that I got divorced to six years later. I began another relationship after I got divorced. My disabled son was born when I was 34 years old and my daughter was born when I was 36 years old. If I hadn't had my children I think I would be traveling overseas a lot more. I love my children and they give me much joy. I still do manage to travel abroad with them.

maybe i would be a free teenager. free to spend my precious time with my friends, free to too to school everyday rather than take saturday classes and take care of my baby on weekdays. but what im very thankful about is that having a baby at a young age of16, it repaired my ruined relationship with my dad, and it taught me how to strive to earn despite my difficult situation.

I am going to marry with my girlfriend,she and I both like children,our greatest wish is to give birth to a twins in the future.Children bring happiness and warmth to the family,and if a familly has several children,then there will be benefits on the children's growth . Marriage without children is very scary!That is simply living hell.Homes wil have no joy,persons will no have the persuit of life.Life will lose its sense!More importantly,the family will lose its human instinct-breeding!

I am not really sure where I would be. I have tried to give my child a good life also but they seem to not be very grateful for it. I tried my best and just keep hoping for the best outcome as they grow older. I gave love but they just seem to take it and run without returning it.

I don't know where I would be. All I know is I can't imagine my life without my children...

I'm not sure. I'd probably be doing something that I thought would be fulfilling like climbing the corporate ladder or worse, thinking everything I do is bettering the world. Now I'm a stay at home dad who spends all his time with his kids and I can't think of a better job. Sure, some days I want to quit and the pay is less than a "working" man makes but its allowed me to travel and see things I would never get to do.

Not a good place. Each one of my three saved me in ne way or another. They made me want to be better and do more. They helped caused me to strive and do right. I guess in a way I really had nothing else. I can not imagine where life would have taken me but I am glad it gave me them..

good for you =) at least you're not doing the same things that happened to your family when you are younger. you've experience the negative side that's why you want the positive things for your kids. im happy for you and i like to congratulate you for being such a good mother to your kids =D i also have 2 kids, i can say that im from a good family, and that's make it easy for me to raise my kids how am i was raised by my parents. if you were to ask me if im not married right now, im probably working on a hotel or restaurant and helping my parents financially. im a Hotel and Restaurant Management graduate and i still wanted to pursue my career if possible.

Without my children?Oh ,I think it may be easier for us to enjoy our two people's world.However,the feeling of having a child's will be far from us.In my mind,we should have children,this can let us have enjoyable senectitude.