Whenever I played house, I was a single "mother" taking care of siblings rather than my own progeny.
I never cooed or ooohed or awwwed over babies because I always found them kind of useless.
As I grew older, I began to believe every person who said that "one day [I'd] change." I've even been told that my aversion to children is odd because I'm very good with them.
Motherhood is so ingrained in us, so expected to be the next natural step in life, I was completely liberated when I discovered that no, I never want to be pregnant. Not only that, but that it's actually okay.
Some of my friends have children. I LOVE those babies. They are wonders and they are gifts and they are excellent in limited exposure. I would do anything for any one of them.
But I do not want my own.
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