I would love to have children but someday. I already know the names of the kids I want to have and it will be propably Zachary, Patricia and Julie)... or maybe more, don't know yet.

I have plans to addopt when I'm 40. I'm 26, so I'm too young to have kids. I'm going to train them like dogs; ignore the bad behavior, reward the good behavior, take them for walkies until their hyper energy is exausted, & lock them outside untill they stop barking.

Im too young.. imo..
what is too young?

Kids eat you alive, mentally and physically. No thanks. [;
But thanks to all the mommies out there that are stronger and better people than I! ^^

I'm too young, but also I plan on having my own, hopefully before I turn 25 (Currently 17) so I chose 'lan to have my own' because I know I'm not changing my mind about that any time soon.

I'd vote in both "too young" and "plan to have one", but as we never know the future, the "too young" won the match~

Two amazing little darlings, six and four.

Too many things in life are either shallow, self-serving distractions that are or not... very... good.

I've run into people who are scared to have kids for various reasons.

I can honestly say I did not like or ever considered having kids before I had mine. No interest, get-that-freak-away-from-me type of not like. When I had my own, my eyes were opened to the endless, boundless, enduring joy that only children can bring. Not because you want to lord it over them or take revenge on your own parents in some sick twisted demented transference, but because when you share love (at least for myself) with some one, you want to have more love. (Yes, I do think love is self-perpetuating, but I guess I'm a hopeless romantic). When you go through all the pain, and suddenly hold a new life in your arms, knowing that this tiny person will grow live and grow under your wing, it just adds to that love.

People complain about their kids because they live with them, and love to swap my-kids-are-better/worse-than-yours stories in a strange ritual of oneupmanship.

Why did I have kids? Because I figured it out. I was AFRAID of children. I didn't understand them. I didn't think I could handle being a parent. I didn't think we could afford them. I didn't want to change my lifestyle or my career path, my dreams or my interests.

What do I say now?

Kids are treasures that not everyone deserves to have.

Children are the spice of life; how your kids turn out is a reflection of who YOU are as a person. And let's face it. Some of us are HORRIBLE people.

Human Spawn: Do Not Want!

I'm 14...