"People are still expected to provide reasons not to have children, but no reasons are required to have them."
- Christine Overall, in this New York Times article
I appreciate the point of view expressed in this article and the conversation it initiates. (BTW, if you read to the end you learn the author herself has children.) I'm over answering this question, or hearing that my life can not possibly be as stressful or as tiring or as rewarding... I have much admiration and awe for all the incredible, beautiful mothers I know (my own mom being at the top of that list, natch ;). But please don't discount me because I'm not one of them. I'm still part of the entire fabric of our existence, we're all in this together.
