\"1. We both felt the world was moving in a direction that can't be sustained. Research on global climate change wasn't part of the picture, but ecologically unsound practices were.<\/p>\n
2. We're both from families where there are plenty of children and grandchildren. So, our genes will be represented, without more taken from the available resources.<\/p>\n
3. We both endured teasing about our physical appearances and didn't want our children to suffer the same.<\/p>\n
4. We'd both been exposed to more-than-average levels of radiation and didn't want to risk it.<\/p>\n
5. Personally, I was concerned about being a good parent. (My husband, on the other hand, would have been amazing.)<\/p>\n
6. By the time we were in a position to support having children, I felt I was too old. I'm the child of a 40-year-old mother who had five children before me and one after and although I would never have told her this, I really felt that some of us didn't get the time and energy that her eldest got. I didn't want to do that to another being.<\/p>\n
Instead of having kids, we participated in helping those already here, in a number of ways. In the end, we wish circumstances had been different, but do not regret our decision.\"<\/p>\n
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People Who Are Childfree And Over 50 Are Sharing How They Now Feel About Their Decision To Not Have Kids - BuzzFeed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \"1. Continue reading