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yoopersmith · 07-22-2009, 05:08 PM

My wife and I choose not to have children around 2005. We do normal stuff that doesn't involve having children:

1) Travel
2) Work on Self Improvement --workshops, clubs like toastmasters

We both still have jobs, but I would like to be a speaker and have my wife be my manager, booker, travel agent, business partner.

I really love craft beer, in moderation of course, and my wife loves to shop.

I suppose if there was a population shortage, we might reconsider, but I don't see that happening.

We both like our lives without kids...it just took us a while to figure out that that having children is not required on earth...it's optional.

07-22-2009, 05:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
yoopersmith Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 368	We made this choice...I like beer...she likes shopping My wife and I choose not to have children around 2005. We do normal stuff that doesn't involve having children: 1) Travel 2) Work on Self Improvement --workshops, clubs like toastmasters We both still have jobs, but I would like to be a speaker and have my wife be my manager, booker, travel agent, business partner. I really love craft beer, in moderation of course, and my wife loves to shop. I suppose if there was a population shortage, we might reconsider, but I don't see that happening. We both like our lives without kids...it just took us a while to figure out that that having children is not required on earth...it's optional.