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And if a woman should say she doesn’t want to have children at all, the world is apt to go decidedly peculiar: ‘Ooooh, don’t speak too soon,’ it will say — as if knowing whether or not you’re the kind of person who desires to make a whole other human being in your guts, out of sex and food, then have the rest of your life revolve around its welfare, is a breezy, ‘Hey - whevs’ decision. Like electing to have a picnic on an unexpectedly sunny day or changing the background picture on your desktop. ‘When you meet the right man, you’ll change your mind, dear,’ the world will say, with an odd, aggressive smugness.

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Caitlin Moran, “How to Be a Woman” (via Buffy Plays With Demons)

“Oh, you’ll change your mind. Every woman wants to have children. It’s just natural”

“You have not fully expereinced womanhood until you become a mother”

*pets*

“I mean not having children because you want to live your life the way you want and without having to care for anyone…isn’t that a bit selfish”

Yes, it’s selfish. So what? Because last I checked selfish is being concerned about myself. And if I have a baby the only person who will give a damn about him is myself and no one else…and myself is not to enthused about that. So myself, decided not to do it. So yeah. I’m selfish. *kanye shrug* I did not recall signing a contract with life that, in payment for living I owe mother nature at least one fertilized egg. I’m cool with that. Maybe I’ll change my mind. Maybe I won’t. It really doesn’t concern me. I really don’t spend much time worrying about it. The rest of the world needs to deal. 

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