Surely we can accept parents and childless people equally. We have 2 boys but that doesn't make be any better or worse or different than others. I love the old joke about the rhythm method of birth control, promoted by the Roman Church. "What do you call people who use the rhythm method?"
Parents!

Sometimes sad. I know a number of the kidless. some of them have accumulated "family" members of all ages. Others are feeling the emptiness.

And knowing some who have children of worthless value wish they were without.

I like idea of the cohabiting approaches: "retirement" homes that are full age range. These are good for those with children as well.

I have not spent any valuable time in coming to a conclusion either way. My business it aint.

Burn them burn them !!!!

Over population is a world wide problem . Why should anyone be belittled , for not having more children . If you don't want them , don't have them .

I feel bad because my mom wants grand kids and I don’t want children. She talks about it constantly and it doesn’t help that all of her sisters (7 of them) all have grand kids.

I'm childless, though sometimes with a little regret. Plenty of nieces and nephews though...

A child is for life, not just for Christmas (as the old RSPCA ad went!)

I think it is tremendous when people don't have children. My experience is that many people want babies, not children. There are also, certainly in Oz and UK, state payments for the children that are born. There are far too many people on the planet as it is, without another generation filled with no hope, despair and world governments that don't give a damn. I used to think eugenics was a bad idea. Now I am not too sure!

I can't speak for anyone else but I have to say I personally don't care what anyone else thinks about me and the way that I might live my life. The choice to have children, or not, is a personal one - and no business of anyone else's so they can get on with making their own lives how they want to live them and good luck no matter what they choose. And good luck to all the people who care about how others are choosing to live their lives, its another kind of life choice.

I think is is totally a personal decision. People can lead fulfilling lives with or without children and I don't think raising children is imperative to the human experience.

It comes down to choice. Babies should be wanted, so someone who doesn't want or is ambivalent should not be making babies. Babies are an incredible time and money sponge. I have three daughters, two have babies. The third is the most nurturing of all of them, but doesn't want to have babies. She is the best auntie ever, and she is going to be taking care of her parents as we age. She is busy with her career, she is a volunteer with CASA, she is incredible. But she never wanted to have kids. I support her fully in her choices.

A lot of people give women who don't want to have children a hard time because they just unthinkingly accept what's been fed into their heads.

Lucky dogs!