Thanks for the post. Its definitely a more popular thing now than past generations. Perhaps there is an epigenetic or psychological effect that slows the birth rate that we are experiencing.

As a guy in a long term relationship (10 years) without a kid, I fully sympathize with your article. I don't really like getting comments from friends, family, coworkers, random people, or -heaven forbid- church people about it.

It could be a millennial thing... I have never really wanted a kid. Maybe it is because I feel like society and the world in general are so screwed up, and since I don't really want to be involved in that stuff, why would I force a kid into dealing with it. Or maybe I really like not having to worry about being responsible for someone else. I have heard hundreds of reasons to have a kid, and none of them sound that great. Usually my excuses for not having one are dismissed as trivial, selfish, ignorant, or just plain wrong. We can barely provide for ourselves(don;t get me wrong, we both have good jobs, its just hard to hang onto money), yet I'm expected to spend insane amounts of money to take care of a noise and poop maker for the next 18+ years?

Well, maybe my attitude will change, since I have one on the way. (Its a secret, haha.) I kind of hope it does change, because right now it just seems like an unnecessary expense of time, money and energy... And that is super depressing haha.