Who Has Kids, Who Doesn't?

[Jack]

Two girls in college, Anna and Molly, one son in high school, Nick. 

[Olivia Bauer]

Don't have don't plan on having any, ever. I don't like kids.

[retrorussell]

No kids, no plans to have any.  I don't want the responsibility.

[Paquita]

I have a 2 1/2 year old little girl, Lotus.  She's a lot more fun than I expected her to be!

[Rev. Powell]

No kids.  Never wanted any until my late 30s; now, I'm starting to think I may have waited too long...    I'm a firm believer in wife first, kids second.

[Couchtr26]

Me and kids don't relate well.  I don't think I would be someone who would be good with kids. 

[Psycho Circus]

I have a 2 1/2 year old little girl, Lotus.  She's a lot more fun than I expected her to be!

I LOVE that name!

[Mofo Rising]

No kids, but I've always pictured myself as having kids.

I like kids, and I'm good with them. Mostly because I talk to them like a regular person while figuring out what level they can converse at. Once I figure that out it's easy to get along with them.

(If that sounds a bit cynical, I do the same thing to adults and dogs.)

It helps that I work in a public library where I am surrounded by kids constantly. I've also volunteered as an after-school tutor for poor kids where I had to come up with "learning games" for kids ranging from 5 to 12.

On that note, here's a fun song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPy_fiv3sAw

[RCMerchant]

Kids are great fun... You get to buy them GI Joes and watch Godzilla movies with them and take 'em fishing.
Then they morph into teenagers-and become EVIL spawn of Satan. 

[Olivia Bauer]

I have a 2 1/2 year old little girl, Lotus.  She's a lot more fun than I expected her to be!

I LOVE that name!

A very rare name.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Doesn't. Not married. Of course, that doesn't prevent some people from having children. But, whenever a man asks me whether I have kids, I say: "No. Knock on wood." And then knock on a piece of wood. That always gets a laugh.

[Flick James]

No kids.  Never wanted any until my late 30s; now, I'm starting to think I may have waited too long...    I'm a firm believer in wife first, kids second.

Not necessarily. I didn't have my first child until I was 40. Now, don't get me wrong, I wish I had the energy I had 20 years ago, but overall it's been great and I'm glad I had them with the right person. Having kids with my first wife would have been bad.

[Hammock Rider]

  I never really thought about kids until I became an uncle and started hanging out with my nieces and nephews. I realized to my surprise that the little crumb snatchers are actually interesting and kind of fun. Sometimes it's great to see the world through their Noobie point of view. They are genuinely amazed when they see things for the first time, and not jaded and cynical like most adults. Despite the frightening responsibility I think maybe I would like to have some.

[Psycho Circus]

 I never really thought about kids until I became an uncle and started hanging out with my nieces and nephews. I realized to my surprise that the little crumb snatchers are actually interesting and kind of fun.

I'm an uncle to my sister's six kids (five boys and one girl)! Can't stand any of them......little brats! 

[Rev. Powell]

No kids.  Never wanted any until my late 30s; now, I'm starting to think I may have waited too long...    I'm a firm believer in wife first, kids second.

Not necessarily. I didn't have my first child until I was 40. Now, don't get me wrong, I wish I had the energy I had 20 years ago, but overall it's been great and I'm glad I had them with the right person. Having kids with my first wife would have been bad.

The energy factor is one of my concerns---I can't imagine trying to raise a teenager in my late 50s/early 60s.  The other problem is the risk of birth defects goes up as the age of the parents (both ma & pa) goes up.  Of course it's not impossible, but I wish I'd tried earlier...