Poll:Did you always want kids?

[Ceres]

I am curious to see how many of us sought out parenthood and how many of us had parenthood thrust upon them :lol:

[2steps]

I wanted kids from when I was young.

[WillowsMuse]

I always wanted kids. And after a hanful of IUIs, a handful of IVFs, two FETs, two miscarriages and a cycle of Clomid and BMS thrown in for good measure, I'm proud to say I've worked very hard to get the three + I have.

[HorseCrow]

Yes always.

[LacyRoze]

Always wanted them and am blessed to have them!!

[Kalika]

Up until about the time I was 21-22...I swore up and down that I would never have kids.

Then... I think I was just ready, and we decided to try for our son. :)

Best thing that ever happened to me.

[Zoritsa_Nepenthe]

Growing up I wanted kids,but when I met my husband,he didn't want kids...so the thought of traveling,being carefree and taking off whenever we wanted sounded wonderful.Nature had other plans though :hahugh: and I am glad it worked out the way it did.

[Anubis]

Never wanted them and have never been pregnant! I enrolled in the spay and neuter program.. best thing I ever did! And nope.. NO regrets :D

[Strega Del Vento]

Always. I didn't plan to start so young of course, but then again, I hadn't planned on marrying at 16 the first time either. :lol:

I don't regret it, and I'm incredibly blessed to have 3, soon to be 4!

[wintermagick]

I put the first option... except there was a period in my teenage years where I said I'd never have children, but at age 21 that biological clock suddenly came back and really hit me over the head. But I didn't choose to start until age 29.

[MysticWitch]

I had high career hopes and educational goals and children weren't in the chart I had planned out. But things flipped and I had children and now that they are older I can concentrate on my high career goals and education :weirdsmil I'm glad I had kids!!!!!!!!! :woot:


P.s... I used to remember saying OMG how on earth does someone push a pair of shoulders out of their vagina. :hehehehe: It was mind boggling to me.

[Catiana]

I always knew I'd have kids.

[Hærfest Leah]

Yes I always wanted kids. Both of my pregnancies were planned.

[Temptation]

Yes and no. It was always there in the back of my mind, I guess I always knew I would have one someday . I'm glad I had my kid and I love her to pieces but being a mother was never the ultimate goal in my life.

[AutumnWitchie]

I babysat from the time I was 12 and loved kids. Ialways wanted kids but knew that there were issues on my mom's side of the family so I was a little scared of having a baby. After I got married I went off the BC pill within 3 months. Hubby knew my concerns and he tld me there were some infertility issues with a family memeber. We were married 7 years before we got pregnant and it was quite a surprise. I'm very glad we had Dylan and would love another child but it's in the hands of the Goddess. Either way, we are a happy little family.

[equinox2]

Until recently, the kids thing never had much allure for me - maybe that's part of being a guy. After getting married it kinda felt like I did want (I guess)to have kids , so our kids were planned.

After the first kid was born I complete fell in love. Kids completely changed my world. "Kinda felt"? "I guess" What?!?! No, that was before.

Now I can't imagine what my life would be good for if I didn't have kids.

Major change in perspective.

Love and light-

[Tzhebee]

I never wanted kids. I was violently against it, which was why I used birth control even before I starting having sex. But, apparently my body had other ideas! *doh* 3 different forms of failed (and properly used) birth control and 2 births later....here I am a mommy.

And now I know why I never wanted kids. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my kids and wouldn't give them up for anything, but I just don't have the patience.... oye. Luckily thier daddy does!

[Astara Seague]

Yes I always wanted kids, but I didnt want as many after I had a few:lol:
8 went down to 3 :)

[Moonlite Faery]

I had to go with Other. I never wanted to have kids for the longest time, until the begining of this year oddly enough. Something just hit one day and all of a sudden I really wanted to be a mommy. Maybe because all of my friends are having babies, who knows. Now its just going to take time to convince my hubby!

[KaidaMidnight]

Yes, I always wanted kids... even when I was still a kid myself. I hit the early teen years and decided I wasn't going to get pregnant and try to push an elephant through a needle hole :lol: so I was going to adopt all the kids that needed homes. Then I met my hubby and decided that it was worth getting pregnant and all that. We still want to adopt, but it'll be awhile.

[Broken Babydoll]

I was certain that I would never have kids... I had a change of heart. A few years ago my matermal instincts kicked in full-force.

[Marcasite]

I chose other because I've wanted kids since I was a little girl playing house with my sister, but I don't have any yet because I'm still very young and financially insecure. I just hope I'll be able to when the time comes because my female organs have been giving me some problems as of late.

[VelvetBlade]

Always wanted children;..I just didn't figure on having my first at 18.


~VB

[LadyKaty]

No.

I did NOT want kids at ALL. I wanted to go to college, and have a career.

I got pregnant, while using birth control, when I was eighteen years old, and had my one and only child when I was nineteen.

I don't regret her, but I never did have much patience for her until she hit about five. Then I was enchanted by her. Not that I wasn't before, but it was different, she could interact once she turned five or so, she was definitely her own person, and way more independent and didn't just treat me as an extension of herself.

If I had it to do all over again, I would still have had her, but never married her biological father and never have told him about her at all. No need to bring all that abuse back, if I could do it all over again.