What made the most sense to me in my decision not to have kids is that I’m a woman, and even in this enlightened age, women still do about 80% of the childraising. I could handle about 20% of the childraising, and so can my husband - that brings us up to 40% worth of parents. Not nearly enough, in my opinion. So, instead, we have cats. They can handle 40% worth of looking after quite nicely, thank you.
I also read a long time ago someone who said “If you don’t want children with all your heart and all your soul, don’t do it.” I took this to heart.
I tried to find some stats on how many people regret having children, but I didn’t have any luck. Anyone else know this information?