# Mom's "Apology" To Friends Without Kids **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 28, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-apology-to-friends-without-kids/689487 "2014-05-28T18:50:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 103
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-apology-to-friends-without-kids/689487/103 "2014-05-29T06:21:49Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Not be such entitled martyrs for doing something people have been doing since the first single-celled organism split? Yeah! Why do some people make such a big fucking deal about it? Like: > [@Didn't want kids and had them anyway? What happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-want-kids-and-had-them-anyway-what-happened/237797/50): > > 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. and: > [@For those who don't have kids, don't want 'em](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-dont-have-kids-dont-want-em/118649/48): > > I realize that raising children properly takes a huge commitment, and it is really hard, and I have no interest in doing this. I consider this to be a non-selfish decision; having kids and _not_ making the necessary sacrifices for them is what is selfish. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-apology-to-friends-without-kids/689487)._