There are many things I want but can't afford, and instead of putting myself in a vulnerable position to get them I choose to do without.
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Some people are so compelled to have kids that they don’t have a choice in the matter at all.
Personally my wife and I chose not to have kids, but we know many more people who had to have kids than those who felt they had a choice in the matter.