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As a female, I never had much of a desire to have children. I was married, but it seemed less and less like something I wanted to do, and the husband felt the same way. I asked a few of my childless (and older) friends if they regretted not having a child, and none of them did. I also talked to one woman who actually did admit to having a child and regretting it. And, of course, I observed the sacrifices and the lifestyles of the parents.
Now, at 50, I have no regrets that I had no children. I still mull over the idea of being a foster parent to an older child that might really need a home. I think I'd be far more useful in that capacity, if I ever do get that desire to parent.
