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Would rather give up your dream career and have kids, or have your dream career and remain childless?

I choose my dream career. *Psychologist in the making* jlynp84: There is NOTHING selfish about remaining childless and wanting a career. People, especially women, need to stop thinking like that. How is not worrying about someone that doesn't exist selfish. Don't put yourself down like that. jlynp84: Ah, gotcha =)

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1. Most definitely my dream career, no question about it. I guess I'm just selfish that way. Edit: I say "selfish" because I really expected lots of answers from women who say that having children was the best decision of their lives, and how selfish it would be to choose work over family, etc. I agree with you 100%. Why waste my time worrying about something that doesn't even exist? Better yet, why spend time worrying about something that I don't want?
2. remain childless, I could always adopt plus people are having children much later now a days and these kids usually turn out more successful.
3. Give up my dream career and have kids. I'm more passionate about having a family than I am fulfilling a dream career (i am not sure i know what my dream career is, either) Call me old fashioned. this is just what i truly want. I have wanted children since i was a child. i respect women who choose to do the opposite and do not think they are selfish. They are doing jobs that are of great importance. But this is what is important to me. I think being a mother is one of the most important jobs you can have, as well. ( I know many people think raising kids is easy, no no it's not!!! i know a lot of crappy mothers out there AND a lot of amazing mothers out there) I bet some of you think i'm uneducated and don't know better..well, over $20k in student loan debt would tell you otherwise. I'm young, and I haven't exactly figured out what I want to do career-wise yet, and having kids has been one of the only constant dreams i've had, so far.(college was another, that's done!) I wish i could make decisions easier, but oh well! If it were up to me, I would have a career AND children. Peace and love.
4. my dream career without thinking twice i don't think ill be able to handle kids. Kids are too much responsibility for me, and there is more freedom and less stress if I'm childless.
5. I'd choose my dream career. Like the guy said earlier you can just adopt. I'd love the boy/girl as much as I would my blood children. Might sound selfish but, a successful career is motivating to me on the inside.
6. The whole purpose of children, frankly, is to advance our influence on the human race through them. Harsh but true. No man ever has kids for the joy of having kids. Women have children because being a successful mother is wonderful, fact. As a confident (Heartless?) kinda guy, I'd rather leave my mark on the world through my career of hopefully getting into the air force of fire service, rather than have kids. I'm good with children but I don't want the burden. That being said, raising a family with a particular lucky lady seems an attractive prospect for a few years from now.