The #1 most common reason women are foregoing having children is they cannot afford to have them. Between the obvious up front medical costs you have housing cost increases, food, child care, even diapers cost a small fortune these days. Republicans want women to have children but they want to cut people's salaries and medical care (both access and affordability refuse to help families with these costs. So they have come up with what they consider a solution.... Force women to have children they cannot afford and then let them starve...

Both my grown children are married and have not had children. My son and his wife have two dogs who are my grandfurbabies! I have fun with them when I go visit. Both my son and my daughter in law have made the decision to not have children and I'm happy for them, it's their life and they do what they know is best for them.

My daughter and her husband haven't had any children. He does have a son from a previous relationship and so far my daughter is good with that. Her step son and her have a good relationship, they play, joke, and talk to one another, no weird feelings between the two. I'm happy with it, he's a cute kid and enjoy spending time with him too! Whatever they decide, I'll be happy for them! My daughter already has two kitties who are my grandfurbabies too, I spoil them so whenever I go visit they start to cry and just want to be with me! I take them treats and food to eat, as I do with my grand puppies.

I would never shame someone for making a decision that was truly their choice but I agree that the societal pressures are great - as great as that to get married. I'm glad to see the younger generations combating both of those pressures.

I'm not anti-children and I love being a mother. As a single parent I raised one bio child and four whose parents, for differing reasons, couldn't do it themselves. I had no trouble with any of them and they've brought me tremendous joy and satisfaction. Only one of them has had a child and I would be greatly surprised if two of them ever did.

That said, I would gander that at least half of the parents I know should never have become parents at all, and that people who've populated according to tradition, religion, etc., have done more damage to the world with their frustration and resentment than we'll be able to rectify in the next 100 years. People who don't have the inclination, stamina, or lifestyle to raise children shouldn't ... and should be able to say so without criticizing those who do.

Being childfree, I’m also grandchildfree.

What purpose would a grandchild serve but as my revenge on a child?

What about Texas? People are very proud of their Lone Star State or say country. They think it is a country with own militia army and they can defeat the UN.

The Bush dynasty sycophants have named the newest shiny building in the Austin Capitol Complex after George HW Bush, they named the Houston airport after him and as soon as the GW Bush is dead in Dallas, they will freaking name the Dallas airport after him.... just like they do it in 3rd world countries.

We are in a population collapse in the developed world, so idk quite what youre talking about. The “mass extinction” narrative seems to be crap, too fwiw

If no one had kids we would not be here. I have 2 grown daughters so don't worry about kids too much. If I do get visitors that have kids I cannot wait until they are gone. No playing, running or jumping in the house and if you send them outside they are probably throwing rocks or something. My mother used to remind me that I was a child once but some people say I act like an old man. Been acting that way for a long time now. My ex had a friend with a child who had a screwdriver and we had expensive furniture. You could not make him put it down. They came over once and I could see that boy's hand moving around with that screwdriver and he was setting on our couch. I sent screwdriver boy out on the porch. He cried. His mom said she would be responsible but what would we get if the kid poked that couch? Maybe an "I'm sorry."