Child-free?

[Drolefille]

my girlfriend is a child

This is how my brain read your post.

I did a double take before rereading it.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I'm child-free for another 5 weeks or so. I was happy without children my whole life, but I think I'll be happier once my daughter arrives. I'll be 40 in two months, and, honestly, you reach a point where life becomes the same crap over and over again and I think raising a family is probably an experience that cannot be replaced by any number of hobbies, friends, or amount of traveling. I think I was right to wait, as I'll be a much better parent now than I would have at 25 or 30.

Ironically, I think that most people who think they don't want children (usually out of a core of fear/immaturity), often times display the conscientiousness needed to actually be a good parent, and would often be better parents than the people who start pumping out multiple kids at 21 without a second thought.

 

[Nymphs]

I think raising a family is probably an experience that cannot be replaced by any number of hobbies, friends, or amount of traveling.

Personally, I disagree. And those experiences don't need to replace each other, they are good in their own way.