tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post8035702182511086944..comments2023-10-31T05:09:35.339-04:00Comments on Purple Women & Friends: Family ReunionLaura S. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11503359529542988850noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post-58685640188212222792007-10-12T10:23:00.000-04:002007-10-12T10:23:00.000-04:00I really couldn't agree more - it's wonderful to b...I really couldn't agree more - it's wonderful to be an aunt. I have an amazing relationship with my godson and my niece. Although I have a child now, I fully support the choice not to have children. And I hated being asked, and still hate being asked about having children and will happily accept the answer of "Not for me!" <BR/><BR/>Children are very blessed to have those childfree aunts and uncles.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949581552735297007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post-22376713848354863442007-10-08T01:17:00.000-04:002007-10-08T01:17:00.000-04:00I am pretty sure that my husband's friends feel th...I am pretty sure that my husband's friends feel that he feels the way he does (childfree) simply because of me; however, it was a sweet moment for me (when we were friends and weren't even dating yet) when he told me FIRST that he didn't really want children. I was really surprised to hear that, personally, and was just glad to have found a friend who felt the same way.<BR/><BR/>And now we're married and his friends still don't understand how he could feel this way. *shrugs* I, too, love hearing my niece call me "Tia" ("aunt" in Spanish), and I was my sister's coach when she was born. That is enough for me, though, and although I love my niece so very much, I don't personally feel the need to have my own children as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16233914.post-72857820562189775242007-10-05T11:04:00.000-04:002007-10-05T11:04:00.000-04:00Kudos, Teri. I definitely owe a debt of gratitude...Kudos, Teri. <BR/><BR/>I definitely owe a debt of gratitude to my 'Auntie Kay and Uncle Barry' who paved the childfree path in my family 30 - 40 years ago. A number of my cousins and I (now in our 40's) have chosen to remain childfree and I know that our choice is questioned less because of the groundbreaking done by my mom's sister.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com