Why I DON'T want kids
Transcript: Hello, my name is Alyne and I don't want kids. "You'll regret it!" "That is so sad and selfish!" "You'll end up an old maid!" "You're so young, you'll change your mind! Just wait till that biological clock kicks in." But, the years passed, I turned 20...30 and nothing changed. I still don't want kids but that doesn't seem to matter. My boyfriend wants me to have kids. My mom wants me to have kids. Literally, strangers want me to have kids. "You'll love it!" Kids! Kids! Kids! It seemed like the whole world expected me to have a baby whether I wanted to or not. And it turns out it's not just me. One in five women in the US won't have kids. More and more people are choosing to be child-free. But what are the reasons why? 1. Income and education: Studies show that the more money a woman makes and the more education she gets, the lower the chance she'll choose to have kids. ...