Why I Have Zero Regrets About My Childless Life

I'd always wanted babies. Probably. Eventually. Possibly. When I graduated from college, in the early 1980s, friends started having them while I remained happily unencumbered. Even after I married, family planning was more like having no plan, other than putting it off until later. When I reached the age when I was supposed to be desperate to be a mother--early to mid-30s--I didn't feel desperate; I only felt unsure.

My sole mistake at the time, I see now, was not trusting that I'd be O.K.

I'd always wanted babies. Probably. Eventually. Possibly. When I graduated from college, in the early 1980s, friends started having them while I remained happily unencumbered. Even after I married, family planning was more like having no plan, other than putting it off until later. When I reached the age when I was supposed to be desperate to be a mother--early to mid-30s--I didn't feel desperate; I only felt unsure. My sole mistake at the time, I see now, was not trusting that I'd be O.K.