Oh no, this was not said by me but by this article. I find it very interesting and was asking myself why our General Paper topics are not more like this. For the lazy bums, to summarize, this 50s lady chose not to have kids because: 1) She does not want kids even though she met someone in her 40s. They eventually broke off because her partner wanted kids. 2) She used her time and limited money in her career building up her own bookkeeping business 3) The extra time and money she used it to do something she is passionate about, which is helping other women. No way she could have done it if she had kids 4) She has $125k set aside for retirement and half a million dollars worth of business 5) Instead of investing in kids, she has invested in herself ......