All my life, I swore I never wanted kids. All that changed when I met DH and now I can't believe I spent so much time not wanting a family.
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I have always wanted kids but I could never imagine being married or having kids with anyone besides DH!
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I have always wanted to get married, settle down and have kids!
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Yes!! I have always dreamed of being a mom. Now I am a SAHM, so that's even better
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Yes, all my life I have wanted to be a mom. Enough so it would have been a deal breaker if my husband didn't.
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Always, from as young as I can remember. Like @regberadaisy: it would have been a total deal breaker if a boyfriend did not want kids.
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Yes! I have always wanted wanted two kids. Can't believe that I am going to have one soon.
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I was 12 the first time I thought about having kids one day.
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Nope! I didn't want kids until I met my husband. I knew he'd be a great dad and I wanted to see it!
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I always thought I'd have kids, just didn't know when.
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Absolutely! I wouldn't have considered being with someone who wasn't interested in starting a family.
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I had phases. When I was in high school, I wanted a big family (like 5 kids). Then all my friends started having kids and it became less appealing, so then I didn't want any. Then I met DH and he really really wanted kids (and talked about it), so that got me into it again.
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YES! I was ready and wanting babies when I was 20!
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Yes!!! I've always said that being a mom is my dream job.
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Yep. I can't remember not wanting to be a mom.
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Yes! I've wanted kids for as long as I can remember. I've always wanted to be a SAHM too. At one time, I said I wanted 6 kids! Haha! Obviously, I was crazy.
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Absolutely yes! I have always wanted to be a mom and I can't wait for the day that the dream finally comes true.
Like others have mentioned, it would have been a total deal breaker if hubs didn't want kids.
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No, and I still don't feel like I'm really a mom! I always imagined myself being the cool single aunt!
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Yes I always wanted kids.
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@Bookworm: glad to see I'm not alone
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Always. It was just a matter of being ready, and then waiting for my husband to be ready. Pretty much all of my other hopes and dreams were somewhat negotiable, but being married and having a child were life requirements for me.
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For as long as I can remember there are two things I have wanted: I have always wanted to be a mom and to have a pony. Now I just need to get that damn horse... it was much easier to convince my husband to have a baby
I still think it is hilarious when I hear that whiny "Mammma" and realize he is calling for ME!
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I was very ambivalent about the idea...sort of a "maybe someday that'd be cool, but if it doesn't happen that's cool too". I didn't start actively wanting children until DH and I got serious.
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I always dreamed of having my own little family and getting to be a SAHM. I feel really lucky that I'm getting I live my dream.
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Yes. I always wanted to be a mother. I spent a lot of years saying "not right now" and am still anxious about making that transition this year, but I always knew that one day I would - however it happened.
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Definitely, it was very important to me that whoever I settled down with wanted a family, and DH is one of 7 so would love to recreate that, ha ha. I had to tell him pretty early on that wasn't happening
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@BabyBoecksMom: definitely not alone! i affirmatively did not want children for a long time, and then for a few years was ambivalent. i eventually decided that i would like to try and have children but would be okay if it didn't happen. i'm 37 weeks now, and looking forward to baby but feeling a little anxious about the whole thing.
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@BabyBoecksMom: definitely not alone!
I always knew I wanted to have a child but couldn't really picture myself as a mom. Sometimes I'm still like, omg I'M A MOM! haha Everyone warned me that my very active lifestyle would change, blah blah. And it's totally untrue. I'm still me, with my little buddy. -
Always. I swear I was obsessed with babies from the time I was three ears old. It would have been a deal breaker if hubs didn't want a family. He feels the same way that it would have been a deal breaker for him if I hadn't wanted a family.
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Yes always!
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I have ALWAYS wanted to be a mom. I've been really into doing well in my career but always knew the job of mom would be my first priority. I guess that's what's made it so hard dealing with fertility issues. It's all I've ever wanted.
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@BabyBoecksMom: Totally not alone! I NEVER wanted children before I met DH (and I didn't meet him until I was 31). Once we were serious, I felt like I could go either way, but knew that if he wanted to have a baby, then I would be good with that too. I was 35 when we got married, and once we decided that we did want children, we started trying right away. It took a while, but I got pregnant a month after our first anniversary, and LO was here for our second.
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Not really. It's changed throughout my life. I don't even really like other peoples' kids that much. I'm MORE than happy to hand them back, ya know? They scream, they're annoying, they're ill behaved....blah. And I think, had I been with a guy who didn't want kids, I probably would've been just fine with it. I just wasn't one of those people who dreamed about having my own kids and being a mommy when I was younger. I even went through a phase where I wasn't sure I ever wanted kids.
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yes!
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I guess I always assumed I would eventually have kids, but it's like I never really THOUGHT about it or imagined it until after I was married. I definitely wasn't one of those super-nurturing little girls... But now, it's like I have this burning desire. Baby fever!
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Yes! My mom has classwork from when I was in elementary school answering the question "What I want to be when I grow up:" with "A mama"
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I have always wanted to have kids... Get married and have a family. But I also wanted to wait until I was "ready", which I've only felt ready recently.
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@o0olibelulao0o: That's great! Welcome to HB
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absolutely! when i first started dating DH, i told him, if he didn't want kids then he needs to tell me then and there because it wouldn't go any further. it wasn't an option for me not to have children.
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@BabyBoecksMom: Thank you!
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