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At 28, I have never wanted children.  There is so much need in the world that it feels irresponsible to create more.  From the basic needs of humanity - food, clothing, water, fuel - to the needs of all other life on the planet, I don't want to add to the burden.

I wrote a nonfiction essay on the subject in last November's Externalist.  Feel free to read "Without the Baby Carraige" on page 41 of Issue 10: http://www.theexternalist.com/pdfs/IssueTen.pdf.

Erin Popelka

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