My Mother Has 3 Daughters & Won't Be Having Grandchildren

I love children but I have always known it wasn't in my path to be a parent. The final deciding factor was seeing how America has become so socially stunted, replacing friendship with virtual communication and family time with tablet time; as a society we are emotionally declining at a scary rate. Ask any psychology professor. Honestly I'd love children, I love babies to teens and have volunteered with kiddos for years; it came as a shock when I told my siblings I wasn't having a family, but they understood my reasoning. My mother was a but wry but not surprised.

My eldest sibling held strong the belief she'd want a family one day, and wed last year. After a lot of thought, her and her husband have decided parenthood is not something they'd like to pursue (for reasoning similar to my own, state of the world etc), so she recently told my mother she is not having a family.

The middle child, my best friend since the day I was born, has a soft spot for littles and is a teacher. After a full year of teaching and many years of subbing, her desire to have the brood she once dreamed of has waned. She loves children, loves teaching, but doesn't care to give up the lavish lifestyle she has, and she doesn't like where society is headed. She used to believe becoming a parent made you a light of change, but upon further soul searching (and seeing how so many children raised by good parents can turn out so poorly), she's reconsidering that thought, and is more than happy nurturing her chocolate lab.

My mother is not the least bit miffed by her three daughters not having children; she understands our reasoning and supports us. I'm so grateful to have such an understanding mom, someone who loves us unconditionally. She reads at the local library during toddler time whenever she wants her fix of cuteness, and she enjoys her time with her four legged/winged grandchildren (two dogs, a cat and a parakeet) ♡ Does anyone else come from a childfree family?