Whenever I'm asked if I want to have kids, I always answer no. I don't like dealing with kids of any age and I don't feel like I would be a good mother. I don't want to go through the pain of childbirth and destroy my body as a result. But every time a family member asks if me and my husband are going to have children they act as if my answer is incredibly offensive. I'm sorry I don't see the so called joy as you do but you're going to have to deal with it. If you stopped asking altogether you'd save the both of us a lot of trouble. —a dog will be just fine, thanks