I’ve been saying I don’t want kids since I was a kid myself. In fact, as I got older, I became convinced I didn’t even like being around them.

It wasn’t something I ever had to think twice about in my 20s, but since entering my 30s, it feels impossible to avoid, especially with taunts of marriage and parenthood through my friends and family.

The biggest window into that life has been my baby brother having babies of his own. Seeing him build the life of his dreams made me question whether I’d be enough as a household of one.

I thought not wanting kids was just a personal preference

I don’t hate kids in the same way I don’t hate dogs, but I’ve…