I respect my kids' decision not to have children. Now, I need to accept it means I won't be a grandmother.

"I will never be a grandmother. I'm not being dramatic; this is just a fact. I'm 45 years old, and I have two children, ages 25 and 18. Neither child plans on having any kids of their own."

"With the climate crisis, divisive politics, and school shootings, I often wonder why anyone would want to bring a child into the world right now."

"The birth rate has been decreasing fairly consistently over the past decade and has recently reached a historic low. It's projected that by 2030, at least one in five US residents will be 65 or older."

"I respect their choice to remain child-free. My kids are awesome; they're such cool people with unique outlooks on the world, and I think they both would have made amazing parents."

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