I don't want biological kids. I never did. Giving birth has always been one of my greatest fears. Yet I'm still pressured to do so. Every time I bring it up in conversation, I'm just met with "You're still young, you might change your mind." I know I'm a very stubborn person, but this is a decision I'm completely sure about. I don't care about continuing the bloodline, or passing down the family name, or even being blood-related to my child. If I want children, I'd adopt. There's not reason for me to contribute to the overpopulation of this planet, and there's no reason for me to permanently alter my body simultaneously. The thought of giving birth makes me nauseous, and I wish people saw my thoughts not as something I'll grow out of, but as an actual fear, because it is. I want to be taken seriously.