A few years ago, my friend Wendi in California told me that there is no greater love than when a child tells their parents that they love them, and while I am sure that is true – I do not want to find out – because I never, ever want to have children.

There are three main reasons why I never want to be a father, and I will be more than happy to outline them. But first, I want to say that this decision is so ingrained in me that I will never change my mind – ever. Don’t get me wrong, I understand that many, many couples have children every day and that the birth of their child is the greatest thing that has ever happened to them – but I am absolutely certain that having a child at any time in my life would never bring me the joy that it brings everyone else.

The first reason that I do not want to have a child is because I have had many relationships in my life that have gone from bliss to disaster – and I could only imagine how my life would be if I had a child with one of my ex-girlfriends. I could not even contemplate what the state of my life would be if I was a parent to a child that I fathered with one of my exes – and now had to deal with any one of them every single day for the rest of my life while trying to build a future. Imagine the horror of taking myself, or a new girlfriend, to my ex-girlfriend’s house to pick up my kid – and dealing with the “baby mama drama” of that situation. Not only would my life be a living Hell – but my future would constantly be in jeopardy because I am sure that my “baby’s mama” would do all she could to prevent me from being happy with someone else for the rest of my natural life.

The second reason I choose not to procreate is due to the fact that there are so many chances that my baby could be born with some sort of ailment that would prevent them from leading a normal life. From Cerebral Palsy, to Retardation, to Muscular Dystrophy – I would never want to bring a child into the world that would have to suffer from a debilitating disease every single day for the rest of their lives – which would certainly be cut short due to what they were suffering from. I have seen many children – both on television and in person – that deal with the struggle of dealing with some sort of chronic disability that I shudder at the thought of even attempting to conceive. So rather than gamble with fate – I choose to remain childless.

The third and most important reason why I do not want to be a father is because of the fragile and disgusting world that we live in. According to statistics, nearly three quarters of a million children are abducted every year. And since the “war” in Iraq – 1,907 soldiers have died at the hands of this senseless invasion. So why bother bring a child into this mixed up crazy world only to have to deal with the dangers that lie ahead?

Over the years, people have told me that I would be an excellent father, and that I would give a child nothing but a perfect upbringing – but I choose not to even tempt fate with such a thought – but rather to totally abandon the thought of being a parent in the first place. Besides, with no child to have to contend with, I can go on for the rest of my life having only to deal with my own issues…

…rather than someone else’s.