I just posted on another thread so a short and simple note to address this specifically: I wanted kids, really liked them, love my kids (ages 14 and 16), but oh my gosh--NOTHING and NO ONE can tell you the amount of emotional ups and downs you will have. Overall, my kids are pretty good (none of the typical, horrible teenage behaviors you hear about) but sometimes I want to scream because I just never get an emotional break from being a mother! And don't start me on all the money we have spent on them! Think long and hard. There is no obligation to have kids just because you're female.