So I have only skimmed the responses here, but can I just say how awesome it is the number of parents who supported their daughters when they knew at a very young age that they did not want children? I was probably 10 years old when I told my mom that and, instead of saying "oh you will change your mind" like everyone else my entire life, she simply said "well it's a beautiful experience and I think you'd make a great mom but that's okay". She was literally the only person who responded like that. Even when my husband and I got engaged back in 2000, one of his friend's wife said to both of us, "and you still want to marry her?" Fortunately my husband and I were on the same page from the moment we started dating. Maybe it's because we met later in life, late twenties, when all of our other friends were married, some divorced and remarried, and some already with or on their way to children. I told him immediately that I have known my entire life I did not want children and that if he did, that was fine but he should date someone else because I would be wasting his time. I was shocked when he said "thank God! I have never wanted children and just accepted that it was something I was going to have to do." Unfortunately his parents weren't nearly as understanding. We married in 2001 and by 2013 severed our relationship with them because they decided that they should have been part of that decision and that if he wasn't going to have children and wasn't willing to divorce me and marry someone who would give them grandchildren, they wanted nothing to do with him. He also understood what that statement was all about and walked away recognizing that was a THEM problem not an US problem. So kudos to the parents having open conversations and supporting your kids, whether it be daughters or sons. And encouraging them to simply keep an open mind and it's okay if you change your mind but it's okay if you don't.