When people ask me if I have children (and most people ask immediately upon meeting) and I say no it is an immediate conversation stopper. I mentioned in the welcome forum that by the time I thought I was emotionally mature enough to have children it was biologically too late. At the age of 38 I thought I was pregnant for the first time. I wasn't pregnant, but the OBgyn discovered that endometriosis had been festering for decades, rendering the lining of the uterus not viable for sustaining a fetus. In other words, the recommendation was to not get pregnant because most likely I would not carry to term. Plus I had a sister with Down syndrome, and the risk is higher the older the mother. Plus I had taken plenty of LSD in my youth. I was afraid that the drugs would affect the development, even decades after the use had ended. The odds were stacked against me. I like what Eagle writes above. Sometimes she puts words in my mouth.

[ November 17, 2005, 11:12 PM: Message edited by: Lynnie ]