I am – and openly hope to remain – childless by choice. Sadly, this decision leaves a lot of people judgemental, conflicted, and ready for police-esque interrogation. To put it simply, I don’t want kids because my ideal lifestyle and the goals I plan to achieve do not correlate with child-rearing. Babies (which, as we know, grow into teenagers and adults) require time, attention and resources that I am not prepared to offer. Which apparently is not an excuse. My honest statements are often returned with falsely authorative responses like, “Oh! You just don’t understand”, “But your kids would be...