I can already see the judgement from relatives that I will not have kids. I'm not sure how to handle it. (18f) UPDATE

Btw sorry if this is a little rambly. I'm still reeling over whatmy great aunt said (which is what made me want to write this post here). Also, I posted this on r/norelidens and they sent me over here :).<br><br>So my grandma (61f) and my great aunt (80’s f) came over to my house to visit. We got along fine but they started a topic about my future. Just little questions about school and stuff. Then my great aunt asked "what do you think about having kids?" And I replied, "Honestly, I really think I don't want to". My great aunt started talking about how my life wouldn't be "fulfilled" without kids and that I shouldn't "play God" with the decision of whether or not I want to be a mother.<br><br>It kind of caught me off guard and I started to feel frustrated. I didn't want to have to explain myself *yet again* to someone, I didn't want to justify my decision, I didn't want to argue over my own life decisions, I just wanted to be done with that part of the conversation. So I simply replied with "we'll see what the future brings".<br><br>I know I am still young and only 18 but I already feel like I am getting judged for not wanting to be a parent. I know I am, I've already been bullied for not wanting kids. I know it will only get worse as I get older. I'm not sure what to do about this, I don't know how to have this conversation with relatives, without it turning into an argument. I don't want to seem immature or childlike by just saying "it's my life, I can do what I want". But at the same time I want to be able to express how I feel to them.<br><br>I don't know if it's culturally related or not, I am Asian (Vietnamese) and I feel like there is a lot of pressure from my relatives to have kids, partly because my nation is a "developing" one so the idea of childfree is not popular and the economy is mostly based on family owned businesses, so it seems like it's a need to have kids to help with the family business.<br><br>I think about this and the future a lot, I know I will catch a lot of shit frommy family about not wanting to procreate and its frustrating. I really don't want to have to go through that. I want to be able to say what I want about my own life choices without being judged.<br><br>What do you think I should do? I'll probably have to have this conversation many times in the future, it feels endless. Any thoughts would be appreciated.<br><br>Edit: I don't know if anyone's interested but I got some more judgements from other relatives today. I told my mom (41f) what happened and she told my aunt (45f) and now my aunt is sending me articles about how being a mother has improved her life. I... don't know what to do. It's like I just don't have control over my life decisions? I'm sorry but I will never want to be a mother, and no amount of articles is going to change that. I am prepared for this to happen again when I get older. So maybe it's good these judgements are coming out now? I don't know.<br><br>Edit 2: I think I finally got through to my mom. I sat down with her and talked about how much this means to me. And I told her that I don't want to have to keep explaining this to other relatives and I told her I need my mom to back me up. She's always been the mediator between me and my judgemental relatives but I think she finally is going to start actively defending me.