If you want kids, why do you insult people who don't want them?

EDIT: I am overwhelmed by the support I have been given, thanks so much :) <3 I will now turn my attention to my own story (which I am not ready to tell yet). I appreciate all the kind words you have sent my way and I am optimistic about my future.<br><br>EDIT 2: I am absolutely blown away by the massive amount of support I have received. So many people here have reached out with such kindness and generosity. Thank you all :) <3<br><br>I'm 23 years old, and I never wanted kids. Ever. I spent most of my life thinking that I could change my mind at any moment, but as I got older I began to realize that I really don't want kids.<br><br>I mean, I really really don't want kids lol. I don't even want to babysit a kid for a day. I've never liked children, I've never liked being around them, I've never been good with them. Throughout my life I have recently realized that I am autistic, and part of why kids irritate me is because of how hard it is for me to understand them. It doesn't help that they are also loud and constantly require attention.<br><br>I don't like that my family is putting so much pressure on me to have kids. I don't even have a boyfriend, and they are already asking me when I'll have kids. I don't want kids, I will never want kids. I'm not changing my mind. I'm not "playing with the idea" of having kids. I don't want kids, not now, not ever. I have no desire to ever become a mother.<br><br>This post is inspired by an argument I recently had with a coworker. For some reason, he brought up if I wanted kids, I said no, and he got angry at me for not wanting kids. He said "so then you'll just be a waste of space on this planet?" And I said "you realize that you are just a waste of space on this planet?" And then he started saying that since I have no desire to reproduce, I am a "dead end evolutionary path" and that humans like me should be sterilized.<br><br>What? Like, I'm sorry but the idea of forcing sterilization on people creeps me out to no end. I don't even want to get my tubes tied, because I am paranoid that doctors will just do something wrong and make me infertile.<br><br>I don't understand why people who want kids insult people who don't want to have kids. I don't understand why it is so hard for people to accept other people don't want to have children. All I want to do is live my life in peace, I've never harmed anyone. I don't bother people who want to have kids, I don't care if they want to have kids. Stop judging me for not wanting to have kids, why is that so hard for people to do?<br><br>EDIT: I am absolutely blown away by the support I have received. I wasn't expecting so many people to comment, and I am so happy :) <3 I don't get much support irl, and I am so thankful that I have you guys. Thank you :)