tick-tock, tick-tock...

why is it people think it a bit strange when i say i am not planning to give birth?!
recently, i was playing with my friend's three-month-old bundle of delight. we got on famously, prompting my friend again to venture into the topic of why i do not want one of my own.
i mean, i adore kids and get along well with them. it's just that i have no "urge" to have one of my own. i feel that my priorities in life -- in the immediate future, at least -- does not certainly include changing nappies on a regular basis. to follow whatever lead life brings with it is what i am focussed on at the moment.
and i am a practical person: i am aware that at my age, it only gets difficult if i postpone. so it's easier to conclude that i probably will not have any babies of my own. after all, there are millions of orphan kids that i could adopt when i finally get the urge to root, and the means to support another human being. that thought is enough to keep me going. of course, if i meet someone worthy enough some day, i think i have the courage to face the risk of late parenthood. but to procreate for the sake of completing the picture dictated by the society is completely out of question. if that makes me a freak, so be it.