Really weird , fairly common though . Probably more so to women than to men . I had said I don ' t want dollskids my whole life . I don ' t like kids , so I don ' t want them , I ' ve no patience , my demeanour isn ' t great for children either . LOTS of people friends , family , acquaintances , sometimes complete strangers at work had told me you ' ll change your mind one day , your clock is ticking and some day you ' ll realize you actually do want them , the best was you don ' t like kids ? It ' s different when they ' re your own . The last is best because it ' s actually true for me anyway . It really IS different when they ' re your own . I had my daughter and I have patience at least more than usual with her and I think she ' s fantastic . But that ' s really no reason to try and convince nonbreeders to sign up for shitty sleep and shitty diapers either . Very stressful sometimes .