Are you seriously debating the issue of whether to have children or not? If so, then congratulations on at least considering your motivations in this life-changing decision. Being undecided can bring a host of problems in itself; therefore, most of us like to make firm decisions in whatever life-changing circumstance we find ourselves at the moment. However, in this case it can prove so difficult as to span the entire length of one's adult reproductive …showed first 75 words of 467 total…

…showed last 75 words of 467 total…up in a dysfunctional and/or abusive family. Do you have emotional scars that would impair your ability to be a good, stable parent? Or did your parents guide you so well that you feel you'd make a great parent? These are personality traits, as well as weaknesses and strengths, one needs to be aware of; by close self-examination, you will find much more self-knowledge that would be important in making a choice about parenting.