Knocking Yourself Up

Evidently the women who do this are women who are tryng to avoid men. There is just one problem, however. The child she conceives might be a boy. .. then what is she going to do?

Amen DARKHAN

Ms. Sloan and others like you. Do what makes you happy! There are several single moms that did not choose that route on their own. I applaud you for wanting to give life.
Sometimes it's easier to do it alone. MOST men don't help much...they usually add more stress to the situation.
To BRichard and roadam, your comments were rude and very judgemental. I'm sure if you ask your mother was raising you easier (other than financially) with your dad, she'd probably say NO...It was harder. Parenting is much easier knowing that what needs to be done will get done!

I think..."to each, his own"...or in this case, "her own." I am married with my third on the way, but before I met my husband, I felt if I did not meet a guy I wanted to be my life partner and was good enough to have children with (it is a great thing to be picky and never settle), then I would be looking into the same currently. Most important is to be ready for single parenthood. It isn't easy being a mom, especially a single mom. But, it of course can be done, and done wonderfully, I am sure. Good luck moms!

I am glad women are getting knocked-up by themselves. Maybe now men can finally be free of predatory women and child support will be a thing of the past. Hopefully women will start single person marriages too which will of coarse end in divorce.

Terribly sorry but in my aforementioned comment I neglected to tell you that I found the statistic that 30% of female homicides in American are committed by intimate partners (husbands, boyfriends, ex) on the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics page. To see more specifics of intimate partner violence merely place "intimate partner violence" in the search box and it will show you a break down of the information (characters of both the offender and victim, propensity, etc.).

If men wanted to be fathers they wouldn't be puting their sperm in sperm banks. If women really wanted to be married they would find the 'right man'. Me? I don't particularly care what you do. The number of families that are families in my mind are few and far between. Child care people - women? - are bringing up - I dare say more than half of the children today. So not only is a father (man) missing, but so is a mother. So what's the difference. I'm too old to make much of a difference, but if I had to do it all over again - I wouldn't change any of it. I enjoyed being home with my children - we MADE DO with what my husband brought home - no the children didn't have EVERYTHING they wanted, but they don't seem to have missed it today. They are all good, hard working , caring individuals. Did my being home make a difference - I like to think so, but who knows - there is no way for one child to do both (home with mother and in child care while mother works) at the same time so there is no real way to evaluate the outcome!!!!!

I am glad women are getting knocked-up by themselves. Maybe now men can finally be free of predatory women and child support will be a thing of the past. Hopefully women will start single person marriages too which will of coarse end in divorce.

wow some of these comments really disturb me. i really hope some of you do not have children. I do not speak of the different opinions but those that bash others views and opinions. I dont agree with everyone but i am not going to assume they are stupid they simply have diffenent experiences in life from mine to base their opinions on.

There is nothing I would rather have than to find a husband to raise children with me. Unfortunately it has not been that simple to find that man and I am still single. But I am also 41 which is leaving me with little choice but to have a child on my own. Why should I be deprived of that right? I would be a wonderful mother and any child would be lucky to have me. Just as I would consider myself so lucky to have that child in my life. No one could possibly appreciate a child more, especially after waiting so long. I see far too many stay at home moms that complain about t heir children (in front of them)and yell at their children constantly. Perhaps it came too easily to them and they never considered what life would be like without them. They have been lucky enough to have found love in a husband and then in their children and they take it all for granted. I can assure you, this would never be the case for me. I also completely resent the comment below about taxpayers picking up the tab on state sponsored schools for my child as I climb the corporate ladder. Even if I wanted to use state sponsored schools, which I don't, these professional women you are insulting have more than paid their fair share in taxes over these many years, if not more so.

well where do i begin i am 28 years old and i am looking to sart my own family but the woman i want just wants me to get her pregant but i want to be with her she knows i will be a good dad and be good to her and support the family but she dont want to be commited to anything but her self all the woman say there are no good man but her is one that has been looking for a long time i was married but that did not work she cheated on the night of are marrige even when i found that out i tried to work it out but she said i was not her husband all i hear i men do this and men do that but woman do the same things as men i try to stay postive but who can in this world i want kids and a family but the women i be with do not and these are woman in their late 20 and 30 so tell me what do woman really want from a man when they try to be the things that a woman wants in her man and when he does that you dont want him but if a woman wants to get her own self knock up it will not solve anything will it i feel like some woman of the world will try to do stuff that will make the man be worthless in the world man and woman are here to love each other and that is the whole problem man and woman are not doing that.

I think that is a completely acceptable alternative to the traditional marriage. Little boys do not say, "When I grow up, I want to be a father." Most men just aren't that family inclined. It's our natural maternal instinct that drives us to want to have children. If a single woman has a stable job and really wants a baby, go ahead and do it. Screw all those conservationalist, closed morons out there.

go ahead give up your right to natural selection let a lab tech. do what your best instincts are supposed to do what kind of fool are you?

As long as the child gets love and support, who cares if it is from one ,two or more or if it is from men or women or both. Anyone and everyone messes their child up to a certain extent. You do the best you can. If you can't find a man and your "clock" is ticking go for it. If you are a single parent and it is because of a death my heart goes out to you. If you are a single parent because the onter parent was a bum, an alcoholic, abusive or what ever, kudos to you. By staying in that relationship you are teaching your child/en that it is okay to act or be treated that way. I say a child is better off whith any number or sex of parent/s if they are truley wanted and cared for. When anyone, male or female, decide that they want to bring a child into this world they need to know that they are deciding to commit the rest of their lives to that child. If you are to be a good parent you don't stop being one because you at work or because they have reached adulthood. They are your resposibility from then on out. A woman who opts to do as a single mother probable knows that more than most. If only more people would want their children as much maybe the world would be a better place.

TO finewine: yea yea yea...a lot of single women say the same thing yet they can't find a man to save their lives.....either your opinion is jacked up and you are overweight and unattractive, or you are in fact attractive and too high maintenance to be bothered with.....depends on how old you are too...if you are 40 years old or younger you have some time to find a man, but in my opinion, any woman over the age of 40 is virtually unmarketable as a viable mate for a signifcant other......too old.

I'm a product of a broken home. I think about it and had my father been around I wouldnt be the stable and disciplined person I am today. I honestly think that you need two stable parents and with out that the family falls apart. My mother was a good example to me and my two sisters of which we all graduated from high school attended college and have good jobs (with no help from our father). I consider HIM a sperm donor. My point is, if a woman is ready and I mean really ready for the responsibility, go for it. It's better to have one stable parent than to have an ustable parent bringing the family down. I've told my self if I am not married and my clock is ticking I'd find a donor. But then my options I know are adoption as well. I may want to experience pregnancy...who knows. I'll know it when the time comes.

Hey Spockman, read the message again. I never said what gives you the right to speak, I said what gives someone the right to speak for another? Cool your jets, turbo.

O and for all those who talk about men as sexual hound who "all" have no respect towards women, need to get their facts straight. The average Age for a boy/man to loss his virginity is 17. While the average women losses it at 15. Take that fact into conserdiration, Both parties are wrong in sexual/adulturous behaviours which affect our children and society

Hey DeaWithIt. I was the one running errands, working, picking up the slack in the household while my wife was banking her boss on the conference room table. Now she is a single (motherless) woman who has chosen to artificially inseminate herself. These are the "real" types of women who get pregnant without a man.