我愛孩子,但我選擇成爲丁克大綱
I Love Kids But I Choose to Be Childfree
我愛孩子，但我選擇成爲丁克My boyfriend and I love children but we have decided that we are better off without them. And it was not just my decision. While I enjoy my nephews, the kids of my friends, and other kids around me, I do not feel like I am lacking something in life.
男朋友和我都喜歡孩子，但是我們覺得沒有孩子的生活會更好。這並不是我一個人的決定。當我和我的外甥、朋友的孩子以及其他的孩子相處時，我並沒有覺得我在生活中缺少點什麼。I know the comparison sounds weird, but living a child-free life is like choosing to be lesbian. You cannot explain the choice. You just know that you want to live this way. I cannot imagine myself as a mom, and I do not worry about missing the opportunity to experience those feelings pregnant women do.
我知道這種對比聽起來古怪，但是過沒有孩子的生活就像選擇成爲女同性戀一樣。你沒辦法解釋這種選擇。你只知道你想要這樣去生活。我無法想象自己變成媽媽是什麼樣子，我也不擔心錯過體驗那些只有孕婦纔有的感覺。
Having a baby 'just because' is the worst thing a woman can do
擁有一個孩子"只因爲"這是一個女人可以做的最糟糕的事。
Just because your parents want you to have a baby… Just because all of your friends have kids…
只因爲你的父母想要你有個孩子……只因爲你所有的朋友都有孩子……Just because people keep gossiping about your infertility… Just because women must give birth to children… There are so many 'just because' but it does not mean you have to get pregnant and then regret your choice down the road.
只因爲人們一直說着關於你不育的閒話……只因爲女人必須孕育生命……有那麼多的"只因爲"，但這並不意味着你必須懷孕，（而且）在之後還要對你的選擇感到遺憾。I do not want to have a baby 'just because' and if someone does not accept that fact, it is not my problem. My partner and I are on the same page when it comes to choosing whether to have kids or live a child-free life.
我不想"只因爲"（而孕育）的孩子。如果誰不接受這個事實，這和我沒有關係。當選擇是有個孩子還是過丁克生活的時候，我的伴侶和我站在了同一戰線。Just like me, he cannot see himself as a father, though he could be a great dad. When we see other couples with children, we do not feel depressed, sad or jealous. We smile. We are happy for them. But we stick to our choice.
就像我一樣，他也不把自己看作一個父親，雖然他可以成爲一個不錯的爸爸。當我們看見其他夫婦帶着孩子的時候，我們不感到沮喪、失望或者嫉妒。我們微笑。我們爲他們感到開心。但是我們堅持自己的選擇。
