Having children is just another choice

I have to hold my tongue a lot because there is so much in your paper I wish to comment on, but this is one of those times I cannot be silent.

The Aug. 29 headline, "Choosing to be child-free", doesn't reflect much of the story.

Only at the end, where Vincent Ciaccio stated that if parents and people who have not had kids respect the choices, then we can all move forward together for mutual benefit.

That's exactly what children are: a choice. They are not a debt I owe to society. My reasons for not wanting kids are different from those given.

Due to a medical condition I have, I do not feel I would make a good parent.

I don't mind saying so whenever the issue comes up.

Am I thinking about the children?

I voted for the District 300 referendum.

As someone who has a medical condition that dictates needing quiet and carefully controlled surroundings, child-free housing should be something on the suburban horizon.

It is a health issue as well as a lifestyle choice or trend, as the article refers to it throughout much of the article.

There is a current generation who growing up thinking that the world revolved around them, and they are finding it hard to grow up. I can think of several stories printed in your paper that reflect that, and several letters to the editor.

The one about the college student who couldn't pick up after herself is one example. Who is "thinking about them" when they are growing up? Their parents?

I don't know about that, if child-free zones need to be established in our public places.

The baby looking so adorably in wonder is cute, but it leaves one to ponder if there is a subliminal message being sent: Guilt? Satisfaction?

Allison M. Kramer

Carpentersville