Introduce yourselves! You don't need to be a mom to enjoy MomMD. About 20% of you don't have kids, let's get to know you. Don't feel you need to be a mom!
Sethina

Hi there,

I am 28 and living common law with my boyfriend. I have no kids, but I do have two cats! :wave: M-A

Hi - My name is Tami. I'm 26 and married, but no children. I also have two cats!

I am currently working as a CPA. I always wanted to go to medical school but panicked my junior year in college and changed my major from biology to economics to pursue a graduate degree in accounting. Well, I got my Masters and have been working as an accountant for over a year now - I've finally figured out it's not for me, and that medicine is my true passion.

I have to finish up some prerequisites and battle with some bad grades, but I'm really looking forward to it.

Tami

I'm 24 without any kids. My boyfriend and I have two dogs, though!! Sometimes they're so much work (one of them woke me up 4 times last night!) that I can't imagine having real kids! On the other hand, my mom wants grandchildren really bad, so I'm feeling some pressure. A lot of pressure...to get married and have kids. I don't know when that will happen. My boyfriend is a second year medical student.

I'm really interested in becoming a doctor. I have a BA in French and am now working on the science pre-reqs to keep my options open. I'm not sure what branch of health care I will end up in. I'm very concerned with how much time it will take to become a doctor and if my boyfriend I and I do marry and have children, will the children be in years of therapy for having two busy doctor parents??

Right now I'm going to school and working in clinical research (orthopaedics) at a Children's hospital. I'm loving it, but don't think I would want to be a researcher forever. You're always depending on the busy doctors to get info for you, etc. I could see it getting really frustrating down the road.

Sorry for the long post!
Bronwyn

I'm 22 and I have no kids yet. I do want to have some though, and fairly soon, so I've been avidly following all the posts about being pregnant during med school and during residency. We'll see.

I'm an engineering major, and I'm going to start medical school in the fall, and get married as well. He's not a Dr and has no desire to be, so maybe he'll have time for some kids.... he says he's only working until I start making "real money" He wants to be a SAHD and open a carpentry shop. (sooo glad he got that $100K undergrad education...)

MD to be and Mom to be eventually.

Drey

Hi ladies without kids!! i am 24 and also "living common law with my boyfriend" (i like that phrase M-A!). no kids for now, and i am glad. though i'm definitely looking forward to being a mom someday, i'm enjoying my young, kid-free life very much! i am happy to live without the responsibility of kids for a while longer. we do have a dog, which i think helps keep those "baby urges" in check.

right now i work as a medical paralegal, but in the fall i will start med school!! :rotfl:
i just can't wait. i am dying to hear back from the few schools left on my list, so i can know exactly what my choices are, and we can decide where we are moving!

Hello,
I've introduced in other threads. Nice to know being a mom isn't a necessity here. I'm an aunt though and see how much work it is for my sister. Yikes. Also, my cousin went through veterinary school with several children, (also the cats, dogs, birds, fish, etc.) She had my cousin helping and they were dedicated and a team. I couldn't imagine.

Jen
p.s. who couldn't say for sure if I will or if I won't ever be a mom??

School has my plate a little more than filled so there are no kids here. My boyfriend and I are looking into getting a dog to satisfy those "baby urges" though. Hopefully it all works out.

No kids for us. Married a decade. Seems like eons sometimes ;-)

Any others without kids?

Although I am not a mother to any two-legged children, I do have two four-legged children: two cats named Shelby and Lucky.

I am 30 years old and I don't think I will have any of my own. I love children - especially when they are someone else's. You can enjoy them, then send them home to mom and dad. :yes: Then, you become the child's favorite person in the world, because you play, act silly and let them eat jelly beans for breakfast.