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" As a woman of a certain age - and really, ever since I hit puberty and my baby-making parts were suddenly subject to public debate - I've been told over and over again that I will 'change my mind' about not wanting kids. "

Jen Kirkman

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" Childfree women are actually great assets to the planet. Our carbon footprint is smaller than a mom's! And we have enough money to write checks to organizations that help kids get vaccinations, vitamins, and educations yet have plenty of free time to advise your daughter that one day she will regret piercing her lip. "

" Instead of saving for someone else's college education, I'm currently saving for a luxury retirement community replete with golf carts and handsome young male nurses who love butterscotch. "

" What they call 'alt-comedy' now is basically what comedy was like in the '80s. People tried different things, and everybody went to the clubs; there was no other place. Then somehow, the clubs became infiltrated by Dice Clay and Carrot Top types. "

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" Asking questions about why I don't want kids is really none of your business, but at least it's a dialogue. "

" We have to get women's stories out there so a guy will read it, laugh, and think, 'I'm not laughing at a chick story but a story.' "

" At first, there was a separation of clubs and sketch comedy. Now there's all kinds of comedy, making us one big happy family. "

" The urge that most people feel to have kids is the exact same as the urge that I have to not have kids. I do not want to raise a child. "

" Improv requires one thing I lack that I think most mothers need - the basic instinct to put someone else first. "

" I have this idyllic love life, but my mind just won't accept that. I would like to bring a new guy home every night. I try to make humor out of that situation. "

" A lot of relationships have ended for me in my 20s, because I knew that eventually those people would wanna settle down and have kids. "

" I have memories of my grandfather Kirkman making mashed potatoes that were so good because they tasted like a bowl of butter. I love my mom's brownies. My favorite thing about both of those recipes is that someone else made them for me. "

" I'm very big into just feeling good and doing what I want; I'm not very calculated or thoughtful about my moves. "

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" Have you ever tried to talk to a baby or a toddler? They never look you square in the eyes, they know about three words, and God forbid they ever ask you how you're doing. It's all about them! "