Why is there such PRESSURE to have kids? Please somebody tell me? Firstly, there is an overpopulation in this world. Secondly, contrary to popular belief, not everyone is mesmerized by the idea of motherhood. It’s not fulfilling for everyone (sorry). Some mothers tell “non-mothers” (the Others, the monsters)..that …ohhh motherhood changed their lives and they would have never known about how gratifying it is… blah blah blah. The fact is that many things can change your lives and be gratifying. Yes-it’s nature..procreation is at the root of life and our existence…but so is death (that’s also natural and not many of us embrace that). We have evolved into thinking and complex human beings. Motherhood is NOT all it is cracked up to be. I have friends who are mothers and uh…have fun! haha They’re one step away from lunacy. Anything can be made into a “meaningful” experience. I think mothers should BACK OFF to people who don’t want the same experience and are independent. Non-mothers don’t ask mothers–WHY DO YOU WANT THAT? Why do you like changing smelly diapers and risking your life when your child grows up to be a leach and a menace to society? BRAVO to people who don’t need to swim along the current. Again-not all it’s cracked up to be and…you don’t get to pick who will be your child. Let Rachel Ray be the opposite of the crazy baby obsessed Brangelina and the baby-obsessed world. Now-animals are another story (pure innocence and they stay cute forever). Not so with human babies who grow up to be ugly mean adults haha. There are so many things in life. If you want to be a mother (which is most of the hoi polloi) than go the “normal” route and be common. If you don’t…leave those people alone gosh darnet. I think having a child can be selfish (i.e. motivated by “passing along the genes”. (rolling eyes)..”having someone to boss around or call your own”. NOT having children can be unselfish !! Those people may be the real unselfish people…not needing genes to be passed along or someone to boss around. Some people become mothers just to feel important or have someone worship them…

I have a lot of respect for people who decide to not have children in our society which almost demands children for married people. Some people just don’t want kids – and I can’t think of anything worse than having kids and not wanting them … a bad situation all around.

Good for Rachel for standing firm in her beliefs … I personally wish she would tell all the media people to go to hell the next time they ask about when she is having kids … enough with being polite about the topic!

I think she can’t have children, I remember hearing about that a few years ago. People shouldn’t ask her about it constantly, it’s rude and if she is having problems, it has to be annoying to keep saying no kids for now. And if she just doesn’t want kids, than that’s fine, not everybody wants to be a mother, although for me I always knew I wanted kids, but some people don’t and that’s fine.

I’m a fan of Rachael’s show and I’d love her to have a baby of her own one day, but if she never has kids, it totally understanding. Rachael knows that she is not ready to have kids, so I don’t know why people do not respect her feelings about it. Having a baby is a big commitment with tons of responsibilities, and Rachael doesn’t have the time to commit to it since she is already too busy with her career. It’s never a good idea to become pregnant and have a baby if you cannot make time for it, otherwise it’s going to be very difficult and frustrating in the long run. I’m happy that Rachael expressed her opinion about it and I sure respect it, even though I would like her to have a baby one day. She’s making a smart choice and is doing what is best for her.

Rachael Ray is not a person I’m really a fan of, but whenever she says things like this I really respect and admire her. The world needs more people who have a strong sense of self; for all paths of what they do.

I agree with everybody here. And I would like to preface my statement by saying that I think it’s ridiculous that the media every poses this question at all, who cares about her family plans? (although I read this blog, so clearly I’m interested in celebrities’ families on some level…)

But I don’t understand the statement that she’s “too busy” for children. Does she think that everyone who has children is just looking for a way to fill gads of free time? of course she doesn’t. Does she think that if she were to have a child, those five jobs would be non-negotiable? Of course not, again; she’d shift at least part of the focus of her time. The point is that we still live in a society that makes a woman feel uncomfortable to stand up and say “I don’t want kids” or “I don’t want kids right now” or “My career is the most important important thing to me right now.” This woman has never in any way given me the impression that she wants kids, but the press continues to hound her about it because for some reason they assume that this is something every woman wants to talk about.

It’s so stupid to me. Children are a choice, and not a choice everyone wants to make, and we’re SUPPOSED to believe that as a society, but our actions don’t reflect that. No man or woman should have to give excuses for not having children. “I have no desire to have children right now” should suffice.

I doubt she wants kids in the first place,m regardless of timing. I also doubt she’ll stay in this marriage.

Sometimes people who want kids say it’s not the right time etc because they want them but they are just not getting pregnant and don’t want people to keep asking.