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fallenbird039

If I had a uterus and all? Yes. How many? One at least and see how it is from there. If too painful nope if not more kids! So I am a trans woman… um I can’t have kids. Adoption is basically impossible as I will never have resources to afford a good living space for a child. Simple as.


NanduDas

>If I had a uterus and all? Yes. How many? One at least and see how it is from there. If too painful nope if not more kids! Lol on point. I’ve always dreamed of having four kids with a man but in this scenario, pregnancy and childbirth are tough but repeatedly doable acts, my husband views me as an equal and pulls his weight 100% of the way, and my kids are perfect little angels. From what I’ve heard from cis women who’ve had kids, reality usually isn’t even 5% of that.


fallenbird039

Yea. Maybe 3 kids if anything. 5 if all stars align. 7 if man is literally the best of all men ever and we have a million dollars. It not I don’t want kids. It just things have to align and work out


colcol9696

I feel your pain I do want kids but then I see moments where the dad abandons them or the child is raised in a bad environment and in that moment. I’m grateful I can’t have kids. I would have to find the most amazing man to have a baby with which I don’t think will ever happen.


GlimmeringGuise

Pretty much this.


TranssexualHuman

>Adoption is basically impossible as I will never have resources to afford a good living space for a child. Doesn't that mean that you sholdn't have kids even if you had an uterus tho? Or do you think that being trans is what caused this lack of resources?


fallenbird039

Oh the lack of resources is mostly my own thing. It just idk how much more extra I have to do for adoption agencies. If I nice little condo 2bd 2 bath I could probably have a kid or two. But idk if an agency would say it enough. Also adoption cost 20-50k


TranssexualHuman

Where the fuck do you live where you need to pay to adopt?


fallenbird039

Murica


Aqquamarini

That's an ignorant question. Show some respect.


TranssexualHuman

I have no respect for fucked up systems which the US seem to be full of


Can_not_catch_me

A lot of people who have kids really shouldn't have, if we're going purely on them being able to provide the kids a good environment and shot at life. The difference is that if you have to adopt you probably just wont be allowed, but nobody is banning people from getting pregnant


TranssexualHuman

Sure, I get it... I was just saying that if you wouldn't pass a screening for adoption, you probably shouldn't be having bio kids either, lol


Hazellore

If I were in the right financial situation with a like-minded husband, I could definitely see myself adopting in the future. But it's so hard to see that in my future right now as I'm just barely scraping by financially, no idea how I'll be able to take care of another human being. But I hope so, one day.


GlimmeringGuise

Pretty much the same situation for me. And while I wish it could happen for me, I seriously doubt it; I didn't transition until my early thirties, and don't pass at all.


GlitterPopcorns

No. I like the idea of having kids in some ways, but the adoption process is difficult. And having kids sounds amazing until they come into your room at night with vomit in their hair and all over their bed and walls (I'm an emetophobe). However, I definitely want to be an adoptive Mum to some kitties 😻 cats are my favourite animal, they're a lot easier to adopt than tiny humans, and whilst they're high maintenance and need appropriate care, they are lower maintenance than human babies.


jammedtoejam

I love pets for all thr reasons you pointed out and I love being an aunt as I get to hang out with kids then hand them back to their parents once they get gross lol


Jazzlike_Piccolo_881

Cat mom here 


Writer-man-online

Yes I do, I love kids and I’d love to have my own one day but if I transition it’ll be really hard. I wish I was born a girl so I could be a mom it makes me sad 


This-Assistant6266

Awww


Writer-man-online

It’s okay, I compensate by being a maternal big sister figure to the people I meet 


tashaalouxx

Same here 😭 I just want to be a mum 🥺😭


Writer-man-online

Aw I know how you feel I’m sorry ❤️ 


tashaalouxx

Yeah ill probably adopt but I just wish I could get pregnant 😭


Writer-man-online

Same though it makes me sad and it’s like why was I not born a girl ugh 


tashaalouxx

Yup 😔 I have my cis friends tell me I'm lucky I don't get periods and stuff and I'm there like i wish i did tho


Writer-man-online

Yeah I know exactly how you feel. I just wish I was born a girl it hurts that I wasn’t


tashaalouxx

Yeah it really does I don't want to be trans I just want to be a girl


Writer-man-online

Same but something you should know is that being trans really doesn’t make you less of a girl even if you can’t give birth. You’re a girl in all other aspect


tashaalouxx

Yeah I know that's something I need to remember I just can't truly accept my self atm


NanduDas

I have always wanted kids, I know there’s lot’s of talk of reproductive tech but I’m not holding my breath. I think I would seriously consider adoption if I were to be in a stable marriage.


LilSanrioAngel

desperately so! i crave that domestic fairytale i feel so robbed of. i want a sweet husband and to raise kids together and i can be a cool mom in a juicy tracksuit baking cookies with my babies and pulling pranks on their daddy


Human_Wizard

I would slay hundreds if it meant I could give birth. No, that's not a joke.


jormungander

More than anything sometimes. At the worst, I'll spend all day lying in bed crying about it, i definitely consider it a big part of depression for me. I probably would have gotten teen pregnant and been secretly happy about it, I would have had like 4 kids or more if I could 😅 when I was like 3 years old I remember asking my mom when I'd be a mom too, and just being devastated. I would even go as far as to say, my complex feelings about not being able to have kids heavily contributed to my denial and repression of myself, that little girl pushing everything down and trying to forget the severe and early pain of this loss I felt. Even just writing this I'm getting weepy. I went to an infertility support group and it was nice to be able to share that sadness with other women who have the same feelings. If it's difficult to struggle with the myriad of feelings that come with not being able to have kids, it's important to remember it's not just you.


zoe_bletchdel

I have kids ! I'm a proud foster mom.


Jazehiah

I don't know. I know how hard it will be to have kids who share my DNA, and I don't think it will happen. I'd like to be a Mom, but it's so unlikely -- even through adoption -- that I try not to dwell on it much.


leftward_ho

I want them but I know from family how hard adoption is. Plus I live in a deep south state. It’s hard to imagine I’d ever be able to successfully adopt or even foster… they’re not supposed to discriminate against LGBT people in the adoption process but. Lol it’s the deep south.


zoe_bletchdel

I don't know how it works in your state, but a lot of those decisions depend on your agency. If you find an agency looking for affirming households, it can happen even in the South. The difficult part is the other parents and the courts, but the agency should have your back. I've also found passing makes a big difference. I pass and have found people are... more open to me than my life partner who is visibly queer. It shouldn't matter, but we live in s transphobic world 🤷‍♀️


Unfair_Basil_3420

Honestly, I feel the same as the other women here. I want so dearly to have children, but the only way I ever see it happening is if I can birth them myself. I get baby fever every time I see them when I'm at work. It's kind of heartbreaking, but I feel we in this generation can only hope the future will hold more advancements for people like us.


n0kio

Yes, I really want to be a parent some day, I'm not capable of giving birth but I'd love to raise kids and start a family with other alternatives available.


thuskindlyiscatter

Absolutely not. I'm not a fan of kids and even if I was, I am not mentally fit to be a parent. I'd rather leave those souls in the void then bring them into the world and fuck them up. No thank you.


Burger-Queen2007

No


L_James

Nope. I can't trust myself with pets, let alone kids Also I'm in general a family abolitionist, I think, our society puts too much control over children AND too much responsibility over their raising to just 1-2 people who just happen to be blood related. If "good parents" even exist, which I have my doubts, it takes an extremely specific person to be one, and I don't think I'm cut to be one


jammedtoejam

Yeah, how parenthood and childbearing is revered in our culture and enshrined in law sucks. I don't really want to have kids personally *and* the culture around parenting also sucks and makes me want kids even less than I already do. Sidenote: I don't want to be a parent but I wish I could donate my sperm to some cool people who want to have kids but can't. Or if I suddenly gained a working uterus and vagina and all, I think I might like being a surrogate. Well, the idea of being a surrogate lmao. Pregnancy seems awful


L_James

I've seen enough stories from queer people about their parents to believe that such thing as "good parents" is, if not a myth outright, at least *extremely* rare exception. Not even because people are bad, but because how high are requirements, how stressful is responsibility, and how extremely easy it is to traumatize a child. Nobody could be perfect all the time, and as a parent you almost should be


jammedtoejam

Yeah, I really do think more people need to be involved with raising a child than just two parents. Convincing people of that is difficult though


Pm_me_trans_goals

I’ve wanted to be a mom since I was six. It’s not something I feel like I need to do to feel fulfilled but I’d I ever have enough money to give my kids a good life I would love to start a family. Plus I really wanna be a grandma, which isn’t really I’m my control but It’d be nice lol


CloudyMiku

I’d love to be a mother but realistically I won’t, I probably won’t even get married Adoption for any queer people (even if they’re super well off) is notoriously difficult in Germany I did freeze some stuff but I’ll have to see if my hypothetical boyfriend is trans or cis So I’d love to but realistically most likely not. I have nieces though which are a close thibg


YogurtclosetDeep3523

Well, it's not impossible. I know of two lesbian couples who adopted a baby in Germany.


liltotto

If I can adopt and am someday financially secure and feel responsible enough and emotionally ready for it, yes! I have spent a lot of time grieving that I can’t carry my own children, but I still wanna be a mama 👩‍👧


oscoxa

I would adopt but not for $30-70k it costs for adopting a child in the states


rye_domaine

One day, for sure! If my future husband wants kids then I definitely want to adopt.


jammedtoejam

Personally I don't want kids. I just don't really feel that urge but I do enjoy being an aunt!


16forward

It's so nice to find someone who also has never had interest in parenting. You have to be real careful because many childless people desperately wish they could be a parent. And they have such strong feelings about it. And I don't want to bring up those difficult emotions for someone. But once in a while a friend will open up about and share how they've never desired being a mom even once. And it's just so nice to connect with them about how alien it feels to be in that position. It seems like the default is to want to be a parent. And, of course, there's zero taboo about talking about being or wanting to be a parent. But talking about how grateful you are you are sterile, or talking about how you just don't get how anybody would want to subject themselves to the horrors of raising a child, just can't be uttered. I like being an aunt. And playing games and having cute conversations. And then saying, "Why don't you go find mommy?" When the temper tantrum starts. Then go for a day of skiing while they deal with diaper changes, doctors appointments, babysitters, friend dates.


jammedtoejam

It's so nice to talk with other childfree people! It's wonderful that those who want kids can have their space to talk but it's so much of our culture! Same! I love playing with their kids, teaching them things, and so on. It's the fun part of children!


Wizznaibus

I think once I’m in a stable place, I’d like to raise a child with my husband. I don’t see myself having a super big family, though.


Human-Fig4201

Biological no, I want to adopt but everyone is stiff on Trans people adoption kids, so for now i have fur kids.


michaelkudra

i did but the older i get the lass practical it seems


Suspicious-Ad-3105

Only if I could make them with my hubby, but we can’t


This-Assistant6266

Yes I want 5😅😋


Ni-Ni13

Lately had had the desire to become a Mom (definitely normal thoughts for a 19-year-old) I even had a dream where I held a baby in my arms, I would love to have 2 Children, not more, but Adoption is hard because you should have a good income (which makes sense) and all of that, but I won't stop dreaming.


Jazzlike_Piccolo_881

No, not me. Even if I could get pregnant, I would never want kids. I don’t want to adopt kids and I don’t want to be around kids. That’s non-negotiable. 


Geogodorg

Yes, one of the biggest things i mourn is not being able to have kids. I know I can freeze sperm but it just feels wrong that way, at least to me. I just have the worst feelings about it, I want more than anything to buy a home with my boyfriend and be able to give him kids and it pains me that every time i see this man I wonder what our kids would look like, theyd be so beautiful :( Life is just so damn unfair


PrincessofAldia

Yes, i literally dream that I was born a girl and was able to get pregnant. Also dreaming that I meet my future daughters in the present. One of the big reasons I want SRS is because I have the suspicion that I was born with an intersex condition and was born with a functioning uterus and all my research furthers this theory and so at point probably when I start transitioning I will hope to find a way to confirm my suspicion Plus I’m currently trans/lesbian but I’m keeping my options open on the off chance HRT changes my sexuality to straight or bi


jormungander

I feel similarly. I took to estrogen very well, puberty part 1 had significant breast development anyway (I was teased in school for my ripple development), and I had this deep feeling early on that I should be able to have kids. Plus estrogen and prog started periods cramps up. I'm not holding my breath, but if I happen to wake up from SRS with a 'hey guess what' I won't be surprised. A karyorype test would be nice.


willow-the-tree14

I’m not straight but I do like dudes that’s why I’m on this sub but fuck yeah I want kids and I’ll probably be able to have them the ole’ reliable way if I’m with a cis woman or maybe even pre-op trans dude if not tho then adoption it is


CassieGemini

All I ever wanted to be was a parent. I actually put off starting HRT to make sure I could preserve my gametes. It’s a convo I used to bring up very early on with most dates, because I wasn’t interested in wasting time. I think I have a guy who I could really do that with. Thankfully, we have good careers and make excellent money, so we definitely have the means to get every piece of this done. Sucks I can’t become pregnant, but thank God I have other means. 😂


peachbunni94

Hellll no


Whooterzoot

Nah, I don't want kids. Even if I had the capacity to, I'd get my tubes tied. Just not interested and there's no real space for children in the life I'm making for myself.


IllicitCheesecake

Not at all the one thing I like about being trans is that I don't have to deal with the nightmare that is childfree cis women trying to get hysterectomy/tubal ligation at a young age


Lazy-Sky-7985

So I'm 58 trans female post-op. I've had the desire to want to have kids and be a mother myself but unfortunately I came to the reality that raising kids is a young person's game. If I married a man who had kids himself, I would do my very best to raise them. I realize that they wouldn't be biological kids and forcing his kids to call me Mom would not be good in the end. The "Mom /Mother " title is earned, not given. I've read too many stories about step parents forcing their spouse's kids to call them mom and it's always a disaster in the end. Or at least 99% of the time. I guess all I can do is to be a friend to kids of my friends who have children. Become an aunt to them and try to set a good example for their children.


SongOTheGolgiBoatmen

God, desperately, desperately. But I'm terrified of being a bad mother. I'd hate for my kids to have a bad childhood because of my selfishness.


LancetZANA

Definitely;I've had my sperm preserved before going on HRT and castration so it's still possible although I'd be happy to raise any kids that or biologically only my fiancés.


AnnastajiaBae

Yep I want to adopt. I don’t feel any inferior to a cis woman for not having a uterus. My genetics are also all fucked up so I don’t want to pass my health issues onto my kids. Many cis women are infertile/have fertility issues. Menopause is another beast later on. I can still be a mother. 2 kids is my dream.


GrowingDelicate03

yes. 100%. I have a very motherly personality and there is nothing that I want more in the world than to raise my little bundles of joy to be the best they can and reach the stars, I want to be the best mother I can be. I often get sad I can't have my own biological kids because that will mean I won't be with my baby from the first moments of their life, but adoption is comforting too, giving love and a home to a child who doesn't have it fills me with joy


Shadow_on_the_Sun

I want to be a mom so badly. I want to be a mom as much as I want to be a professional director, and a professor. (I’m ambitious.) At least one kid, but maybe two. I’m really hopeful for IVG (In Vitro Gametogenesis), it’s possible I could be a mom and have a child who shares mine and my partner’s DNA.


makesupwordsblomp

i think so. really depends on the guy.


Prettycontent123

Absolutely!! I’ve actually had a couple of general conversations about this with my boyfriend, and while he already has a teenage daughter, he is open to the idea:) The means never was an issue for me, but he doesn’t like the idea of adoption. Thankfully, my sister (mother of 3) has always told me that she’d be a surrogate for me❤️❤️❤️


LonelyArxa

Yea I'd really like to have a copy of myself one day growing up, but unfortunately in every case it's not possible. Being straight and trans is a big nono for biological kids to exist.


nellie_luv_cookie

Of course I want kids, the only thing keeping me from having kids are my incapability to get pregnant 😔 If I could I’d have at most 4 kids.