DEAR READERS: Some time back, I ran a letter from "No Babies in South Dakota," about how to respond to frequent queries about when she and her husband would have children. Because they don't plan to have children, they were looking for a "snappy comeback."
Readers responded by the bushel. A surprising number of readers accused people who don't wish to have children of being selfish.
Other readers offered snappy comebacks or other responses to the age-old question: "When are you going to have kids?"
DEAR AMY: Why is it necessary to have a snappy comeback?
Most people ask out of curiosity.
Being a person who decided against kids and marriage, I always politely but firmly say that was my lifestyle choice.
Only a Neanderthal would push the point, and then I still politely but firmly say, "These questions are getting a little personal." -- Personal Choice
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