Would you call me young and naive for making such a decision at 17?

I think it's good to have goals, and you have some pretty good ones! It's not silly to plan ahead but things might happen like you meet someone and you want to have kids, the decisions you make today are not set in stone.

I won't say that it's young or naive, but I would say that it assumes a lot. It assumes that you'll want the same things 10-15 years from now that you want now. It assumes that you'll end up in the career you want to end up in. Although you may end up there, it also assumes that you'll be in a position that means you absolutely cannot have kids. It assumes you'll never consider adopting a child at a later age. Right now, not having kids is a really smart decision. You've got college, med school, and all that good stuff ahead of you. Yes, right now, kids are a bad idea. But 10-15 years from now, you may be singing a very different tune. I guess what I'm really saying is that you can only make decisions based on where you are right now. Right now, you know you want to go to medical school. Go with that but don't be afraid to leave yourself open to different possibilities.

Not at all. Maybe when you get settled down with a man, you might reconsider, but what you want right now is all that matters.

I honestly don't want to get married or have children. I know where you're coming from because I want to be an animal abuse officer.

So you aren't naive. I mean your 17 for Pete's sake! You're almost graduating highschool. A surgeons job is constant work, it'd be hard to care for children

You may change your mind, but I'm in the same boat. I'm 19 and want to be a plastic surgeon. And I do not want kids. But hen again, that may all change when you want to get older. Just keep an open mind and don't lose sight of your goal. That's the most important thing.

He has no theory what college existence is like. it is quite some rigidity to hold out with the adult adult males and slot in, and someplace alongside the line, relationships will flourish with the various women there on campus. it could suck to study this, yet if fact learn, he's likely to discover somebody else incredibly quickly after commencing college...

Absolutely. That will all change. When I first started dating my girlfriend, she was 17. She was 100% sure she never wanted kids. Now she won't shut up about them...

Its totally fine to feel this way if you have goals and stuff. But I also think you will change your mind later on in life!! Good luck to you!! :)

The good thing about deciding to not have kids is you can always change your mind.

Don't decide NOW.