[Quiet Man Cometh]

I think the question of kids simply comes with the territory of being biologically female. (I say biologically because it wouldn't surprise me to find that F to M transgendered individuals get the "what if you want to have kids?" thing, of course I'm not all that familiar with the process so this is just my guess.)

For my part, I usually just have an explanation ready, and I can talk about philosophical reason, but by now I've really just decided that it's a personally decision on my part, it may be selfish but tough luck. After all the health garbage I've been through, I am in no way keen to do anything else with my body. I could see myself adopting though. Maybe I could have a kid at some point, but it would need a damn devoted father, since I'm really not all that interested in them.

For my part, I've found the best thing is to learn to tolerate the presence of the little beings, so that you can still see your friends and maybe give your friends someone to rant to if the kids are being a pain, even if it's not always your cup of tea. Many of my friends and relatives have young children, so I've taken to having my birthday event-thing at a child friendly time, so that at least the kids can amuse each other while the rest of us be social.