Not Incomplete

I am so sick and tired of hearing this bull from women (women! which makes it so much worse!) (I don't know which is worse though, hearing this from complete strangers who have no right to even make these assumptions about me, or hearing it constituently from my relatives anytime I visit... which as you can imagine, I don't visit often anymore). They look down on me and say they feel sorry for me because I'm 28 (well I will be in 5 days) and I have no husband and no children.

Well you know what? I'm sorry they have NO AMBITION!

Okay, that's a bit cruel, but believe me I've been tempted to say it so many times, but because I know *my* assumption is not likely to be correct, I don't say it. Plus it's rude. But seriously, sometimes I wish I could, just to put it into perspective that what THEY find as a fulfilling life isn't the only form of happiness. And just because I don't have the husband and the kids doesn't mean I'm missing anything or that there is something wrong with me.

Yes, I would like to have kids someday (preferably adopting siblings, which are often hard to place, or worse get separated) and maybe I'd like to get married someday, but I don't need to rush it. I'd much rather wait and be ready for a lasting relationship than rush into one because I'm "old enough," then end up in a failed marriage. And frankly if I never get married that's okay with me too.

There's a Spanish saying: "Mejor solo que mal acompañado"
Which roughly translates to "Better alone than in bad company"

I know what I want, and I'm not going to compromise on that.

I am a woman of ambition and I get what I want by working hard for it. I refuse to settle for less.

I'm not missing anything.