bah children

why is it necessary to have children? our society puts so much importance on marriage and having children. are children really necessary to fulfill you as a person? is your life incomplete if you don't have children? i'm not being sarcastic... i really want to know? what is it about our society that makes it imperitive in life to have children? maybe i'll feel different in the future but right now i have no desire to have children. my mother obviously will not understand when i tell her that i may not want to have children at all. so i give her logical arguements.

My arguement to my mother for not having children right now is..... dont have enough money - and the response is... paida to karo, paisay mil jaingay. seriously?? maybe i should go and find myself the biggest most expensive house in islamabad and say that i have chosen to live here, doesnt matter if i have the money or not, paisa to mil jaingay, ghar to lo pehlay. sheesh. the next arguement.... i don't have time in my life right now for children, i'm not settled into a married life with working and all.....life is just too busy and i would not be able to satisfactorily dedicate the time needed to raise a child. my mother's response.... ohooo... to hum kis leeyay hain, tum paida to karoo, mein sambhal loon gi. seriously???? why would i want to put my body through 9 months of hell only to hand over the damn thing to someone else to raise?? why don't i just make myself a house, spend time money and effort to make a house that is mine and then i'll just hand it over to someone else to live in?? why have a child and then not raise it yourself?