Passing By

I have been told by numerous people that life is just passing me by and that I am not living this life to the fullest. Their reasoning, is because I am not married and because I have no kids. Yeah, I am closing in on 30 but who cares. At times these comments annoy me and get me down, but for the most part I blow them off. I have a good life and I do what I want when I want. I am as independent of a person as you will find these days. I don't like being confined and having people telling me that I can't do this or that I have to do that. With all that being said, I don't believe marriage to be a prison or anything like that. It can be heaven if you marry the right person, or hell if you don't. Also, I don't like or want kids. My oldest sister and I are similar along this line. Neither one of us want kids and my other sister wants 5. That is fine for her and her husband but not for me. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy other people's kids as long as when I have had my limit, I can give them back. The only kids I will ever have are dogs. I treat Thor like my kid and he is spoiled. He is also disciplined and knows what to do and what not to do. He knows if he steps out of line what the consequences will be. I like my life and sure there are things I wish I could change, but I don't know anyone who doesn't want to change something or other in their life. All in all, I disagree that life is passing me by. I am not just killing time. I am doing what I want, when I want to do it. If that isn't living, I don't know what is. I am a simple person, I know it, and I enjoy it. Some people love me and other people hate me. I am just another person in the crowd and that is how I like it.