Getting quite sick now of people asking when we are having babies. I think everyone who knows us is aware we both really like kids. We were married last year, and have been together ages. Friends popping out babies left right and centre. So every time I am cuddling someone else's babies I get virtual strangers asking when we are having babies! And sometimes it's not strangers, it's acquaintances or distant relatives. I don't mind talking to friends about it, to say we would LOVE to but need to sort out a more stable job situation first - but when people I know less well ask I just want to scream! SIL said on our wedding day "nephews and nieces soon please" as if the sole purpose of our marriage was to procreate! Acquaintances seem to often ask too, sometimes even complete strangers. On one occasion when asked if I wanted kids I lied through my teeth and said "no... I like being able to hand them back to their parents..." I was then asked "Really? Don't you want them?" to the point where I felt that by insisting I didn't I was being offensive to the friend whose baby I was holding! In truth I wanted to say "yes, desperately, but we have taken the decision to ensure I have a stable job first". And even if I say something vague like "not right now" or "it's not very practical right now" I feel upset. How can I respond without being rude to people or embarrassing them, because I can see they are just being polite.