Freelancette

Now that she’s 36, I'm sure that the giddily gorgeous Cameron Diaz is constantly fending off questions about husbands and babies. When, with whom and even how women reproduce are no longer taboo subjects -- in fact, they're what Enquirer-minds want to know. And stars, even young, single ones, are always more than happy to wax enthusiastic about “someday” having children (or more children) of their own. You rarely hear an actress admit that she's just not that into babies, or that she’s still waiting for that maternal instinct to kick in, or that she seriously worries about fitting children into her jet-setting, movie-shooting, project-promoting schedule.

While remaining vague about her own family plans (but perhaps dropping some hints?), Diaz recently defended child-free women everywhere when she told Cosmo that it's okay to just say no to kids. According to The Independent, Diaz told the lady mag, “I think women are afraid to say that they don’t want children because they’re going to get shunned...But I think that’s changing too now. I have more girlfriends who don’t have kids than those that do....And honestly? We don’t need any more kids. We have plenty of people on this planet.” Good for Diaz for speaking her mind and reminding us that not everyone needs to breed.

This doesn't mean that Diaz herself is ready to swear off kids -- at least, not publicly. When asked about having children of her own, the Face that Launched a Thousand Shreks said, “I never say never. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I could end up adopting half a dozen kids, or I could end up being the next ’octomum’.” Never say never...and maybe say maybe. A new and improved answer to the inevitable kid question.