Least, you say in your next life you will not have kids, only dogs and cats.
I reckon thats alright, but you could also be the mother you want to be in this life, and the next if you want. We all think we could have done better at mothering. An impossible goal. Constructed.
Being a good mother can mean 'stepping back', too. So I've learned.
I'd pay for my own taxi. It's not worth it, and it makes a statement. A good one.