I REALLY WANT kids, BUT I DONT WANT THE BE IN THE Dark Brotherhood, can I reject the Dark Brotherhood or..?
I REALLY WANT kids, BUT I DONT WANT THE BE IN THE Dark Brotherhood, can I reject the Dark Brotherhood or..?
Yes, you must kill Grelod the Kind, however. After that, once you've been kidnapped by Astrid, you can attack and kill her, thus starting "Destroy the Dark Brotherhood".
Or you can just adopt one of the homeless kids running around. No orphanage involved for them - just give them a children's room and they're good to go.
Homeless kids are located in Whiterun (Lucia - Imperial girl), Windhelm (Sofie - Nord girl), Dawnstar (Aleson - Redguard boy) and Solitude (Blaise - Breton boy).