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teenagefeeling · 1 year ago

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that post that starts "i hate child free people as a child free person" really rubs me the wrong way. you don't have to apologize for not wanting children and make it sound like people are only making that decision because they hate children. first of all, it's hypocritical. second of all, it isn't even remotely true and i think you'll find that if u look into people who are proudly child-free you'll discover that it's much more complicated than just liking vs not liking children. currently, social norms place pressure on young people (especially women) to have children. if someone says "hey! i think it's possible to still lead a meaningful and fulfilling life without doing that!" and your reaction is to assume they hate children, i think you're the one with the problem

#i agree that children are human beings and people should not be cruel to them #but are the childfree people who go out in public and bully kids all day in the room now? or was bullies georg an outlier perhaps?#i just think advocating for people who are childfree is important #because first of all yes it is possible to lead a meaningful and fulfulling life with no children #and there are also legit social concerns and issues that pop up over widespread changes in family dynamics #for example: it's really hard to navigate elder care without younger family members to help (esp if u have health issues)#there's probably also a conversation to be had about childcare and larger family units that could include additional non-bio parents #but people on this site are so busy foaming at the mouth about the idea of someone not wanting to raise children #that they're not ready for any of that

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