To find the term 'child free' annoying?

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Why not just say you don't want kids? Why do people have to make it sound like some dietary requirement? It's as if they see small humans as some kind of allergen or digestive irritation to be avoided.

Run along, guest.

I can't imagine why any normal woman would choose to be childfree or however they'd like to be referred. I'm not being goady but I've never met one who I didn't think was a bit odd. Or sad.

guest2013 well I can't imagine why any normal person couldn't understand why some women choose to be childfree. Anyone who couldn't understand that everyone is different is just 'odd'. Or sad.

@guest2013

Christ guest2013 you’re a bit thick aren’t you?

Oh FFS guest. You really can't think of any reasons why parenting might not be for everyone? Do you have any idea who offensive and stupid that is?

Can't say anything without being offensive here. It is weird. After all, it's what we're programmed to do. Why would you not want to do it?

you can't, the rest of us manage. We're not computers, we're not programmed at all.
Why wouldn't you not want to do it?

After all, it's what we're programmed to do. Why would you not want to do it?

We’re programmed to fuck and some us have a stronger urge than others to procreate with intelligent life form. And yet apparently someone chose you. The human race can be very perplexing indeed.

Oh For heaven's sakes OP, get off your fucking high horse! Children need protecting from a lot, but not from adults who don't want to have anything to do with them. Fortunately their tiny annoying phase is generally something they will grow out of, the same sadly can't be said of you.

If you have a 'mate' who is being pretentious and wankery, then she would be that whether she had children or not. Using the phrase 'childfree' doesn't make her any more or less pretentious or wankery.

There really has been an influx of stupid on here today.

@Monkeybunkey tbh I quite liked a bit of 'fancy' when I was spouse free! :)

Love your post Talkin. It's so true - wanky / smug / annoying / self absorbed people are like it whether they have kids or not. That's despite the stereotype that parenthood magically transforms people into caring sharing beacons of empathy

Love how you say I'm offensive and then proceed to offend me!
If someone said I can't understand why anyone would (insert something I do) to me.. I wouldn't immediately be offended. I don't know anyone here. And presuming the childfree are comfortable in their decision, why does it bother them.
Say what you want about children being awful, snotty etc but if a woman says they think it's odd that you'd chose to be childfree then I'm stupid, offensive etc etc.

You probably also think that people who choose not to for financial reasons should just do it anyway. News for you - love and cuddles don't put food on the table or pay for childcare.

You called childfree women odd and sad and not normal.

So fuck of with faux innocence.

Ow wow! What a strange coincidence! Op disappeared and guest turns up. 🤔

guest2013 you said people choosing to be childfree are odd or sad. And you wonder at the replies you got back

Do fuck off guest

No. But the likelihood is that they would when they're stable financially.

OP: 'everyone' = OP's friend Karen, and sometimes Danny, if he's had a few.

Oh guest, I do hope your kids' father is a bit more blessed in the brain cell department than you.

You said that childfree women seem 'odd' and 'sad' to you, but are processing shock horror that people are accusing you of being offensive. Empathy really not your strong point eh? I thought all parents had magical powers of empathy because they have experienced The One True Love

"Well no, and it's none of my business.

Why do you say "child free" as opposed to just that you don't have kids?"

Possibly in an attempt to avoid the inevitable next question... 'do you want kids?'
Because saying no you don't leads to all sorts of awkward conversations and if you say 'actually yes, I'd love kids but I'm infertile (insert other personal reasons here)' leads to awkwardness and/or more questions which people may just not want to share.

As an infertile, being called 'childless' has connotations of the bodily failure that I'm aware of every single day. Saying I'm 'childfree', to me, may give over an idea that actually, my life isn't utterly shit all the time because my uterus doesn't do the job it was designed for.

Wow....... I must be odd by guest2013 's standards. I am not sad about my life choices.

I hope your day gets better

There really is something wrong with you isn't there? I hope your day brings everything you deserve 🖕🏼

Lacking the emotional intelligence to understand how ridiculous your post is and how deeply upsetting it could be for some people is either down to complete stupidity or a basic lack of care about other people. So which is it?

I just think you’re an idiot.