AIBU

[KellyLDN]

Barren Bitch
Is it acceptable to be victimised for being childless?

I have endured 18 months of being constantly taunted and shouted at for being "sad because you can't have children" and being called a "Barren Bitch" by my neighbours. This vile abuse is deemed an acceptable form of discrimination in our society.

My abusers have no knowledge of my personal or medical history. I am a strong person who never considered that it bothered me not to have children, and I have a full and happy life. Yet, this vile abuse has upset me to a degree that has taken me by surprise.

If I was one of the thousands of people who had endured endless cycles of IVF treatment, or suffered miscarriage, or had a still born child, or had a child die. How would I feel or cope with this abuse?

If these vile insults were related to the colour of my skin, my sexual orientation, my transgender, or my religious beliefs, and used against me for the sole purpose of causing distress and hurt. Then it would be regarded as a hate crime.

So I ask again. Is it acceptable to be victimised for being childless?

@suckingdowndarjeeling
It's been helpful to hear that it is actually an offence that I can pursue via the police, with the recorded evidence we have & that others also feel its unreasonable behaviour, that's the support I was referring to.
Thanks all.

Okay, all the best in getting it sorted. 18 months of that particular abuse certainly isn't a recent development so I hope the police take it seriously.

AIBU to expect DH to attend the eye test appointment?

My DH who's 48 has been struggling with reading small print in the last year & on occasion has used a magnifying glass.

When booking my own eye test recently I said I'd book one for him also, as clearly needed. He didn't really respond.

Today was day of eye test & on way he told me he wasn't going, as if told he needs to wear glasses, he didn't want to & wouldn't be dictated to by me or optometrist!

This comes on back of previous stand-up arguments about him not going to GP when he had a problem, citing he "hadn't been in 22yrs & was fine". (Clearly not!)

AIBU to expect him to look after his health?