Women who don't want kids

[DeadPumpkins]

Is it just me.. or do women who don't want children constantly go on about how much they don't want children?

Nothing against it at all, each to their own and I'm sure I've read that single, childless women are the happiest people which makes sense 😂 but why do they always feel the need to talk about how much they don't want kids??

I have no children and don’t go on about it. Most of my friends are the same, we have interesting lives with horses and dogs!

This!!

‘I’ve never understood while those who don’t have children use a site called MUMSnet

Gosh, I should doubly not be here, not only do I not want children, i'm also a man! 😂

I suspect because they have had the willpower to say no to what society is telling every woman they should be doing, regardless of an individuals feelings towards it.

One of my daughters doesn't have children and isn't planning to. I know for a fact that she has never 'gone on' about it.

The only time she talks about it is in the context of wondering if she might regret it later in life. Her sister has a large family and I think, she (child free daughter) wonders sometimes, if she's odd not to want children as 'it's what women do' and are supposed to want.

I too wasn't really suited to having children but like a lot of women of my, and earlier generations, I did what was expected of me.

I have only ever mentioned this if asked. Unlike many women with children who have them as their only topic of conversation

I've never known anyone bring up that they don't want children unless being questioned by people with children.
There's a real culture of asking people when they'll have children, or insisting that everyone wants or will want children, so a lot of childfree people do have to spend time explaining and justifying their decision.

Oh fuck off you goady fucker @DeadPumpkins

You started the topic - I might as well ask:

Is it just me.. or do women who have children constantly go on about women who don't want children?

I’ve never wanted children. I’ve never needed to announce it to anyone.

The only people I've seen who can be vocal about this are some influencers.

Why was this (rude and goady) thread resurrected?