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Child free people-Why do *Some people who are parents get annoyed at them?

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Theycantallbecomspiracytheories · 30/09/2024 21:17

I notice it quite a lot and recently saw it in a video Seth Rogen (?) forgot his name did where he talked about him and his wife/partner being happy to never have kids. So many in the comments were pissed off with him.
I have a young Dd after years of trying, but also as much as I love kids, I was always quite unsure about having kids as Dh and I had a fantastic life living abroad-lots of travel, time to relax, no real responsibilities-yes a job and mortgage but 🤷🏻‍♀️ money to ourselves, much less stressful & tiring, it was amazing! I can see why people want to keep it like that. I adore my Dd and life is great now, in a different way, but I can totally see how some would choose a child free life. Why do some parents get annoyed with these people and seem to sort of take it personally that they don’t want the same life?

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Eejitmum101 · 07/10/2024 08:05

Goodness me
Oh I am sick of these threads,
judgement towards child free and parents
Most of my friends I have have no kids and am happy for them
and I am sick of the child hating society we become
Ban kids every where why were at if. sure that’s fine whatever
lucky I live in a place which is still child tolerant society
and no I am not one of those parents who would take my child to the pub on a busy weekend night, I understand people don’t want to be around kids all the time
but I am sick of the parent shaming

AntoniaMcMac · 07/10/2024 08:06

Try the awful judgement you get for having 1 child. That's brutal.

Gogogo12345 · 07/10/2024 19:03

Neurodiversitydoctor · 07/10/2024 07:41

We had Dc "too young" (27&29) I think we coped much better than those who waited (we had loads of energy and were very flexible, also we weren't all that used to pleasing ourselves). People talked about a loss of freedom- well you can't miss what you have never had. Now I had plenty of nights out ( from aged 14) but never had that DINK lifestyle. Closest to that now aged 48 &50 with the advantages of adult children and early retirement in sight 😀

You might have a point. I had my eldest 2 at 20 and 23. Therefore I grew up with them. Hadn't had experience of adult child free life

AlmondsAreGreat · 07/10/2024 21:34

AntoniaMcMac · 07/10/2024 08:06

Try the awful judgement you get for having 1 child. That's brutal.

God yeah, I can’t believe how people think it’s acceptable to ask when there’ll be a second without a clue about why there isn’t a second. I have to bite my tongue not tell them why.

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