Best part of being childfree

[Mintgum]

Whats the best part of being childfree.
I chose not to have children knew from an early age i never wanted them.
But i have been ask why not whats so good not having them my reply was whats good with having them.
I like my life i like doing what i like i love my freedom.
I have no intrerest in schools finger painting teen dramas i also like sleep.
I dont have the stomach to be around them when they are eating either.
My sister didnt like my reply.
And told me im missing out on what love really feels like.
I replied with.
I'm really not missing out on anything.
You're the one that had kids in your late 40s and all you want is help.
And now im in the doghouse because i was rude.
My family all know dont ask me to baby sit because it won't happen.

I couldn't imagine being such a nasty person that I would deliberately wish unhappiness and loneliness on those who, for a whole range of reasons, do not have children.

@Wondergoldenlight as been picking since yesterday same as @Comedycook so bloody rude i believe they have some regret or just plan jealousy.

can I ask why you keep coming back to a thread that doesn’t have any relevance to you?

She been reported.

I've reported it as well.

Thanks @Mintgum

I’ve been lurking on the thread, but not commented because for some reason lots of mumsnetters don’t seem to agree with a “without children” board.
Not every corner of the internet is for everyone. I just wish this little corner didn’t get wasted

Another that as sprung to mind is the school runs and play dates tantrums and stroppy teens.

The fact that I have never been inside a soft play place is a lovely thing.

Hopefully she wont come back ive heard people make new accounts just to get back to have another dig.

It's because she and comedy are living in a fantasy world. They don't have joy in their lives, they are deeply unhappy people with crappy lives so when they see others who are living their best lives they feel the need to shit on them. Confident they won't be found out on an anonymous forum. I believe that and came to that realisation last night after my last message (and third glass of fizz 😁) I was wondering why the need to go on and on at people who live differently to you. Then it hit me. They are miserable and the only way to make themselves feel better is to pretend they are gloriously happy and us without kids are sad and lonely.

Exactly. Persistent intrusion on a thread that has no relevance to you and where you've been asked politely to go away.

Exactly @ilovesooty there are so many other threads for saying you’re having a sandwich or whatever banal thing you want to say.

So, just to actually contribute properly to the thread

I like that if I’m able and I fancy it, I can have a glass of alcohol. I can cook a dish that takes 5 hours and use every pot and pan. And I can leave the dishes if I want because there is no hurry to tidy up because I am only responsible for myself.

So have I now.

Anyway - it's the little things I appreciate and enjoy everyday. Being able to just walk out of my home for something, not getting out of bed if I don't want to. Being ill and being able to rest and recuperate properly. Not working in jobs I hate just because I have extra mouths to feed. Having a clean, clutter free home. It's my peaceful space.

Maybe it's just me but I think "family time" sounds more like a punishment than something to be enjoyed. One of the benefits of not having children is not having to endure it.

I’ve just tried out a recipe for a chickpea stew with a pepper, chilli, molasses & walnut sauce & finished eating a bowl of it. It’s lovely & the rest of the pan will be divided up into portions for eating this week.

I’m also halfway through turning my 2nd floor balcony into a catio & it’s going nicely but involves a lot of climbing ladders.

Both far easier when no kids are involved!

I think this is my favourite benefit posted to date!

I just don't get what the likes of Wondergoldenlight and Comedycook get so aerated about choices other people have made that they are happy with, that don't affect them in the slightest? I don't buy this faux concern about us being lonely in our old age for one minute.

I also reported and that poster has now been banned.

Absolutely being able to mollycoddle yourself and take things easy when you are ill or under the weather

I need to be more organised with meal preps! My husband is working away at the moment and so I've become very lazy! Last night I ate popcorn and uncle ben's egg fried rice with pink champagne 😜Tonight though I'm at a friends for a lamb roast so will eat well!!

It doesn't help that Uber eats are always tempting me with 40% off

Agreed. There is a smugness to it. But also a desperate need to validate their own choice and an inability to understand people are all different!

I have found people on here talk about the ‘real world’ they live in and anyone who experiences life differently is not part of this ‘real world’.

In the real world they occupy, everyone has children and a useless partner. No one, and certainly not any woman, earns above average salary. Women manage everything from housework, to childcare to relationships with in-laws. Men are adorably useless so can’t be expected to help. Everyone wants children. Those children all grow up to live a few streets away, visit weekly and care for them in their old age. The only people who end up lonely in a retirement home are those who chose not to live in this real world.

Good I did report aswell.

Good!