Part 1/5: Why you don’t need kids to be fulfilled. The Myth: “Your life just doesn’t have meaning until you have kids.” One of the many warnings matronly women like to give childfree women and couples is that their lives will be shallow without children. Sure, you can do whatever you want now, but all […]
“Maybe you just don’t realize you want children.” If you’re a childfree woman, you’ve almost certainly been told that having children is normal. That you’ll regret it if you don’t. That you secretly want children deep, deep down inside. If you’re beginning to feel like it might not be so bad to give in to […]
Now that I’ve reached the big 3-0, maybe people will begin to see me as a childless woman, rather than a woman who simply hasn’t realized she wants kids yet. I don’t dislike kids. I get along with most kids very well. I’ve simply decided not to raise them. But this decision has perplexed some […]
Please note: There are parents who do truly seem to enjoy having children. But this small minority is not being addressed in this week’s comic.
This belief is really almost too foolish to be allowed, despite its widespread acceptance. But it still hurts, when we believe it, and far worse than that, it sometimes leads people who shouldn’t have kids to have them. As though it would make them a better person. Wonky Logic Example #1 Not having children is […]
Who is the cool aunt? Lots of families have one. You may have had one growing up. That one, childless aunt who always gave the best presents. The one who, in contrast to all the other grown ups, paid attention to what you were saying and listened to your side in a dispute. The one […]