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Chelsea Handler Posts "Day In The Life Of A Childless Woman" Video To Brag About Her "Free Time" But Here's What She Gets Wrong About Motherhood
Evie ^ | Feb 10, 2023 | Gina Florio

Posted on 02/12/2023 5:38:00 AM PST by robowombat

Chelsea Handler Posts "Day In The Life Of A Childless Woman" Video To Brag About Her "Free Time" But Here's What She Gets Wrong About Motherhood BY GINA FLORIO·Feb 10th 2023· 7 min read

Chelsea handlerGetty/Frazer Harrison Comedian Chelsea Handler has build a brand on being childless and single. She often talks and writes about the fact that she never wanted to have kids, which is why she's so carefree and happy. Her latest is a reel called "day in the life of a childless woman." *This article is intended for readers 18 and older.*

There are some celebrities who have always been outspoken about never wanting children, but Chelsea Handler, 47, probably takes the cake for the Hollywood veteran who talks most about her choice to never become a mother. In a recent interview on The Tonight Show, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, she talked about not being equipped to handle motherhood. "I'm very outspoken about not wanting to be a parent," she said. "Because I don't think I have the skills." She jokes that she didn't know that the sun and the moon weren't the same thing until she turned 40 years old. Last year on the podcast "Race to 35," she said that if she ever got pregnant, she would have an abortion.

"I went to Disneyland when I was 5 or 6 – I felt like my intelligence was under assault because I couldn't believe what a racket that place was,” she said. “And I made a vow to myself that I would never have a child so I would never have to go back. I don't know if I knew that [at the time]. But I had an instinct, and that instinct stayed with me.”

Throughout most of her career, Chelsea has been outwardly open about not wanting to have kids, insisting that motherhood robs you of your chance to be free and enjoy life. Her latest rage against motherhood came in the form of a reel posted by The Daily Show entitled "Day in the life of a childless woman."

Chelsea Handler Posts "Day in the Life of a Childless Woman" Video To Brag About How Much "Free Time" She Has Compared to Mothers In the short skit posted to Instagram, Chelsea waves to the camera as she says in the background, "This is a day in the life of a childless woman." She then takes us through her day and explains what she does with her time. "I wake up at 6 a.m. and remember I don't have kids to take to school, so I take an edible, masturbate, and go back to sleep," she says. "I wake up at 12:30 p.m. and get ready for a busy day of doing whatever the f*ck I feel like."

She puts on her "most impractical and stylish shoes" because she won't be chasing her child around a grocery store. She goes to Paris to get a croissant and then meditates on a plane "because I have no screaming kids," which allows her to become enlightened. "The weightlessness of my existence has granted me superhuman powers," she jokes. "I teleport myself back home, ready for a night out with a hot guy I met on Raya that morning."

She then calls her babysitter to tell her that she's not needed because she has no children that need babysitting. She jokes that she climbs Mount Everest, invents a time machine, and goes back in time to kill Hitler. The video ends with Chelsea smiling and waving to the camera again.

Of course, much of this content is meant to be a joke, such as gaining superhuman powers and traveling back in time to kill one of the most hated and evil men in human history. However, Chelsea is not joking in the slightest about her longtime claims that refusing motherhood results in more freedom and the ability to do whatever you want, because, in her eyes, nothing trumps uninterrupted independence.

Of course, not every single woman on the planet needs to become a mother, but there is certainly a growing trend of bashing motherhood and insisting that having children robs you of the ability not only to be free but to enjoy your life and accomplish the things that are most dear to your heart. But the only way to come to this conclusion is to misrepresent motherhood, or worse, unfairly vilify it.

The claim that motherhood robs you of your freedom has some truth to it. Of course, when you have a baby, you don't have the same free time as you had before. You suddenly have a child relying on you for everything, from eating to having their diaper changed to being put to sleep. Your life will never be the same after becoming a mother, and especially in the first phases of motherhood, you lose a lot of your independence. It's not easy. There are many days where it's so hard you might feel like crying. But there are a few crucial truths about motherhood that are entirely overlooked. For one, those difficult years that take away your free time do not last forever. Many people in our culture today are stuck in short-term thinking and have no idea what delayed gratification is. In other words, they can only understand their base pleasures here, now, today, and they can't imagine delaying some of their base pleasures temporarily in order to receive a greater reward in the long run that will last a lifetime. And that's exactly what Chelsea Handler conveniently ignores when she brags about how free and independent she is.

The moms who have to breastfeed, make it through the toddler phase, and eventually do school drop-offs or pick-ups (or even homeschool) only have to do these things for a short amount of time in the grand scheme of their life. It may take a number of years, but when those kids are in their teenage years and eventually go off to live their own life, these moms have all the free time on their hands that Chelsea brags about having now – only they have something that Chelsea will never have: the lifelong fulfillment that comes with motherhood, and that fulfillment simply can't be matched, not with extensive travel, staying at expensive hotels, dating hot guys, or having all the time in the world to take edibles and masturbate. Of course, motherhood requires a sacrifice, but people get so caught up in their selfishness that they don't realize that this sacrifice doesn't last forever, and it paves the way for a lifelong reward that can't be replaced with anything else on the planet, no matter how rich and famous you are.

While all the moms out there "gave up" some years of their life and forewent travel and freedom, they will always have those priceless moments of love and care of their children that they cherish more than anything in the world. And even better, these children will forever love and cherish their mother and take care of her in her old age, ensuring that she is remembered forever and her legacy lives on. Chelsea is 47 years old. If she had a child when she was 30, she could be doing exactly the same thing today as she claims to be doing in this video because her child would be grown up and fully independent. And she would have the best of both worlds: she would have her independence back as well as a child she loves and cherishes who will be her greatest joy for the rest of her life. Plus, there are plenty of moms who achieve great things, invest in their favorite hobbies, and spoil themselves once their kids either reach a certain age or leave the house altogether. The idea that your whole life is forever ruined after having children is the biggest lie sold to women.

Chelsea may be enjoying her life now, but sadly, women like her who refuse to get married and have children run the high risk of feeling completely alone and isolated in their old age. Sure, they may have nieces, nephews, and friends, but they will quickly learn that this doesn't even compare to having children of your own that you sacrificed temporarily for, who will cherish you and take care of you until your dying days.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: chelseahandler; motherhood
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1 posted on 02/12/2023 5:38:00 AM PST by robowombat
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To: robowombat

She’s an alcoholic and a no self esteem slut.

People that openly brag like her are empty inside.


2 posted on 02/12/2023 5:43:00 AM PST by EEGator
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To: robowombat

If she lives long enough, she’ll be a lonely, old b*tch that no one cares about or visits her...

But seeing her lifestyle, she probably won’t make it that long...


3 posted on 02/12/2023 5:46:28 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: robowombat

Miss moon and the sun are the same is bragging?


4 posted on 02/12/2023 5:47:55 AM PST by xp38
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To: robowombat

I have multiple degrees, diplomas, and awards that I could hang on my wall....but....the most satisfying work I have every done was homeschooling 3 children.

By the way, those degrees and awards are now in our storage shed and pictures of our children and grandchildren hang on the wall.


5 posted on 02/12/2023 5:48:43 AM PST by wintertime ( Behind every government school teacher stand armed police.( Real bullets in those guns on the hip!))
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To: EEGator

Chelsea Handler wasn’t that good in bed.


6 posted on 02/12/2023 5:49:46 AM PST by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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To: JBW1949

I have see that exact thing in people around me. They get to their later years and regret not having a family.

In Handler’s case, I think she is performing a service to society by not reproducing.


7 posted on 02/12/2023 5:51:49 AM PST by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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To: robowombat

Woohoo. Silver medalist for the Darwin Award.


8 posted on 02/12/2023 5:52:08 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: robowombat

So the skank who thought the moon and the sun were the same heavenly body caught onto the Disney scam at five years of age? Ok, Chelsea.

Just out of curiosity, is being urinated on a part of your “enjoyment of life?” I’d take children any day!


9 posted on 02/12/2023 5:52:37 AM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: robowombat

....and I’m sure her non-existent children thank her!


10 posted on 02/12/2023 5:53:18 AM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: xp38

“When asked if she would ever invite the new leader of the free world on her show, Handler said she wouldn’t. Asked whether she would ever interview his wife [Melania Trump], the comedian said: “To talk about what? She can barely speak English.
The First Lady was born in Slovenia, according to her White House biography. She can speak five languages, including Slovenian, English, French, Serbian and German”

She’s a moron Jim


11 posted on 02/12/2023 5:54:35 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: robowombat
She's 47. I suspect a suicide is in her future. She talks like someone with no hope.
If she makes it to 70, she'll be preparing to die alone. The older alone women I know are really vulnerable to scammers and charlatans. The best of them are clinging closely to friends. Some have siblings they hope to face old age with.
What I didn't expect was that some would look to my children as substitutes for the ones they didn't have. They need someone to inherit the stuff they hold dear and to think there's a future beyond them.
12 posted on 02/12/2023 5:55:49 AM PST by Varda
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To: EEGator

Beat me to it. Spot on assessment. IMHO, she will be singing a different tune in 20 years or less if she lives that long, of course being a lying leftard, only God will know because he will hear her quiet whimpering.


13 posted on 02/12/2023 5:56:40 AM PST by bigfootbob (Arm Up and Live Free!)
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To: Lazamataz

Lol, I wouldn’t be surprised if you hit it, as she’s been around.

I draw my line where if a girl laughs while you pee on her face, on video, she’s not a keeper…


14 posted on 02/12/2023 5:56:50 AM PST by EEGator
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To: wintertime

God bless you.


15 posted on 02/12/2023 5:57:24 AM PST by bigfootbob (Arm Up and Live Free!)
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To: robowombat

This is the rocket scientist who though the moon and sun were the same thing.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/chelsea-handler-claims-thought-sun-moon-same-thing-until-turned-40

I am glad she didn’t breed. We don’t need any more low hanging fruit to support or house in prisons.


16 posted on 02/12/2023 6:00:57 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: xp38

How is it even possible she did not know this?

It’s like what I read somewhere about Princess Diana failing her “A” tests, those super important tests that I believe all English high schoolers take. She failed them three times, or something like that. And one person said: if you are a person like Diana, from her background, you have to work very, very hard to do that poorly.

These are people who are allowed to fake their way through life. But folks, life is real and you can’t fake your way through it.


17 posted on 02/12/2023 6:03:19 AM PST by jocon307 (Democrats delenda est.)
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To: Lazamataz

Dude, gross!! She’s on par with Amy Schumer!!!


18 posted on 02/12/2023 6:03:21 AM PST by Mathews (I have faith Malachi is right!!! Any day now...)
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To: Dutch Boy

I agree...I think the lives and souls of children she could’ve had are better off being born of other parents...


19 posted on 02/12/2023 6:03:58 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: robowombat

Another dead branch on her family tree. She may learn to regret her choices.


20 posted on 02/12/2023 6:05:37 AM PST by Chainmail (Harrassment, to be effective, must be continuous.)
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