AND THEN THE TABLECLOTH CLAPPED
Because unlike you they don’t believe you are the center of the universe?
Because people who are happy are too busy being happy to write essays trying to convince everyone (and probably themselves) how happy they are.
She seems to indulge in a lot of naval gazing. An article in the NYT AND a upcoming book declaring how happy she is. More power to ya, toots.
Sounds a bit self important.
Why does she care if anyone believes her?
I guess if she didn’t care the NYT wouldn’t be printing her Article.
Watch the movie “Family Man” with Nicholas Cage.
You may be self satisfied at 40 but when you get to be in your 60’s and realize how alone you are you will come to understand.
Today I took my child rock climbing.
The rocks were fake but the climbing was real.
While child-rearing is a personal choice, the child-free movement is far too closely bound to the ZPG movement. That’s Zero Population Growth. These folks are demonic zealots who hate humanity in all forms. Being the father of a very large family, I have been viciously attacked by some of these types. The best thing I can say is they’re honest in their goals: most would be happy to exterminate all humans.
As long as one doesn’t conceive then murder them in the womb as an “inconvenience”, good. There are people who have children who shouldn’t. They may mistreat and neglect them, or wear them like fashion accessories only to be put away with a nanny or at school when the fans and cameras are away. But somehow, perhaps because this is a Liberal (Libertine?) writer publishing her article claiming to be happy childless in the New York Times, I suspect there have been one or more “inconveniences” disposed of in her past. Could be wrong and hope I am. It’s just my jaded suspicion.
But is that really the purpose of life?
I know there are many who cannot have children, and they make use of their time to develop the traits that children teach us, if we're lucky. Self-sacrifice, unconditional love, patience, generosity. These are things that I have learned from my children, though I know that they can be learned other ways. Volunteering with one of many service organizations is such a way.
I'd much rather read an essay on how she is childless and selfless, caring, generous and patient.
Why won’t anyone believe her? Maybe because nobody actually cares about her story that she claims she drones on about.
The dinner event as described is not believable. IOW, fabricated.
Which knocks down one (or more) notch for her declaration of being single, childless, over 40 yr old, and “HAPPY”.
Maybe in most progressive women’s definition of happiness is to make others as miserable as them, in that sense, this author is ‘correct’.
Child-Free......Wow Avoided that didja ? Suspect the world is a better place that YOU did !
I wonder how many abortions she’s had.
She’s like a color-blind person claiming parity in sunset enjoyment with the normally sighted.
She has no way of knowing whether she’s as happy as people in happy families with children. She has no way even of perceiving that those joys exist.
I’ve had people, and I’ve had no people. People is better.
I kinda believe her. When I was 40, I felt the same. Now 70, still feel the same.
This reminds me of the sad story of the old woman found half eaten by her cats.
Some people want kids some don’t.