Posted on 10/06/2024 6:49:44 PM PDT by simpson96
In the past 50 years, women without children have begun to redefine the traditional narratives of family and fulfillment. In the 1970s, about one in every 10 women would exit their childbearing years without bearing children. In the mid 2000s, that statistic became one in five. In the past 10 years, the childbearing rate of women in their 20s has fallen yet another 15%. The data says it all: More and more women every year are opting out of motherhood.
I am immensely proud to be one of 22 million women aged 20-39 in the U.S. who have not given birth. I have found enormous satisfaction and purpose in my childfree life. In the past year alone, I have gotten the chance to travel the world and have met so many new friends along the way. As a content creator, I have expanded my social media community in ways I never would have thought possible, including gathering an audience of over 800,000 fellow childfree and childfree-curious individuals who I get to share my life and my ideas with. My childfree lifestyle has fulfilled me creatively and financially, and I have been lucky enough to inspire others by showing them what a life without kids can look like. I know myself and I know my limits, and none of this would have been possible for me if I had kids to tend to.
Unfortunately, not everyone feels as positively about the growing rate of childless women in our country. In late July, Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance went viral for resurfaced comments he made in 2021 about “miserable” childless cat ladies, as well as a speech from the same year in which he advocated for childfree people to have fewer voting rights than those with kids. His reasoning? He believes — or, at least, claims to believe — childfree people have no stake in the future (as if the future doesn’t belong to us, too…).
Vance — and people who think like him — should be wary of the voters they call “miserable.”
Vance’s sentiments are an unfortunate but familiar retelling of out-of-date, sexist stereotypes that have prevailed since the 1800s. They’re also straight-up wrong. It’s a common misconception that childfree people are selfish, ungenerous, and indifferent about the future. In my case, this couldn’t be more untrue, actually! I don’t have to have kids of my own to care about younger generations. I want a healthy, thriving economy, society, and planet not just for myself (I mean, I’m only 25 and expect to live many more decades, after all) but also for others who will come after me. Wanting the best for the people we share the world with comes from basic human empathy, a skill I learned on the kindergarten playground. When Vance insinuates he didn’t learn true empathy until he had children, it makes me wonder if he also missed the lessons on “inside voices” and “sharing” that we all learned at a young age.
Vance — and people who think like him — should be wary of the voters they call “miserable.” Many of us “miserables” are also the ones who are super vocal about this upcoming election — and some of us, like myself, actually have influence over a large number of voters. Social media is a powerful force that can sway an election, and without children to occupy my time, I have put plenty of hours into researching and educating my audience on the Trump campaign’s harmful policies. Every single day, I remind my audience through my Free Birth Control series of the importance of protecting our reproductive rights and the power to make choices about our bodies. And I’m not alone; there are countless creators on social media who are using their platforms to ensure our rights are protected, too. So, if Vance is afraid of a future run by childless cat ladies, he’s already living his own worst nightmare.
The overturn of Roe v. Wade has demonstrated that our right to remain childfree is not guaranteed. I, for one, am ready and willing to fight to ensure it is.
>> At 25 she thinks she’s wise.
But of course she’s wise! Just get a load of those “smart glasses”!!!
Abigai, are you that vacuous enough to think that what you think matters to JD and your cute scratch-back comments mean anything?
For one thing, I am immensely glad that you choose not to reproduce. It benefits the rest of America in that it means less brainwashed mush minds that turn out be loony leftists. Secondly, assuming your hair color is real, less gingers in the world. :0)
Yeah.
I used to free feed my pack years ago with no issues but one of my dogs now would try to eat everything 10 minutes after I left.
:-/
Does that go for "deplorables" too, honey?
“In the past 50 years, women without children have begun to redefine the traditional narratives”
In the past 50 years, women without children have begun to murder☢️ the male-Adam. ✖️
Nor can they easily find someone to come over and watch videos of all the places they've traveled to, and hear about all the friends they made (but haven't heard from in years).
All the old people I know, only want to be better connected to their family -- or regret not having any family.
I must have missed her screeds when Hillary and every democrat since declared us deplorable and irredeemable.
“I am immensely proud to be one of 22 million women aged 20-39 in the U.S. who have not given birth.”
Well... alrighty then....
Ugly women (liberals) don’t usually get laid so having kids is hard to do. Getting cats is a substitution for their failures in life.
If she doesn’t plan on having children, why doesn’t she prove it and get spayed or neutered. It’s a lot cheaper than abortions all the time.
Demonstrating her child free life at age 75 might be more illuminating to her friends that created families
Revisit us in 20-30 years.
Is there a special store that sells oversized rose colored glasses? Do liberals equate large glasses with intelligence?
22 million women aged 20-39 that no guy wants and it’s not just looks.
I’m with you on this! If a woman chooses not to have children that is her choice. There are a lot of us out here that want children but can’t have them though and know what this lady will face when she gets older. Not having children when you can will haunt her in her golden years. She will have no one to help her when she is old. She will be lonely and regretting her decision, believe me.
I am going to make a fortune when I get my Cat Farm up and running,help@sparecats.com
Poor cats.
Poor cats.
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