[Abigail Adams]

"A big section of society is appalled at the notion that there are ladies who don't want to have a baby, and quite a lot of people aren't judgemental but still just can't get it."

I think that's why when these types of articles are posted, we see comments about how the childfree are selfish, ungodly, immature, liberal, etc.

People who want kids and have kids just don't understand those of us who don't want kids. That's really what it boils down to. And people therefore try to find an easy explanation for those who don't want kids: selfishness, ungodliness, immaturity, liberalness, etc.

Even if people don't understand others not wanting kids, at least they could be a little more accepting of people who are different.

[Antoninus]

People who want kids and have kids just don't understand those of us who don't want kids.

Not quite. In many cases, those of us who want kids now, used to be in the "don't want kids" category at some time in the past.

It's not all mean-spiritedness, hypocrisy, judgmentalism, or whatever other negative epithets have been tacked onto us. In many cases, we are simply trying to pass on a few words to the wise.

[Atlas Sneezed]

People who want kids and have kids just don't understand those of us who don't want kids. That's really what it boils down to. And people therefore try to find an easy explanation for those who don't want kids: selfishness, ungodliness, immaturity, liberalness, etc.

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The ironic thing is that if these advocates really thought that childrearing was such a unbridled joy, theywould be selling it as such, instead of trying to convince us that we are godlessly selfish.