She had previously agreed to the kid being there, then later changed her mind.
She said: of course, all child-free people dont hate or dislike children.
Unfortunately, if theres one rude person, people use them as a representative sample of an entire group.
We also askedKatrin Berndtfor her opinion on the situation.
Shes an online Swedish teacher and language content creator who made a video on beingchild-free by choice.
Thats a ridiculous statement.
Some do, some dont.
It has little to nothing to do with the children themselves.
Children are very much allowed to exist and be just that: children.
She didnt realize that they would have a tough time doing so.
Kristen Tsetsi weighed in and said: I think the couple with the child was right.
Theyd already planned to bring their child on the trip.
The friend was needlessly rude about it.
Katrin Berndt mentioned that the child-free woman acted in a very immature way.
Its fine to have those thoughts, but keep them to yourself.
She needs to grow up and take responsibility for her preferences.
If it was agreed upon that children were welcome, she cant just switch sides days before.
I think most child-free people understand thatparentsneed to plan ahead and cant just be spontaneous all the time.
The OPs son and Zoe were around each other a total of four times during the trip.
The parents made sure to keep the kid away from her and were intensely aware of her discomfort.
Despite that, she blocked them on social media, and got extremely angry with the whole situation.
Katrin weighed on this, saying honestly, I think most parents understand that kids can be a lot.
So just being open and honest about it and saying youd rather hang out without kids is perfectly fine!
As a child-free friend, you have to be very patient.
That season might be over.
Or perhaps theyll come back to you once their kids are older and they have more time.
That means we understand that those who do have children dont have all the same options that we do.
The woman in this story acted like she didnt understand that whatsoever, which is silly, Katrin mentioned.
Friendship is all about understanding and being there for one another even when the situation is difficult.
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