Amy Blackstone, who agreed to share her insight on childcare and being child-free.

Roughly a third of childless people ages 50 and older cite this as a reason they never had kids.

We socialize girls from the moment they are born to think of themselves as mothers.

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Or if childcare is totally not of interest, be honest about that.

Fellow netizens didnt think the child-free woman was being a jerk to her sister

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