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Parents consciously decide to have kids after a lot of thought and planning.
It isnt an easy path, so those who feel they cant manage it simply opt out.
Although they might be secure as child-free individuals, not everyone respects thelifestyle.
Some people, especially older folk, have trouble understanding why anyone would not want to have kids.
Her delusions were so strong that she even blamed her 22-year-old daughter for her weird decision.
Being child-free isnt a radical choice.
To understand more about voluntarily childless individuals,Bored PandainterviewedVeronica and Rick, the authors ofThe Childfree Connectionpage.
We asked the couple why family members or friends often call individuals selfish for not having kids.
The concept of self-love and self-care has also been warped to suggest that we only care about ourselves.
Our community is overflowing with kind, loving, and caring child-free people.
Studieshave found that higher education, especially for women, led to a higher approval for childlessness.
It might be because most religions strongly advocate building strong family systems based on faith.
Apart from the negative attitudes, people also believe in a lot of stereotypes aboutvoluntarily childlessindividuals.
Research has found that child-free men and women are often considered irresponsible and egoistic.
Men who choose this path are also stereotyped more and thought of as immature or womanizers.
The mom in this story seemed to think of her daughter similarly.
She called the 22-year-old selfish and thought of herself as selfless for birthing and raising two babies.
Despite the three kids being siblings, shed joke about how thebabieswere actually her daughters.
That must have really made family get-togethers awkward.
According toClearblue, its important to set boundaries with such individuals.
Their close-mindedness will prevent any effort to have a constructive or loving conversation.
Rather than forcing their opinions on child-free people, its important to approach the situation with care and respect.
Not everyone wants to give birth to and raise children, and that should be okay.
Veronica and Rick also shared their experience of letting people know they didnt want to have children.
They said, expressing clarity and confidence in our choice was crucial.
It would honestly be the bestkarmaif her other two kids grew up and also chose to be child-free.
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