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I know that's not exactly what you wrote, but if you don't mind clarifying... Do you think these women are also being irrational and possibly insufferable fools
by balfirevic 11y ago
I know that's not exactly what you wrote, but if you don't mind clarifying... Do you think these women are also being irrational and possibly insufferable fools?
- vox_mollis 11y agoI don't know them, I can only speak for me. But I do consider my former self a pretty typical member of the "childfree" community. So I don't consider it too far a stretch to label the typical person with the associated mindset in terms that I see myself. To RIMR's point above, I'm sure there are plenty who disavow children for reasons other than going racing on the hedonic treadmill.
- LanceH 11y agoWe only really know the answer to that after the fact. Even then, we only really know they aren't if they accidentally conceive and still regret it. It's not uncommon to know someone who was childfree for years and years, only do a complete reversal when they have children late in life. That said, it's one of those topics of conversation where I might just say (to myself), "I hope you're right." To them I'd say, "oh, cool" and drop it. It's really nobody else's business.
- shkkmo 11y agoEven if there are people making an irrational and foolish choice to remain childless (and I'm sure there are), there are certainly more people making an irrational and foolish choice to have a child. People just don't seem as comfortable calling out the later.
- Vraxx 11y agoOr sometimes it wasn't a choice at all (/s), or rather the choice was disguised as the choice of whether or not to have safe sex when they weren't thinking of having children.