'Being child-free has left me feeling like a freak'
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Caroline Mitchell said the "cultural expectation" to have children has often made her feel excluded.
  • Lemming421@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    You can’t get yourself sterilised in case some future man wants to use your baby factory.

    Chilling.

    • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      My mom knows that I absolutely do not want kids. Like, the idea of being a parent makes me feel physically ill. She is still hoping that she’ll get grandchildren. Last time she told me she’s still hopeful that I’ll change my mind, I got rude and told her to fuck off with that shit. I told her that she needs to keep that kind of thing to herself and that telling me that repeatedly feels very disrespectful.

      That was about 6 months ago. She hasn’t brought it up since. This branch of the family tree ends with me and that’s totally fine imo. Everything has to end eventually. My mom’s in total denial about that fact.

  • Pronell@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It’s so much easier as a man to be child free, aside from women hitting on me telling me what a great dad I’d be.

    Yeah, maybe I would be. Don’t want it.

    Have never pursued sterilization though, might’ve gotten a small amount of the judgment women get then. Maybe.

    • Sʏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 months ago

      I got a vasectomy when I was 31 and have never looked back. Would highly recommend it if you’re committed to being child free. Was a simple discussion with my (male) GP and after a few questions to make sure I understood the implications and that I had thought it through he gave me the referral.

      I really feel bad for women - they have so much more stigma and a harder time with this in general, even in progressive countries.