WE ARE CHILDFREE

“If I don’t even enjoy babysitting, I certainly shouldn’t be a mother.”

Lexie, 29, USA

“I thought motherhood was inevitable since that's all I knew.”

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I am the oldest woman of 20 cousins, so I was surrounded by children growing up.

Weekends and weeknights from ages 11-16 were always taken up by babysitting young cousins and siblings. I thought motherhood for myself was inevitable since that’s all I knew.

I’m not sure what clicked, but one day I just thought, ‘You know…I really hate babysitting. I don’t want to do that ever again.’ If I don’t even enjoy babysitting, I certainly shouldn’t be a mother.

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“I respect all these women in their choice, and I wish I could always feel that respect from others.”

Yara, 36, Canada

“My fear of failure and pursuit of a free expression-filled life has kept me from becoming a father.”

Dane, 45, USA

“I like to think that the decision not to have children was a selfless one.”

Mary, 42, Australia

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Lexie, 29, USA

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“I respect all these women in their choice, and I wish I could always feel that respect from others.”

“My fear of failure and pursuit of a free expression-filled life has kept me from becoming a father.”

“I like to think that the decision not to have children was a selfless one.”

“Being childfree has given me the freedom to do exactly what I want, without being responsible for another human being.”

“Some of my colleagues were just downright offensive.”

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