Menu
“I love my childfree life.”
I grew up in a small town of 300 people located in the Ozarks.
During childhood, girls are ‘moulded’ into housewives; responsible for all house chores, while males do nothing to contribute to the housework or childcare.
I was an observant child, which led me to the realisation that I could not happily continue living the way I grew up. I consciously made decisions knowing that that was what I had to do to escape the small town, its mindset, and motherhood.
Most people do not escape this town. I’m sure the same is true across all small towns in rural America. It is a place where dreams die.
No one, including teachers, expect anything of students who graduate from that sub-par public school. From the time I was in middle school, I was determined to go to law school and that’s what I did. I am the only person from that high school who has graduated from law school and only one other person (also a female) has become a medical doctor.
I began dating my husband shortly before I graduated high school. Our relationship is non-typical. He grew up in a religious cult and I helped him escape. Early in our relationship he thought we would have kids.
As a teenager, I knew that I did not want kids. I wanted my own life and career. I did not express my feelings about kids until I was older and married. With age and education, I grew more confident in expressing my feelings about not having kids. The idea of birthing was repulsive to me. Why would I want to destroy my body?
I love my childfree life.
SHARE:
The We are Childfree community is the most empowering childfree space on the internet! Join our private community to make friends, share support and feel inspired to live your best childfree life.
MORE LIKE THIS
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
CookieLawInfoConsent | 1 year | Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. |
elementor | never | This cookie is used by the website's WordPress theme. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website's content in real-time. |
viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
__cf_bm | 30 minutes | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
aka_debug | session | Vimeo sets this cookie which is essential for the website to play video functionality. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
CONSENT | 2 years | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
vuid | 2 years | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos to the website. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
NID | 6 months | NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. |