I was talking with my sister the other day about fairytales.
Growing up, all the stories we were told seemed to end in a similar type of way: the princess and her prince charming lived happily ever after. But as we grow up, we start to realise that the confines of a particular type of lifestyle we've been sold as being the 'norm' start to melt away and we pave our own way.
In 2023, everyone's idea on how to live life is diverse and multifaceted. Whether that be the 'nuclear family' of a cis, heterosexual married couple with their two children, or perhaps it looks like a single mother embarking on a solo IVF journey or it might be a gay couple with their adopted children. The idea of a 'fairytale' has expanded, for the better.
Watch: All the annoying things people who don't want kids have ever heard. Post continues after video.
While there is a long way to go in terms of acceptance, accessibility and representation, modern society seems to have reached a place where people feel safe to live their life the best way they see fit.
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As a woman, I get asked wayyyy more than my male partner does about "when we're having kids, why don't we have them already after 11 years together, why aren't we having kids." Oh the best one "who will look after you when you're old?" Ummm no ma'am, I am not about to birth a human just so I can have a free nurse.
Honestly, it's exhausting and frustrating being around parents and getting the "well you'll be next" It's like, well that sounds bloody ominous, no thank you.
The real kicker is seeing how absolutely at breaking point a lot of these people are because of one difficulty or another with their kids, why on earth would I want that?